173. An association shall hold qualifying races so that a horse can obtain a satisfactory official performance allowing it to be declared in an ordinary or special race.
Those races shall be held on 2 different days at least 7 days before the start of a race meeting and, during the race meeting, twice a week where 5 or more race programs per week are held or once a week in other cases.
Decision 90-09-19, s. 173.