Mission Statement
The mission of the North Dakota Racing Commission is to ensure pari-mutuel wagering and live horse racing are viable and productive within North Dakota.
Holiday Office Closings in 2025
• New Year's Day - Wednesday, January 1, 2025 • Labor Day - Monday, September 1, 2025
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 20, 2025 • Veteran's Day - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• President's Day - Monday, February 17, 2025 • Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 27, 2025
• Good Friday - Friday, April 18, 2025 • Christmas Eve Day - By state law, the office
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 26, 2025 closes at noon on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
• Independence Day - Friday, July 4, 2025 • Christmas Day - Thursday, December 25, 2025

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Racing Commission Quarterly Meeting Scheduled
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 06:00 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesThe Jockey Club Launches AI Tool for Naming Horses
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesND Racing Commission Special Meeting
Friday, January 24, 2025 at 03:30 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesND Racing Commission Special Meeting
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 06:40 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesBreed Fund Owners - January 31st deadline
Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 01:22 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesReminder: At the December 3, 2020, Commission meeting the Commissioners approved a motion that states all Breed Fund owners must submit to the Racing Commission a list of their registered horses that will no longer be in the Breed Fund program by January 31st of each year. Please indicate whether they are in the Fund as a foal, broodmare, or stallion.
We need to know if the horse is going to continue to be Active in the Breed Fund.
Please submit your list by email, fax or by mail to the Racing Commission.
- glallensworth@nd.gov
- fax: 701-328-4280
- 4501 Coleman Street, Suite 100, Bismarck, ND 58503
Closing Date: 05/04/2025
Location: Belcourt, Bismarck, Fargo, Mandan