Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 55 - Breeding Fund › Section 11 CSR 45-55.010 - Standardbred Breeding Fund

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth rules for
				  administration and qualifications of breeding funds for standardbred
				  horses.
(1) The Missouri
				Standardbred Breeders Fund is created, referred to in these rules as the fund.
				The fund shall be administered by the commission, with the assistance and
				advice of the Missouri Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Committee, referred
				to in these rules as the committee.
(A) All
				payments from the fund shall be made by order of the commission.
(B) Each association licensed by the
				commission to conduct standardbred racing shall allocate the amounts specified
				by the rules of the commission and statute to the fund, which shall be
				deposited by the commission in one (1) or more banks or trust companies in the
				state. The members of the commission shall have no personal liability for loss
				to the fund by reason of the failure or insolvency or other fault of any
				depository if they use ordinary care in the selection of the depository. The
				deposits shall be secured by collateral.
(C) Any monies allocated under subsection
				(1)(B) not disbursed during a current race meeting in Missouri shall be paid to
				the commission within five (5) days after the close of each meeting.
(D) Standardbred registration fees shall also
				be deposited in the fund.
(E) The
				committee shall consist of five (5) members-two (2) from the organization that
				represents the majority of the state's standardbred breeders, one (1) member
				from the licensed associations, one (1) member at large appointed by the
				commission and one (1) member of the commission who shall be the chairman of
				the committee.
1. Members shall be appointed
				by June 1 of each year. If any member other than the commission member has not
				been recommended by June 1 of each year, the commission shall make the
				appointment for the organization failing to do so by this deadline.
2. Members shall receive no compensation for
				services.
(F) The
				commission and the committee shall expend funds only-
1. To provide administration expenses of the
				fund up to ten percent (10%) of annual fund income;
2. To provide purse supplements to owners of
				horses participating in races limited to Missouri-foaled horses;
3. To provide stakes and rewards in races
				designated as stakes for owners of winning horses in races limited to
				Missourifoaled or Missouri-owned horses;
4. To provide stallion awards to the owner of
				the Missouri stallion which is the sire of a Missouri-foaled horse which wins
				any race at a state racing meeting; or 5. To provide for promotions of the
				fund.
(G) Any purse
				monies authorized in this rule and paid in any fund race shall not be included
				in or have any relation to the purses, stakes or breeders' bonuses paid by any
				licensed association for any races other than fund races, for which purses,
				stakes or breeders' bonuses are determined by agreement or formula between each
				association and an organization representing the horsemen racing.
(H) Associations may add to any purse offered
				by the commission in any fund race.
(I) After May 31, 1987 each association
				conducting standardbred racing shall provide at least one (1) race each racing
				day or at least five (5) per week limited to Missourifoaled horses. The races
				shall be known as Missouri Standardbred Breeders Fund Races. No horses shall be
				permitted to start in these races unless duly registered under the rules of the
				commission-
1. Conditions of these races
				shall be commensurate with past performance, quality and class of
				Missouri-foaled horses available;
2. Conditions of the races shall be
				determined by the association and shall be approved by the commission upon
				recommendation of the committee; and
3. If any fund race fails to attract at least
				five (5) entries, the association or the commission shall cancel the race and
				no fund purses shall be paid. In the event the commission cancels a race, it
				shall notify the association in time to permit a substitute race to be
				scheduled.
(J) The
				breeder or owner of a Missouribred foal, mare or stallion shall register the
				horse with the commission on forms provided by the commission.
(K) The application for registration as a
				Missouri stallion shall provide-
1. Name of
				stallion;
2. Name and address of
				owner;
3. Place where the stallion
				stood for service during the previous year;
4. Place where the stallion will stand for
				service in Missouri;
5. Statement
				that the stallion is owned or leased by a bona fide resident of Missouri and
				that the stallion will not stand for service any place outside the state before
				August 1 of the year in which the foal is conceived;
6. Details of ownership, such as bill of
				sale, lease or other documents providing proof of ownership, showing any
				agreements concerning breeding rights, repurchase agreements and any other
				relevant information requested by the commission; 7. An official certificate of
				registration from the United States Trotting Association (U.S.T.A.), which will
				be returned to the applicant; and 8. A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall
				accompany each application.
(L) To qualify for registration as a Missouri
				stallion-
1. The owner must be a bona fide
				resident;
2. The stallion must
				reside in Missouri from January 1 through July 31 of the year of registration;
				or
3. The horse shall be going to
				stud for its first season.
(M) Upon receipt of appropriate applications
				and having ascertained that a stallion is qualified to be registered and/or
				eligible as a Missouri stallion, the commission shall issue a registration
				certificate.
1. The certificate shall be
				available for inspection at the premises where the stallion stands.
