Section 313.424 - Leaving the Race Course(a) A horse that leaves the race course during the parade to the starting gate or during the warm-up shall return at the nearest practicable point to where the horse left the race course, and continue the parade to the starting gate.(b) The stewards shall scratch a horse from the race, if during the parade or warm-up, the horse leaves the race course to the extent that the horse is out of the vision of the stewards or the horse cannot be returned to the race course within a reasonable period of time.(c) If a horse leaves the race course or loses its jockey during a race, the stewards shall disqualify the horse and consider it to be unplaced.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 313.424
The provisions of this §313.424 adopted to be effective August 30, 1989, 14 TexReg 4236; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10736