ITOBA - Mare Registration

Indiana Mare Registration

No Registration Fee Required

Copies of Jockey Club certificates (front and back) must accompany the application along with copies of lease
agreements.

Indiana Horse Racing Commission
ISTA Center - Suite 530
150 West Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-0187
Fax: (317) 233-4470

71 IAC 13.5-2-1 Mare registration
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1. (a) In order to be eligible to register a thoroughbred foal as Indiana bred, such foal must be:
(1) foaled in Indiana and its dam must be registered with the commission;
(2) have entered Indiana by November 1; and
(3) must remain in Indiana continuously until foaling.
(b) A current copy of the front and back of the mare’s Jockey Club papers along with lease agreements are to be
included with the registration.
(c) Mares registered for current breeding year may leave the state to be entered in an advertised public sale and
may leave the state for the interval of the sale, but must return to Indiana within fourteen (14) days of her sale if the
residency requirements for foal registration are to be fulfilled.
(d) Appeal of the fourteen (14) day return requirement must be forwarded to the commission for the review and
recommendation of the breed development advisory committee. Notification to the commission must be made in writing for
mares leaving the state prior to participating in an advertised public sale. Upon return to the state, the mare must be
reregistered with the appropriate forms available from the commission.
(e) In the event a mare entered Indiana or is registered with the commission after November 1, the foal (which
must be foaled in Indiana) may be eligible to be registered as an Indiana bred. To be eligible, the mare:
(1) must be bred back to a registered Indiana stallion in the year of foaling for the foal to qualify as an Indiana
bred; and
(2) the stallion must be registered with the commission in the year the foal was conceived.
(f) If the mare fails to conceive when bred or is unfit to breed due to health reasons, a veterinarian certificate is
required from a licensed veterinarian.
(g) If the mare does not conceive, she must:
(1) remain open for that breeding season in order for the mare’s current foal to be eligible to be registered as an
Indiana bred; and
(2) remain in Indiana for a period of thirty (30) days from the foaling date and the mare and foal must be inspected
by a commission representative prior to leaving the state.
(h) The commission must be notified in writing and provide proper documentation for any mare and/or foal
leaving the state for medical treatment.
(i) Appeals for the waiver of the thirty (30) day residency requirement of the mare and/or foal must be forwarded
to the commission for the review and recommendation of the breed development advisory committee.
(j) Mares in foal must be reregistered every year. (Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 13.5-2-1; emergency
rule filed Jun 22, 2000; 3:05 p.m.: 23 IR 786; emergency rule filed Aug 23, 2001, 9:58 a.m.: 25 IR 122; readopted filed Oct
30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency
rule filed Jan 24, 2008, 10:58 a.m.: 20080206-IR-071080056ERA, eff Jan 23, 2008 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the
effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #08-56(E) was filed with the Publisher
January 24, 2008.]; errata filed Feb 18, 2008, 2:03 p.m.: 20080305-IR-071080056ACA)