Weather conditions permitting, qualifying races shall be scheduled at least once a week if the meet extends longer than two weeks and shall be conducted under the supervision of the judges.
If the meet extends longer than two weeks, the following horses shall not be eligible to enter any race until they have competed in qualifying races:
A horse that does not show a charted line within the last six starts. For that purpose an uncharted race contested in heats or more than one dash and consolidated shall be considered to be a start.
The following horses shall not be eligible to enter any race until they have competed in qualifying races:
A horse finishing first, second, or third on a "fast" track and making a break in the race would not have that break counted against it in terms of eligibility for future entries. However, any horse making breaks in three consecutive races over fast tracks would still be required to qualify regardless of finishing position.
The judges may permit a preferred or invitational horse to qualify by means of a timed workout consistent with the time of preferred or invitational races that have been completed at the race meeting.
The judges may establish a qualifying time for an individual horse consistent with that horse's past performance.
If a qualifying race is conducted for the purpose of qualifying drivers and/or to improve a driver's eligibility to move up in class, and not to qualify horses, the race need not be charted, timed, or recorded, but this clause does not apply to races qualifying both horses and drivers.
Qualifying times shall be established by the association and those times and any subsequent changes to them shall be approved by the judges and posted so that they are available for inspection by participants.
Trainers of horses placed on the qualifying list shall be advised by the judges or their designee of that fact by written notice which must also be posted in the racing office.
All horses racing in qualifying races must participate under the same medication requirements as those for race days.
9 SR 2527; 22 SR 1785; 31 SR 1277; 35 SR 627; 40 SR 29
July 20, 2015
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes