it seems obvious that people who are participate in the racing should be a men. well, in general as rule it is so. but every rule has some exception. and this rule is definitely must have exception to, for instance like this one - girl power racing. player’s original bet is returned to them.
you are allowed to sit out a hand or two for various reasons. however, if you attempt to sit out too many hands especially if there are people waiting to play at your table, you may be asked to leave the table until you are ready to play. 