Virginia Law

A. Requirements. For an owner or lessee of a dam to be certified to receive breeder awards from the Virginia Breeders Fund, the owner or lessee must register his foal with the commission or its designee by satisfying the following requirements:

1. The breeder, owner, lessee, or his authorized agent must submit an application on a form approved by the commission, including the name of the stallion; the name of the dam; the sire of the dam; the sex; color; year of birth; the location of foaling; and name, address and telephone number of the owner, lessee or his authorized agent;

2. The application must be signed and dated by the breeder, owner, lessee, or his authorized agent; and

3. As of September 1, 1999, all Virginia-bred Thoroughbred horses must be registered with the commission or its designee prior to being entered in any race at race meeting designated by the commission for purse supplements or awards from the Virginia Breeders Fund.

B. Registration fees. A foal may be registered by December 31 of its year of foaling by submitting a $25 fee for current members of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) and $125 for non-VTA members that must accompany the application for foal registration. A yearling may be registered by December 31 of its yearling year by submitting a $50 fee for current VTA members and $150 for non-VTA members that must accompany the application for foal registration. A two-year-old or older may be registered by submitting a $200 fee for current VTA members and $300 for non-VTA members, which must accompany the application for foal registration.