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AGCO: Information Bulletin No. 34 - Release of Directives for Rule Changes

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AGCO: Information Bulletin No. 34 - Release of Directives for Rule Changes

March 21, 2017

As part of Moving Ahead: Horse Racing Regulation in Ontario project, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is releasing the following Directives aspart of an initial series of rule changes, which will be effective on April 1, 2017. These Directives update both the AGCO’s Standardbred and Thoroughbred Rules of Racing making the updates to the following areas:

  • Rule 17.12.01, along with other rules – Standardbred Race Coupling
  • Rule 9.15.01 – New Approach to Jockey Conflicts of Interest
  • Rule 8.04.02 (QH) – Increasing Quarter Horse Jockey Weights
  • General Directives Number 2 and 3, 2009 – Elimination of Directives for Triactor and Superfecta Wagering Field Size Restrictions
  • Changes to the Human Alcohol and Drug Program

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