Incentives

Breeder Awards

In 2012, the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund paid $8,883,801 to breeders of registered New York-breds. A breeder is the owner of a mare at the time she foals in New York State. Breeder awards are determined based on the covering stallion.

*A New York-sired New York-bred is sired by a registered New York Stallion. A non-New York-sired New York-bred is sired by an out-of-state stallion or a non-registered New York stallion.

Stallion Owner Awards

The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund distributed $2,043,002 in 2012 stallion owner awards. These awards are paid to owners of registered New York-based (at the time of conception) covering stallions. Please note that only New York-bred progeny of New York-based stallions are eligible to earn stallion owner awards. Stallion owner awards have been increased to 10% of purses earned from finishes in first through third place. All stallion owner awards are capped at $10,000 per horse, per race.

Open-Company Owner Awards

Owners of registered New York-breds who earned purse money in open-company races were paid $1,109,393 by the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund in 2012.

For all open-company races in New York State with a minimum claiming price of $30,000, there are two tiers of owner awards:

*A New York-sired New York-bred is sired by a registered New York Stallion. A non-New York-sired New York-bred is sired by an out-of-state stallion or a non-registered New York stallion.

Races for New York-Breds

Annually, over 45 stakes races are run at New York Racing Association racetracks (Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course) and Finger Lakes Racetrack exclusively for registered New York-breds, with total purses of over $4 million. In 2012, more than 800 overnight races were run exclusively for registered New York-breds at New York racetracks.