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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2031.001. Establishment of Texas Derbies

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission shall establish as Texas Derbies the following annual stakes races:

(1) one race open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds;

(2) one race open only to three-year-old Texas-bred Thoroughbreds;

(3) one race open to three-year-old quarter horses; and

(4) one race open only to three-year-old Texas-bred quarter horses.

(b) Each Texas Derby must be held annually on a date and at the class 1 racetrack determined by the commission. The commission shall determine the location of each Texas Derby in consultation with:

(1) each class 1 racetrack;

(2) the official state horse breed registries; and

(3) the official horsemen's organization.

(c) The commission may sell the right to name a Texas Derby. The commission shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of the right to name a Texas Derby into the Texas Derby escrow purse fund established under Section 2031.004.

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