(b) A foal shall be from a mare which was registered with the director and which was in
Michigan on or before February 15 of the foaling year. The mare shall remain in this state
until foaling and for not less than 7 months of the foaling year.
(c) The jockey club, incorporated, certificate of foal registration shall state: foaled in
Michigan, U.S.A.
(d) Within 15 days of the date of departure of a registered mare, an owner shall give the
director written notice of the mare's departure from Michigan. In addition, an owner shall
give the director written notice of the mare's return to Michigan within 15 days of the
date of return.
(e) A department Michigan-bred certificate of thoroughbred foal eligibility shall
accompany the jockey club, incorporated, certificate at the time of entry in a race. The
certificate shall be issued 48 hours or more before Annual Administrative Code
Supplement 1998 – 2000 Editon 419 post time.
(2) If a breeder or owner has complied with all other rules, then the director may waive
the date requirements of subrule (1)(a) and (d) of this rule for the first time a breeder or
owner registers with the department.
(3) A Michigan-bred certificate of thoroughbred foal eligibility shall be issued by the
director for a Michiganbred horse that meets all of the above requirements set forth in
subrules (1) and (2) of this rule.
History: 1979 AC; 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.
R 285.810.3 Eligibility of races for supplements.
Rule 3. (1) State supplements shall be allocated for the following Michigan-bred horse
races:
(a) Thoroughbred races approved by the director.
(b) The following stake races shall be run each year at one of the thoroughbred tracks
operated by a licensed association:
(i) Michigan futurity, 2-year-olds.
(ii) "Sickles Image" stake, 2-year-old, 2 divisions, (1) colts and geldings, (2)
fillies.
(iii) "Lansing" stake, 3-year-olds, 2 divisions, (1) colts and geldings,
(2) fillies.
(iv) "Michigan Breeders" stake, 3-year-olds and up.
(v) "Little Ones" stake, 2-year-olds, 2 divisions, (1) colts and geldings, (2) fillies.
(vi) "Dowling" stake, 3-year olds, 2 divisions, (1) colts and geldings,
(2) fillies.
(vii) "Frontier" stake, 3-year-olds and up.
(viii) Larkspur - 3-year-old and up - fillies and mares.
(ix) Moonbeam - 3-year-old and up - fillies and mares.
(x) Regret - 3-year-old fillies.
(xi) Michigan oaks - 3-year-old fillies.
(2) State supplements shall be paid first for races specified under subrule (1) (b)
of this rule. If funds are not available to provide state supplements for all races
approved by the director under subrule (1) (a) of this rule, then the director shall
prorate available money at his or her discretion among the races so run.
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