The Orders and Rules of Racing
PART 2 - HORSES - (E)2 to (E)26
10. Changing a name
10.1 A name that is registered for a horse may be changed but only in the following circumstances
- 10.1.1 the Authority decides to correct an incorrect name which has been published in error, or
10.1.2 an application to register a new name is made to, and approved by, the Authority under this Rule.
10.2 The Authority may approve an application to register a new name for the horse if the Authority has received all the documents required by Rules 4 to 7 and is satisfied that
- 10.2.1 each of the conditions for approval specified in Rule 8 are met in respect of the application, and
10.2.2 Paragraph 10.3 does not prevent it from giving its approval.
10.3 No approval may be given if
- 10.3.1 the horse has run under these Rules, the rules of a Recognised Racing Authority or in a Point to Point Steeple Chase run in Great Britain or Ireland, or
10.3.2 the name of the horse is also registered by a Recognised Racing Authority and that Racing Authority has not given its permission to the name change, or
10.3.3 the horse has been registered either as a broodmare or as a stallion in
- 10.3.3.1 the Stud Book maintained by the Stud Book Authority of Great Britain and Ireland,
10.3.3.2 the Non-Thoroughbred Register, or
10.3.3.3 any other Stud Book or non-thoroughbred register which is authorised to be published by a Recognised Racing Authority.
- 10.3.3.1 the Stud Book maintained by the Stud Book Authority of Great Britain and Ireland,