ATTENTION HORSEMEN:
Effective with the start of Condition Book #3, May 28, 2021, the Void Claim Rule at Gulfstream Park will be expanded. Claims will be voided, per the conditions outlined in the new rule below. In some cases, the successful claimant or his/her trainer will have 15 minutes after the stewards have been notified of the voided claim to request that the claim be allowed.
Please review the updated Void Claim Rule, and contact Steve DiMauro, Steward, 954-802-4180, or Dr. Carlos Aponte, 954-422-3771, with any questions.
VOIDING A CLAIM (UPDATED)
If a horse suffers a fatality during the running of a race or is euthanized on the racetrack or in the horse ambulance following the race, any claim submitted on that horse will be declared void.
If a claimed horse is vanned off the racetrack following the race, that horse will be taken to the Detention Barn or the Receiving Barn where it will be examined by a Track Veterinarian. If the horse is observed to have bled or is declared unsound by the Track Veterinarian, the claim shall be voided. The Track Veterinarian shall communicate with the Stewards to inform them of the voided claim. The successful claimant or trainer may request the claim be allowed within 15 minutes of the Track Veterinarian’s notification to the Stewards.
All other claimed horses must report to the Receiving Barn after the race and be accompanied by the original trainer or their designee. If the horse is required to go to the Detention Barn it shall report to the Receiving Barn immediately after release from the Detention Barn and remain under the control and supervision of the original trainer or their designee.
Horses that are immediately transferred to the receiving barn after the race will be allowed to cool out for approximately 30 minutes at which time they will be examined and jogged by a Track Veterinarian. If the horse is observed to have bled or is determined to be unsound during this examination the claim shall be void. The Track Veterinarian shall communicate with the Stewards to inform them of the voided claim. The successful claimant or trainer may request the claim be allowed within 15 minutes of the Track Veterinarian’s notification to the Stewards.
Horses that report to the receiving barn from the Detention Barn shall be examined as soon as practical by the Track Veterinarian. If the horse is observed to have bled or is determined to be unsound during this examination the claim shall be void. The Track Veterinarian shall communicate with the Stewards to inform them of the voided claim. The successful claimant or trainer may request the claim be allowed within 15 minutes of the Track Veterinarian’s notification to the Stewards.
Bled is defined as the Track Veterinarian observing a horse bleeding from one or both nostrils and determining that such bleeding is a direct result of exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage.
If the horse is determined to be unsound or observed to have bled by the Track Veterinarian, it shall be placed on the Veterinarian’s List. In the event the claim is declared void, the horse will be returned to the custody of the original trainer.
Contact: Steve DiMauro, Steward, 954-802-4180, or Dr. Carlos Aponte, 954-422-3771.