Tex. Occ. Code Section 2031.001
Establishment of Texas Derbies

(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 (Texas Derby Escrow Purse Fund).
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Source: Section 2031.001 — Establishment of Texas Derbies, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­2031.­htm#2031.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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