11VAC10-110-120. Foreign entries.
In determining eligibility, penalties and allowances for horses imported from a foreign nation, the racing secretary shall consider the Pattern Race Book published jointly by the Irish Turf Club, the Jockey Club of Great Britain and the Societe d'Encouragement. For horses imported from a foreign nation, the racing secretary shall convert metric distances to English measures by using a scale of 200 meters to the furlong and 1600 meters to the mile.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR662-04-02 § 12, eff. September 26, 1991.
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