N.Y. PML Law § 334

§ 334. New York-bred harness horse events. 1. The fund is further\nauthorized and directed to conduct each year, at the New York state\nexposition, with the approval of the director of the exposition, or at\nany licensed pari-mutuel track in New York state, with a preference\ngiven to any available licensed pari-mutuel track that is five-eighths\nof a mile long or larger, colt, stake and overnight events for\nstandardbred horses to provide contests for two year old and three year\nold colts and fillies at each gait of trotting and pacing. The colt,\nstake and overnight events so conducted for two year old and three year\nold colts and fillies at each gait of trotting and pacing hereunder\nshall be conditioned to admit only those colts and fillies sired by a\nstallion owned or leased and permanently standing for service at and\nwithin this state at the time of the said foal's conception, provided,\nhowever, that such mare, stallion, and foal shall be microchipped with\nsuch microchip information which the commission may request be provided\nand made available pursuant to section two hundred twenty-five of this\nchapter. Such colt, stake and overnight events shall be opened for\nnomination not earlier than the first day of January in the year the\nevent is to be held and only colts and fillies and horses complying with\nthe following standards shall be eligible for such nomination:\n a. All foals must be sired by a stallion registered with the fund or\nan agent designated by it.\n b. Prior to December first of each year, all persons standing a\nstallion at either public or private service shall file with the fund or\nan agent designated by it a list of all mares bred to each stallion.\n c. All persons standing a stallion in New York state must:\n Register each stallion with the fund or an agent designated by it.\n d. Syndicates standing a stallion in this state where the syndicate is\nowned partly by non-residents of this state, must file a lease with the\nfund or an agent designated by it.\n e. Stallion eligibility: Eligible stallions are those stallions:\n (i) owned by a resident of New York state and standing the entire stud\nseason in New York state, or\n (ii) owned by a resident of a state other than New York but standing\nthe entire stud season in this state and leased by a resident of this\nstate for a term of not less than one year, or\n (iii) owned jointly by a resident of a state other than New York\ntogether with a resident of this state and standing the entire stud\nseason in this state and leased by a resident of this state for a term\nof not less than one year.\n (1) Starting fees in such colt and filly stake events shall not be\nless than two percent of the amount of the purse therefor and shall be\nadded to purses to be distributed as hereinafter provided.\n (2) Purses, stakes or prizes shall be paid to the winners, second,\nthird, fourth and fifth place horses in the aforesaid colt and filly and\nhorse stake events, in amounts determined by the fund. Purses and prizes\nshall be paid to the winners, second, third, fourth and fifth place\nhorses in overnight events, in amounts to be determined by the harness\ntrack licensees.\n 2. The fund is further authorized and directed in each year, in\ncooperation with each licensee harness track in this state, to provide\nfor the running of stake events conditioned to admit only two year old\nand three year old colts and fillies sired by a stallion owned or leased\nand permanently standing for service at and within this state at the\ntime of the said foal's conception, at each gait of trotting and pacing,\nto be known as "New York sire stakes program" and to contribute to the\npurses, stakes or prizes to be awarded in such "New York sire stakes\nprogram", such sums as the fund shall deem advisable
ar old colts and fillies sired by a stallion owned or leased\nand permanently standing for service at and within this state at the\ntime of the said foal's conception, at each gait of trotting and pacing,\nto be known as "New York sire stakes program" and to contribute to the\npurses, stakes or prizes to be awarded in such "New York sire stakes\nprogram", such sums as the fund shall deem advisable. The fund shall\nprovide bonus payments to those foals conceived within the state and\ndropped from mares that reside in the state for a time period defined\nand imposed by the fund. The fund may prescribe a starting fee for all\nraces within the "New York sire stakes program" set forth in this\nsubdivision, but in no event shall such fee be less than two per centum\nof the estimated purse for each entry. The fee prescribed shall be added\nto the purses awarded.\n 3. A foal shall be eligible for all races within the "New York sire\nstakes program" set forth in subdivision two of this section, and all\nstake and overnight events conducted at the New York state exposition\nset forth in subdivision one of this section if sired by a stallion\nowned by a resident of this state or leased to a resident of this state\nfor a period of no less than one year and standing for service within\nthe state at the time of the foal's conception.\n 4. The fund shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations to\ndetermine the eligibility of entries in all races within the "New York\nsire stakes program" set forth in subdivision two of this section, and\nall stake and overnight events conducted at the New York state\nexposition set forth in subdivision one of this section and to\neffectuate the purposes and requirements set forth in this section.\n