2. This certificate shall be valid as long as
				all stallion residency and notification procedures as described in this rule
				are met, but shall be renewed annually.
3. In the event of sale or transfer of a
				registered stallion, same shall be entered on the back of the certificate and
				the endorsed certificate sent to the commission. If the new ownership is
				qualified to register the stallion as a Missouri stallion, a new application
				shall be submitted containing the same information as required in an original
				application, accompanied by a bill of sale and the annual fee.
4. If the registered stallion leaves the
				state before August 1 of the registration year, the certificate shall be
				invalidated. Notice of the departure shall be made to the commission. If the
				owner subsequently wishes to return the stallion to service in Missouri, the
				original application procedure shall be required.
5. Any change in location of the stallion
				within Missouri shall be reported to the commission.
6. Any change in location of the stallion
				out-of-state for nonbreeding purposes shall be reported to the
				commission.
(N) Every
				person offering or standing a Missouri-registered stallion for service shall
				maintain a complete breeding record of the stallion and all mares bred to the
				stallion. The records shall be available to the commission and shall provide-
1. Name of mare;
2. Dam and sire of mare;
3. Name and address of owner of
				mare;
4. First and last dates on
				which the stallion was bred to the mare;
5. Place where the stallion was standing at
				the time of the breeding of the mare;
6. The name of the person in charge of the
				stallion at time of service; and
7.
				Any other relevant information requested by the commission.
(O) A report entitled Record of
				Mares Bred shall be filed with the commission by September 1 of each year on
				forms provided by the commission.
(P) To be considered a Missouri-foaled horse,
				each horse shall either be-
1. A standardbred
				horse foaled in Missouri prior to January 1, 1987, registered by the U.S.T.A.
				as Missouri foaled; or
2. A
				standardbred horse foaled in Missouri after January 1, 1987 to a broodmare
				either-
A. Resident for thirty (30) days in
				Missouri until the foal is inspected, if in foal to a registered Missouri
				stallion;
B. Resident for thirty
				(30) days in Missouri until the foal is inspected, if bred to a registered
				Missouri stallion; or
C. Continuous
				resident from December 31 until the foal is inspected, if bred by other than a
				Missouri-registered stallion and which is not bred back to a Missouri
				stallion.
(Q)
				An application for registration as Missouri-foaled horse shall be filed with
				the commission providing-
1. Name of
				broodmare;
2. Name of
				sire;
3. Date of foaling;
4. Color, sex and markings; and
5. U.S.T.A. registration
				certificate.
(R) Having
				met the commission's requirements for eligibility as Missouri-foaled, the
				commission shall affix its' seal on the face of the U.S.T.A., including the
				commission's registration number for the horse. This certificate shall
				constitute the official registration certificate for the fund program. If the
				U.S.T.A. certificate is lost or destroyed, the duplicate U.S.T.A. certificate
				shall be recertified by the commission.
(S) For mares to be eligible for the fund
				program and for their foals to be eligible for Missouri-foaled races, the owner
				of the mare shall provide a mare status report to the commission by December 1
				of the year bred which shall include:
A. The
				place where the mare will foal;
B.
				The name of the person responsible for the mare at the time of foaling;
				and
C. If the mare is to be bred
				back to a Missouri-registered stallion or to a stallion standing at service
				outside the state.
(T)
				Missouri-owned standardbred horses shall be owned by a resident of Missouri who
				has resided in Missouri for nine (9) months prior to race date. The horse must
				be so owned for sixty (60) days prior to race date, excepting as provided in
				commission rules concerning claiming.
(U) Each association licensed to conduct
				standardbred racing shall conduct two (2) Missouri-owned races each
				week.
(V) The commission shall have
				access to premises on which qualified mares, foals and stallions are
				kept.
(W) Fees for registration
				under the Missouri Standardbred Fund shall be-
1. Stallion (Eligibility Certificate)
				$100.00/year;
2. Broodmare
				$35.00/year;
3. Foal
				$15.00;
4. Yearlings
				$15.00;
5. 2-year olds $40.00;
				and
6. 3-year olds and older
				$75.00.
(X) Each
				association licensed to conduct standardbred racing shall provide for the
				running of the following Missouri-bred races (stake) at a distance of one (1)
				mile during each year-
1. 2-year old filly
				pace;
2. 2-year old colt
				pace;
3. 3-year old filly
				trot;
4. 2-year old colt
				trot;
5. 3-year old colt
				pace;
6. 3-year old filly
				pace;
7. 3-year old filly trot;
				and
8. 3-year old colt
				trot.
(Y) Fees for
				nominating and sustaining shall be-
1.
				Nominating fee due March 15 $25.00;
2. Sustaining fee due April 15 $35.00;
				and
3. Starting fee due two (2)
				days prior to race date $50.00.