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The next meeting for the ND Racing Commission will be held:

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Next Scheduled Meeting for the ND Racing Commission

Phone meeting: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. (Central Time)

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Please be aware that the tracks, State Vet and Commission are now requiring health certs and temps to be completed within 72 hours prior to entering Chippewa Downs or the ND Horse Park. The State Vet requests that anyone who plans on hauling in each weekend of the meets contact him prior to or during the first weekend of the meet to discuss. Notice of 72-hour health certificate PDF

A telephone meeting of the ND Racing Commission has been scheduled for:

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., Central Time

ND Racing Commission Office

500 N 9th Street, Lower Level, Bismarck, ND

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Per action of the Commission at the April 21 meeting, the Breed Fund Registration reduced fee schedule for Foals will end December 31, 2016. Beginning January 1, 2017 the fees for Foal registration shall be in accordance with Admin. Rule 69.5-01-09-02(4) which provides:

• Registrations postmarked no later than Dec. 31 of the foaling year shall be $10
• Registrations postmarked after Dec. 31 of the foaling year shall be $1,000

This return to the letter of our regulations is intended to prevent possible fraud and support investigation of Foal registrations to protect ND horsemen's Breed Fund. Please make sure to put in your Foal registrations promptly and contact Breed Fund Administrator, Sally Dasinger at 701-751-0809 with any questions.

Next Scheduled Meeting for the Racing Commission:        

Thursday, April 21, 2016 @ 10:30 a.m. (Central Time)

Fort Union Room, State Capitol

600 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND

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March 2016

2016 ND Bred Program

In-State Racing

$225,000 has been made available by the ND Racing Commission from the ND Breed Fund to provide breeders awards for 2016 in-state racing. The in-state minimum guaranteed Breed Fund pool of $150,000 has been extended an additional year through 2019.

Out-of-State Racing

$50,000 has been made available by the ND Racing Commission from the ND Breed Fund to provide breeders awards for ND-breds racing in out-of-state races. The following rules apply:

• Points will be awarded January 1 through June 2 and August 5 through October 30, 2016;
• No out-of-state points will be awarded for races held June 3 through August 4, 2016;
• Distributions shall be in accordance with current in-state rules;
• It is the responsibility of the foal/mare/stallion owner to provide the Commission with out-of-state race results;
• Only official race results from Equibase, Daily Racing Form, or Trueform Racing Services will be accepted and must be sent to the ND Racing Commission Office;
• All results must be postmarked no later than October 31, 2016.

No out-of-state points can be awarded for dates beyond October 30, 2016 due to NDCC 53-06.2-11(6) which requires that Breed Fund money needs to be distributed in the same calendar year it is earned. In order to comply with this state statute, the Breed Fund administrator needs the last month and a half to two months in order to calculate awards. In order to alleviate this problem a change to statute would be required.

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. (Central Time)

Fort Union Room, State Capitol

600 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND

Meeting Agenda PDF