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aPHa racing Participation fee and new awards Go in effect Jan. 1, 2017
Two APHA racing rule modifications go into effect Jan. 1, 2017. Based on recommen- dations from the Racing Committee, all recorded owners of Paint race starters will pay an annual participation fee and new regional racing awards will be presented.
RA-030. Horse Ownership
D. RACING PARTICIPATION FEE
A racing participation fee will be assessed annually to all recorded owners of race starters.
The recorded owner of multiple horses will pay fee one time if the exact name is the same on all horses. Payment will be due on or before March 1 annually with late fees assessed after March 1. Non-payment of the owner participation fee will not reflect on a horse’s past performance as records will be kept on all horses; however, if a horse qualifies for any award they will be ineligible to receive if fee or subsequent late payment penalty has not been paid.
All racing year-end awards will be awarded to the owner or lessee on record as of December 31 of the qualifying year, given the owner or lessee on record has paid all fees and is a current member. (See fee schedule in the APHA Rule Book.)
Racing Fee Schedule:
Annual Racing Participation Fee: $25 due by March 1 Late Fee: $100 after March 1
RA-060. APHA Racing Recognition Program
H. REGIONAL RACING AWARDS
Regional racing awards will be presented on an annual basis to horse/owner, breeder and trainer in five regions:
• Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota • Eastern: Michigan, Kentucky, Florida
• Central: Oklahoma and Colorado
• Southwest: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California
• Canada
1. Horse/owner per region based on APHA Honor Roll points. (See Rule RA-060.D.1) 2. Breeder and trainer will be based on total money earned in that region.
For questions about either of these new modifications, contact any member of the APHA Racing Committee (find them at apha.com/racing/directory/aphacommittee) or APHA Director of Racing Karen Utecht at kutecht@apha.com.
Regional awards will be determined by the following system:
aPHa race nomination forms now available
Nomination forms for upcoming Paint stakes races can be found on the Paint racing website: apha.com/racing/stakesbook. Upcoming races include:
• Harvest Cup, Idaho Falls, Idaho: Sept. 11, 2016 (trials), Aug. 27, 2016 (finals),
Ida Racing
• Rupert Downs Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, Rupert, Idaho: July 2, 2016 (trials), July 10, 2016 (finals)
• Colors of the Alamo Futurity, Selma, Texas: Aug. 6, 2016, Retama Park
• Colors of the Wind Maturity, Selma, Texas: Aug. 6, 2016, Retama Park
track your Youth world show scholarship earnings
For the past four years, young Paint
Horse enthusiasts have had a chance to earn scholarship payouts at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show. This year, more than $165,000 is up for grabs, with scholarships offered in every world championship class at the premier Youth Paint Horse Show, which takes place June 28–July 9 in Fort Worth, Texas.
A new section of the APHF website—apha. com/foundation—has been developed to answer questions about World Show scholarships,
give instruction on how to redeem scholarship funds and most importantly, display each exhibitor’s scholarship earnings to date. This site reflects the most current available scholarship earnings—adding or removing listings as needed, based on earnings and redemptions. To check your status, visit apha.com/foundation/ youth-ws-scholarships and click on the “Scholarship Status” links on the right side of the page. Recipients are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
One of the requirements for redeeming World Show scholarships is that the APHF must have a form on file for each exhibitor listing their scholarship placings for each World Show. The funds are listed by class, totaled by year and tallied through the 2015 World Show. Each exhibitor›s listing indicates whether or not the APHF has received the required forms. If paperwork still needs to be completed, the website features convenient links to the forms from the last three World Shows, so parents can finish the process.
For more fast news about flashy speed-bred Paints, check out
MyFlashyRide.com/news
For Paint racing-related
questions, contact:
Karen Utecht • APHA Director of Racing racing@apha.com • 817-222-6444 apha.com/racing
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