All stakeholders are hereby reminded of the primary criteria that must be satisfied in order for a horse to be eligible to race.

1. The horse must be registered.
2. The name of the horse must be approved by the Jamaica Racing Commission.
3. The owner must be currently registered.
4. The trainer must be currently licensed.
5. Neither owner nor trainer must be a disqualified person.
6. A training agreement must be registered with the Jamaica Racing Commission.
7. The horse’s vaccination must be current.
8. The horse must be micro-chipped.
9. The horse must be passed by the starter (gate test).

NB: It must also be noted that “NO HORSE SHALL RUN IN ANY RACE PRIOR TO THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FOALED”.

We urge you to contact the Registration Department to ascertain whether or not there are any outstanding criteria to be fulfilled (Tel. 926-2727, 929-8825 or 926-2718, email: vnunes@jrc.gov.jm; pwalker@jrc.gov.jm; tphipps@jrc.gov.jm; chenry@jrc.gov.jm).