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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

Meeting Notice PDF

Meeting Agenda PDF

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

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April 21

February 25

ND Racing Commission Meeting scheduled for:

Thursday, February 25, 2016 @ 10:30 a.m. (Central Time)

Fort Union Room, State Capitol

600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND

Meeting Notice PDF

Effective January 1, 2016: Pursuant to Administrative Rule 69.5-01-09-02(4)(g) a foal registered by an owner who does not reside in North Dakota must be inspected by a North Dakota state-licensed veterinarian at the expense of the owner. A copy of the Racing Commission’s Veterinarian Certificate for Out-of-State Owners form can be found on the Commission website on the Horsemen/Breeders Fund tab. While enforcement of this rule may have been lax in the past, the rule will be strictly enforced for any foals registered on or after January 1, 2016. Any registration for a foal with an out-of-state owner not accompanied by the certificate of inspection will be rejected.

Per the motion of the ND Racing Commission at the November 5, 2015 meeting, the Commission has authorized offering a reduced fee on any license applications received sufficiently in advance of the 2016 racing season. You can find the early application fee schedule for 2016 and a license application form on the Horsemen/Licensing tab.

The license fee reduction will apply to any application meeting the following criteria:

• A completely filled out application;
• A check or money order payable to the NDRC for the applicable fee;
• Application and fee postmarked by April 30, 2016.