| (a) To be eligible for a training facility license, the applicant
must provide the equipment and facilities prescribed by this section.
(b) The racetrack at a training facility must have a chute
at least 250 yards long from the back of the chute to the finish line. The
racetrack must be an oval that is at least:
(1) five-eighths mile in length;
(2) 40 feet wide on each straightaway; and
(3) 40 feet wide on each turn.
(c) The dimensions of the racetrack at the training facility
must be surveyed by a certified land surveyor, including the distances from
each distance pole to the finish line. The results of the survey must be submitted
in writing with the application for a training facility license. If neither
the track dimensions nor the distance poles have been altered since the date
an original training facility license was granted, the general manager or
chief executive officer of the training facility may submit a sworn affidavit
stating that fact in lieu of a new survey. If the track dimensions or distance
poles have been altered since the date the original training facility license
was granted, the racetrack must be surveyed by a certified land surveyor and
the results submitted to the Commission in writing with the application for
license renewal.
(d) A training facility shall provide an inside contour rail
and an outside rail, both of which must be approved by the executive secretary.
The turns on the racetrack must be banked to a degree approved by the executive
secretary. The composition of the racing surface must be approved by the executive
secretary. A training facility shall provide a padded starting gate approved
by the executive secretary. The training facility shall provide timing equipment
that is capable of recording the time of a horse in at least hundredths of
a second. The timing equipment is subject to testing and approval by the executive
secretary.
(e) The racetrack at a training facility must have distance
poles indicating the distance from the pole to the finish line as follows:
(1) 1/16 poles with black and white stripes;
(2) 1/8 poles with green and white stripes; and
(3) 1/4 poles with red and white stripes.
(f) A training facility is not required to have:
(1) facilities for the public to observe the workouts; or
(2) concessions.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §313.503 adopted to be effective January 1, 1994, 18 TexReg 9102; amended to be effective August 15, 1995, 20 TexReg 5382; amended to be effective September 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 8674; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10737 |
