C.R.S.
Section 44-32-511
Racing of standardbred harness horses
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 32 to the contrary, the commission shall grant licenses to conduct the racing of standardbred harness horses pursuant to the provisions of this article 32 and in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) of this section.(2)
The licenses granted may be issued to conduct not more than three race meets in any one year at a racetrack specifically designed and used for the racing of no animals other than standardbred harness horses, but the race meets may not be held on the same dates as race meets authorized by the commission for animals other than standardbred harness horses that are held within forty miles of the track licensed for the racing of standardbred harness horses. In addition, licenses may be issued by the commission to conduct three race meets for the racing of standardbred harness horses in any one year at any racetrack at which horse race meets are held and that is not within forty miles of any other racetrack licensed for the racing of horses or the racing of standardbred harness horses.(3)
No tracks licensed for the racing of standardbred harness horses may be located within forty miles of one another, but the tracks may be located within forty miles of any track licensed for the racing of animals other than standardbred harness horses subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section.(4)
The provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall not restrict the right of a county to conduct extended standardbred harness horse race meets, upon being licensed by the commission, at a county fairground if the race meets are not within fifteen miles of any racetrack licensed in Colorado for the racing of horses.
Source:
Section 44-32-511 — Racing of standardbred harness horses, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-44.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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