Washington Administrative Code

A person entering a horse in a claiming race must remain responsible for any existing debts associated with the horse. A transfer of ownership following an approved claim will terminate any existing prior lease for that horse.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR…

The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race will be printed on the program. Except as ordered by the stewards, due to error on the claiming price listed on the program or an error in the race office, no claiming price may be changed after a horse has been entered for a ra…

Should more than one claim be filed for the same horse, the claim of the horse will be determined by lot under the direction of one or more of the stewards, or their representative.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-088, § 260-60-340, filed 2/15/08, effe…

(1) Claims must be made in writing and signed by an owner, a licensed prospective owner, or an authorized agent; and(2) Be made on forms and in envelopes furnished by the association and approved by the commission. Both forms and envelopes must be filled out completely, and must …

After deposit of the claim the stewards or their authorized representative, will review the claim. Unless approved at such time, the claim will be deemed void. A ruling deeming a claim to be void will be final in all respects.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR…

The stewards may, at any time, in their discretion, require any person making a claim for a horse in any claiming race, to affirm in writing that he is claiming said horse for his own account or as authorized agent, and not for any other person.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.040…

(1) No official or other employee of any association may give any information as to the filing of claims until after the race has been run.(2) A person is prohibited from offering, or entering into an agreement, to claim or not to claim, or attempting to prevent another person fr…

If the stewards find that a person has leased, sold or entered a horse merely for the purpose of entering a claim, that claim may be declared void.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.040. WSR 96-12-008, § 260-60-390, filed 5/23/96, effective 6/23/96.]

A person is prohibited from entering a filly or mare in a race when the filly or mare is pregnant, unless prior to the time of entry the owner has deposited with the racing secretary a signed agreement providing that the owner will at the time of entry provide for the successful …

(1) At the time of entry, the owner, trainer, or if designated, the jockey agent, may opt to declare a horse ineligible to be claimed provided: The horse has been laid off and has not started in a race for a minimum of one hundred days and is entered for a claiming price equal to…

Any purse moneys and prizes earned by a claimed horse will be awarded to the owner that entered the horse. All claims are valid and ownership of the claimed horse is official from the time the claimed horse becomes a "starter." The successful claimant becomes the owner of the hor…

No person may refuse to deliver to the person legally entitled to a horse claimed out of a claiming race. Refusal to complete the transfer of a claimed horse will result in the suspension of the individual's license and the horse is ineligible to enter until the transfer is compl…

If a horse is claimed it may not be sold or transferred to anyone wholly or in part, except in a claiming race, for a period of 30 days from date of claim. No horse that has been claimed may return to or remain in the same stable or under the control or management of its former o…

When a horse is claimed at a recognized meeting under rules which conflict with chapter 260-60 WAC, any restrictions concerning the claimed horse will be recognized in Washington to follow the rules of the meeting under which the claim was made.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020…

(1) If within thirty days from the running of the race, in which a horse is claimed, the stewards find that a claim was made in violation of the rules of racing the stewards may disallow and cancel any such claim and order the return of the horse and order the return and refund t…

These rules apply to all races under the jurisdiction of the commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-088, § 260-60-470, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.040. WSR 96-12-008, § 260-60-470, filed 5/23/96, effective 6/23…

Winnings must include all purse moneys won for placing first in any race up to post time of the race entered, and will apply to all races in any country. Winnings during the year will be determined from January 1st of the corresponding year.Winner of a certain sum means the winne…

The winnings of a horse in a stake race will be computed on the value of the gross earnings, including any added moneys.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-088, § 260-64-020, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08; Rules of racing, § 316, filed 4/21/61.]

Foreign winnings will be estimated on the basis of the rate of exchange prevailing on the day of the winnings.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-088, § 260-64-040, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08; Rules of racing, § 318, filed 4/21/61.]

The entrance money, starting and nomination fees, in every race, will go to the winner unless otherwise provided in its conditions. If a race is not run, all stakes or entrance money must be returned.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-088, § 260-64-050, …

If, at post time, only one horse remains eligible to race, that horse must be ridden past the judge's stand, break from the starting gate, and complete the listed distance of the race. The horse will then be declared the winner.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. W…

In case of a walkover, the horse walking over will receive:(1) In overnight races, the winner's rightful share of first money.(2) In stake races, the winner's rightful share of the added money and all nomination and entrance fees.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040.…

In case of a walkover involving a coupled entry of two or more horses all horses involved must participate as stated in WAC 260-66-010.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-05-088, § 260-66-030, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08; Rules of racing, § 295, filed 4…

(1) "Interfering substance" or "interfere" means and refers to any medication which might mask or screen the presence of prohibited drugs or prevent testing procedures from detecting a prohibited drug.(2) "Post time" means the time set for the arrival of the horses at the startin…

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the integrity of horse racing, to ensure the health and welfare of horses under the jurisdiction of the commission, and to safeguard the interests of the public and the participants in racing. The commission will hold an annual public mee…

(1) Every veterinarian who treats or administers a procedure to a racehorse at any location under the jurisdiction of the commission must, on a form approved by the commission, report all treatments and procedures to an official veterinarian. The report must include the following…

