Ensuring your mare meets the specific residency and foaling requirements is crucial for registering her offspring as New York-bred. This guide breaks down the straightforward rules that define two distinct categories of mares: resident and non-resident, and outlines the conditions for eligibility. Understanding these regulations is the first step in capitalizing on New York’s breeding incentives.
Defining Resident and Non-Resident Mares
The core of the New York breeding rules hinges on the mare’s location during conception and foaling. For a foal to qualify as New York-bred, the mare must foal within the state and adhere to domicile stipulations. It’s important to note that mare residency is evaluated on a case-by-case basis for each foal.
Resident Mares
A mare is classified as a resident mare if she has been continuously residing in New York State for at least 120 days after her last cover in the year of conception. She must then remain in the state until she foals the following year, with no requirement for a “breed-back” to a New York stallion. Mares maintaining their resident status have the flexibility to be bred to stallions located anywhere globally each season.
Non-Resident Mares
Conversely, a non-resident mare is any mare that does not meet the criteria for a resident mare.
Special Provisions for Mares Purchased at Public Auction
For public auction sales held on or after November 1, 2019, a non-resident mare purchased while in foal can be considered a resident mare for all intents and purposes, provided she meets the following conditions:
- Purchase Price: The mare must be purchased for a minimum of $50,000. This threshold may be adjusted annually by the fund and will be prominently published on the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund website by July 1st of each year.
- Arrival in New York: The mare must arrive in New York State within 15 days of the sale’s conclusion. This period extends to 60 days if the mare is purchased at an international public auction.
- Foaling Location: The foal resulting from this public auction purchase must be foaled in New York State.
- Continued Residency: Following the sale and subsequent foaling, the mare must continuously reside in New York State for at least 120 days after her next cover, and remain in residence until foaling. Importantly, such mares are exempt from breed-back requirements. Failure to meet any of these conditions will result in the ineligibility of the foal for breeder, owner, or stallion awards. However, this does not affect awards due to individuals or entities not affiliated with the purchaser of the public auction mare.
Requirements for Non-Resident Mares
To be eligible for registration as a New York-bred, a non-resident mare must fulfill these conditions: she must foal in New York State, remain in the state for a continuous period of 90 days (encompassing the time before and after foaling), and be bred back to a registered New York stallion before departing the state.
Broodmare “Leave of Absence”
To preserve their New York State “resident mare” status when leaving the state for bloodstock sales, in-foal broodmares can be granted a “leave of absence.” If the mare returns to New York State within the specified leave of absence guidelines, her in-utero foal will still be considered under the resident mare provisions.
A mare may be temporarily removed from the state up to 15 days before a sale and remain for its duration. However, she must be returned to New York State no later than 15 days after the sale concludes.
Jockey Club Certification
It is imperative to remember that no horse can be registered as a New York-bred without first obtaining certification from the Jockey Club. For further details, please contact the Fund Registrar at (518) 388-0174.
You can access the online foal application form here.
Registered New York Stallions
For a stallion to be eligible for registration with the New York State-bred Registry, he must either be owned by a New York resident and stand the entire stud season within the state, or be owned by a resident of another state but stand the entire stud season in New York and be leased by a New York resident for a minimum of one year. All such leases must be officially filed with the New York State-bred Registry.
