News

Phone Meeting Scheduled 

January 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Agenda

North Dakota Racing Commission Meeting Scheduled:

Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. (Central Time)

Reminder: 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. 

Motion

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 Registration Rule Changes

2025 ND Bred Program

In-State Racing

$225,000 has been made available by the ND Racing Commission from the ND Breed Fund to provide breeders awards for 2025 in-state racing.

Out-of-State Racing

$25,000 has been made available by the ND Racing Commission from the ND Breed Fund to provide breeders awards for ND-bred horses running in out-of-state races. The following rules apply:

• Points will be awarded January 1 through June 6, and August 4 through December 31, 2025;
• No out-of-state points will be awarded for races held June 7 through August 3, 2025;
• Distributions shall be in accordance with current in-state rules;
• It is the responsibility of the foal/mare/stallion owner to provide the Commission with out-of-state race results;
• Only official race results from Equibase, Daily Racing Form, or Trueform Racing Services will be accepted and must be mailed to the ND Racing Commission Office;
• All results must be postmarked no later than January 2, 2026.

Double and Triple Points

Historically the Racing Commission has offered double breed fund points to those races worth $10,000 or more and triple breed fund points to those races worth $25,000 or more. This will be the same for 2025.

Eligibility for "Back-to-Back" Racing

Any horse that is eligible for breed fund points in a race may not again be eligible to receive points for a period of four (4) days from that race. For example, horses racing Saturday would not again be eligible until Thursday. This is an equine welfare rule implemented by the Commission to dis-incentivize "back to back" racing. This rule is applicable to in-state and out-of-state racing for all breeds.

Standardbreds

Due to the lack of racing opportunities in North Dakota, Standardbreds have been awarded the following eligible in-state dates for 2025: June 7 through August 3 at Running Aces in Minnesota.

Check them out here - use this link: https://www.racingcommission.nd.gov/horsemen/breeders-fund/statistics 

Meeting Minutes

State Capitol Building, Peace Garden Room

600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND

Thursday, November 14 @10:30 a.m., Central Time

agenda

notice

Check out the leading owners and runners for In-State racing for 2024!

https://www.racingcommission.nd.gov/horsemen/breeders-fund/leading-owner-earner-lists

Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 10:30 am (Central Time)