The following are prohibited practices:(1) The possession or use of any drug, substance, or medication if the use may endanger the health or welfare of the horse or endanger the safety of the rider, or which may adversely affect the integrity of racing; or(2) The possession or us…

(1) No person, excluding licensed veterinarians, may possess any drug, medication, chemical, foreign substance or other substance unless the product is labeled as required by this rule.(2) Only medications and drugs prescribed or dispensed by a veterinarian licensed to practice v…

(1) A prescription drug may only be administered with a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) between the attending veterinarian, the horse owner, or their representative, and the horse. A drug may only be administered following a veterinarian exam providing treat…

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, no person other than a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this jurisdiction and licensed by the commission may administer a prescription or controlled medication, drug, chemical or other substance (including …

All horses at locations under the jurisdiction of the commission are subject to inspections at the discretion of the stewards or an official veterinarian.(1) The trainer of each horse or a representative of the trainer must present the horse for inspection as required by an offic…

(1) The commission may request an out of competition testing (OCT) sample be collected and screened for any violation of WAC 260-70-545.(2) The commission may request any owner or trainer currently licensed by the commission to allow an OCT sample be collected under any of the fo…

(1) An official veterinarian will maintain a list of all horses determined by an official veterinarian to be unfit to compete in a race due to illness, physical distress, unsoundness, infirmity or other medical condition.(2) A horse may be removed from the veterinarian's list whe…

(1) The official winning horse and any other horse ordered by the stewards, official veterinarian or the commission must be taken to the test barn to have a hair, blood, urine sample, or a combination of each, taken at the direction of an official veterinarian.(2) Random or extra…

(1) Sample collection shall be done in accordance with guidelines and instructions provided by official veterinarians.(2) An official veterinarian shall determine a minimum sample requirement for the primary testing laboratory.(a) If the specimen obtained from a horse is less tha…

(1) Split samples obtained in accordance with WAC 260-70-600 (2)(b) and (c) will be secured and made available for further testing in accordance with the following procedures:(a) A split sample must be secured in the test barn in the same manner as the primary sample acquired for…

(1) A finding by the commission approved laboratory of a prohibited drug, chemical or other substance in a test specimen of a horse is prima facie evidence that the prohibited drug, chemical or other substance was administered to the horse and, in the case of a post-race test, wa…

(1) Horses which receive an intra articular joint injection are ineligible to race or work off the official veterinarians list for a period of seven days following an intra articular joint injection. The detection of two or more corticoid steroids in a post race sample will be co…

(1) Permitted medications.(a) The following quantitative medications and/or metabolites are permissible in test samples up to the stated concentrations in urine:Acepromazine - 10 ng/mlAlbuterol - 1 ng/mlBupivicaine - 5 ng/mlButorphanol - 300 ng/mlCarboxydetomidine - 1 ng/mlClenbu…

Certain substances can be considered "environmental" in that they are endogenous to the horse or that they can arise from plants traditionally grazed or harvested as equine feed or are present in equine feed because of contamination or exposure during the cultivation, processing,…

Trainers using permitted medication in the care of their horses are subject to all rules governing such medications. Failure to administer permitted medication to a horse on a program of permitted medication is a violation of these rules.(1) The use of one of three approved nonst…

(1) Furosemide may be administered intravenously to a horse which is entered to compete in a race. Except under the instructions of an official veterinarian for the purpose of removing a horse from the veterinarian's list or to facilitate the collection of a urine sample, furosem…

The official veterinarians will maintain a furosemide list and a bleeder list of all horses eligible to race with furosemide. The list is a statewide list that applies to all licensed associations.(1) Furosemide list.(a) A horse is eligible to race with furosemide if the licensed…

(1) The commission is authorized to collect and submit hair samples for testing in quarter horses and mixed breed races. For horses which have been entered to race, the hair sample may be collected at any time prior to post time, or a sample may be collected in the test barn foll…

No bicarbonate-containing substance or alkalizing substance that effectively alters the serum or plasma pH or concentration of bicarbonates or total carbon dioxide in a horse may be administered to a horse within twenty-four hours of post time of the race in which the horse is en…

This section classifies drugs, medications, and foreign substances. The names, trade names, classifications, and if applicable a reference to the section containing the permitted threshold are listed alphabetically in WAC 260-70-685. The penalties for violation of this section ar…

This section contains an alphabetical listing of all drugs, medications and foreign substances classified in WAC 260-70-680.DrugTrade NameClassPenalty ClassΔ-1-androstene-3, 17-diol 3AΔ-1-androstene-3, 17-dione 3AΔ-1-dihydrotestosterone 3A1-androstenediol (5a-androst-1-ene-3β, 17…

In the event that a horse establishes a track record in a race and if it later develops that the chemical analysis of any sample taken indicates the presence of any prohibited substances for which the purse is redistributed, then such track record shall be null and void.[Statutor…

(1) No person may bring onto the grounds of a racing association, or enter or cause to be entered in any race, or sell, offer for sale, or act as an agent in the sale of any horse on the grounds under the jurisdiction of the commission that has had a posterior digital neurectomy …

(1) The commission may require a postmortem examination of any horse that is injured on the grounds of a racing association during its scheduled race meet and training periods, while the horse is in training or in competition and that subsequently expires or is destroyed, or any …