Breeder Awards
The following are the breeder-award rates and caps:
New York-Sired*
Award (Percent of Purse Money Earned)
- First Place: 40%
- Second Place: 20%
- Third Place: 10%
- Cap per Award: $40,000
Non-New York-Sired*
Award (Percent of Purse Money Earned)
- First Place: 20%
- Second Place: 10%
- Third Place: 5%
- Cap per Award $20,000
*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 an unregistered New York stallion.
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
For all open-company races in New York State with a minimum claiming price of $30,000, there are two tiers of owner awards:
New York-Sired*
Award (Percent of Purse Money Earned)
- First through Third Place: 20%
- Cap per Award: $20,000
Non-New York-Sired*
Award (Percent of Purse Money Earned)
- First through Third Place: 10%
- Cap per Award: $20,000
*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 an unregistered New York stallion.
