AGCO rules require veterinary checks and horse withdrawals at thoroughbred meetings
Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) rules specify the duties of commission and official veterinarians at thoroughbred race meetings. Vets must inspect horses in the paddock and at the starting point, and can recommend that horses judged unfit be withdrawn; certain horses may be placed on the veterinarians’ list for at least seven days, or 14 days after a specified joint injection.
Race associations and veterinary staff must follow these requirements when assessing horses’ fitness to race.