Mission Statement
The mission of the North Dakota Racing Commission is to ensure pari-mutuel wagering and live horse racing are viable and productive within North Dakota.
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• New Year's Day - Wednesday, January 1, 2025 • Labor Day - Monday, September 1, 2025
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 20, 2025 • Veteran's Day - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• President's Day - Monday, February 17, 2025 • Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 27, 2025
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ND Racing Commission Special Meeting
Friday, January 24, 2025 at 03:30 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesND Racing Commission Special Meeting
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 06:40 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesRacing Commission Quarterly Meeting Scheduled
Friday, January 10, 2025 at 04:30 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesNorth Dakota Racing Commission Meeting Scheduled:
Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. (Central Time)
Breed Fund Owners - January 31st deadline
Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 01:22 pm
Categories: Commission MinutesReminder: At the December 3, 2020, Commission meeting the Commissioners approved a motion that states all Breed Fund owners must submit to the Racing Commission a list of their registered horses that will no longer be in the Breed Fund program by January 31st of each year. Please indicate whether they are in the Fund as a foal, broodmare, or stallion.
We need to know if the horse is going to continue to be Active in the Breed Fund.
Please submit your list by email, fax or by mail to the Racing Commission.
- glallensworth@nd.gov
- fax: 701-328-4280
- 4501 Coleman Street, Suite 100, Bismarck, ND 58503
AQHA Delays Implementation of Digital Certificates until 2027
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 11:00 am
Categories: Commission Minutes
Closing Date: 05/04/2025
Location: Belcourt, Bismarck, Fargo, Mandan