In 2004 the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund paid $7,148,284 to breeders of Registered New York-breds. A breeder is the owner of the mare at the time the mare foals in the State of New York. Breeder's awards are determined by covering stallion. If the New York-bred is by a registered New York-based stallion the award is 20% of purses earned from 1st through 4th positions. If the New York-bred is out of state stallion or non-registered stallion the award is 10% of purses earned from 1st through 4th positions. All Breeder awards are capped at $10,000 per horse, per race.

STALLION AWARDS
In 2004 the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund distributed $2,217,057 in stallion owner's awards. Stallion Awards are paid to owners of registered New York-based covering stallions (time of conception) at 7% of earned purses from 1st through 4th positions. All Stallion Owner's Awards are capped at $10,000 per horse, per race.

OWNER AWARDS
In 2004 the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund paid $1,145,343 to owners of registered New York-breds who earned purse money in open company races. Owner Awards for registered New York-breds sired by a registered New York-based stallion is 20% of purses earned from 1st through 4th positions in races run for a claiming price of $30,000 and upward with a cap of $20,000 per horse, per race.

NEW YORK - BRED RACES
Annually, there are 44 stake races, which are run at New York Racing Association racetracks (Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course) and Finger Lakes Racetrack with total purses of over $4-Million exclusively for Registered New York-breds. In addition, in 2004 there are over 800 overnight races run each year exclusively for Registered New York-breds at the above-mentioned New York racetracks.