Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In order to
be eligible to enter and start in races exclusively for New Jersey bred foals,
each New Jersey bred "accredited" and/or "non-accredited" foal must be
registered with the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey.
(b) To qualify for such registration, the
said horse must have been foaled in the State of New Jersey by a resident New
Jersey mare or a non-resident New Jersey mare or conceived by a resident "New
Jersey stallion."
1. A resident New Jersey
mare is a mare that resides in New Jersey continuously from November 1 of the
year prior to the foaling through the date of foaling. A mare purchased at
public auction subsequent to October 17th of the year prior to foaling, is
considered a resident New Jersey mare provided that she commences residence in
New Jersey within two weeks of her purchase and continuously resides in New
Jersey through the date of foaling. For the purpose of this paragraph, public
auction is defined as an auction generally regarded as a public auction in the
thoroughbred horse industry and recognized as same by the Thoroughbred
Breeders' Association of New Jersey.
2. A non-resident New Jersey mare is a mare
that has not been returned to New Jersey by November 1 of the year prior to
foaling. The resulting foal may still be registered as a New Jersey-bred
provided the mare is bred to a registered New Jersey stallion the season of the
birth of said foal and remain in New Jersey for a continuous period of 90 days
after foaling.
3. "New Jersey
stallion" is a stallion resident and standing in the State of New Jersey the
full breeding season, commonly understood to be the period from February 1
through July 1 of the subject year. If a stallion is brought into New Jersey
subsequent to the start of the breeding season, he may be approved as a "New
Jersey stallion" by the New Jersey Racing Commission upon recommendation of the
Board of Trustees of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey
provided that he stands and is resident in New Jersey for the remainder of the
breeding season. For those stallions brought into New Jersey subsequent to the
commencement of the breeding season, approval by the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association of New Jersey as a "New Jersey stallion" is only for the period
from the date of approval through the end of the breeding season. All "New
Jersey stallions" must be registered with the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association of New Jersey and all appropriate annual fees paid prior to
February 1 of the breeding season or, in the case of a stallion entering the
State subsequent to the start of the breeding season, prior to serving the
first mare. Failure to meet the above criteria solely by reason of the death of
the stallion does not disqualify said stallion as a "New Jersey
stallion."
(c) Only New
Jersey bred foals as defined below are eligible to enter and start in races
exclusively for New Jersey bred foals. New Jersey bred foals are placed in two
categories which are defined as follows:
1.
An "accredited" New Jersey bred foal is a horse that is:
i. Registered with the Jockey Club;
ii. Foaled in New Jersey during a period in
which the mare is considered a resident "New Jersey mare" as defined in (b)1
above; and
iii. Registered with the
Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey with all applicable fees paid
prior to one year after the foaling date by the "breeder" of the
foal.
2. A
"non-accredited" New Jersey bred foal is a horse that is born between 2005 and
2010 and is:
i. Registered with the Jockey
Club;
ii. Foaled in New Jersey
during a period in which the mare is considered a non-resident "New Jersey
mare" as defined in (b)2 above;
iii. Conceived in New Jersey by a "New Jersey
stallion" as defined in (b)3 above but not foaled in New Jersey; and
iv. Registered with the Thoroughbred
Breeders' Association of New Jersey with all applicable fees paid.
(d) Awards, if any, for
"horse owners," "breeders," and/or "stallion owners" from races exclusively for
New Jersey bred foals may differ between "accredited" New Jersey bred horses
and "non-accredited" New Jersey bred horses in accordance with rules
established and changed from time to time by the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association of New Jersey.
1. "Horse owner"
is owner or lessee of record of a horse with the Jockey Club and Race Secretary
at the time of the race.
2.
"Breeder" of a foal is owner of the dam at the time of foaling as stated on the
foal's Jockey Club certificate of registration.
3. "Stallion owner" is the owner of record of
the stallion at the time of conception of the subject foal. In order to be
eligible for "stallion owner" awards, the subject foal must have been conceived
in New Jersey.
(e) The
breeder is responsible for the registering of the foal as an "accredited" or
"non-accredited" New Jersey bred foal.
(f) A breeder who registers or attempts to
register a foal based upon false or fraudulent information may be subject to
any or all of the following sanctions by the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association:
1. The horse may no longer be
considered a New Jersey bred foal;
2. Any New Jersey breeder awards earned by an
ineligible horse shall be forfeited to the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association
of New Jersey;
3. The breeder may
be denied the privilege of registering any horses as New Jersey bred foals or
as New Jersey stallions for a time period determined by the Thoroughbred
Breeders' Association;
4. The
breeder may be denied the benefit of any and all breeder awards in New Jersey
for a time period determined by the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association.
(g) Any
owner or breeder may appeal the decision of the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association of New Jersey concerning the registration of a horse under this
rule to the New Jersey Racing Commission.
(h) All fees for registration of foals,
horses of racing age and stallions as established by the Thoroughbred Breeders'
Association of New Jersey shall be subject to the approval of the Commission,
which approval shall be based upon the Commission's review of a full accounting
of fees received and the disposition and purposes for which the revenue
collected by the Association is utilized in order to comply with the rules of
racing and the terms of New Jersey statutes, the purposes of which are to
improve and develop the thoroughbred breeding industry in the State.
