Geldings
Compiled text through Jul 15, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
No later Register activity identified in this check.
Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 15, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
The gelding of a horse shall be reported to the racing secretary at any race meeting at which the racehorse might race and, as applicable, to either the United States Trotting Association or Standardbred Canada.
(a)If a racehorse is gelded on the premises of a licensed racetrack, then the trainer shall report the alteration within 72 hours of such procedure.
(b)If a racehorse is gelded off-track, then the owner or trainer shall report the alteration at or before the time the horse is entered to race.
(c)A trainer who enters a gelding, or who causes a gelding to be entered on his or her behalf, is responsible for ensuring that the horse’s status as a gelding is accurately listed on its eligibility certificate or other certificate of registration on file with such organizations.
(d)Such reports shall include the name of the veterinarian who performed the alteration and the date of the alteration. The alteration shall be recorded on the certificate of registration and horse identification record of the horse.