New APHA Racing Rules to go into effect in 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas—During the 2011 American Paint Horse Associations (APHA)
Annual Convention held on September 29 through October 1, 2011, in Vancouver,
Wash., the following racing rules were passed. The new rules will be included in
the 2012 Official APHA Rule Book and become effective January 1, 2012:
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D. Registration Requirements for Stakes Race
To establish eligibility to participate in stakes races, all APHA registered
horses foaled on or after January 1, 2013 must meet the following requirements:
1. APHA Regular Registry Horses must have at least one APHA Regular Registry
Paint Horse in the 1st generation.
2. APHA Solid Paint-Bred Registry Horses must have at least one APHA Regular
Registry Paint Horse in the 1st generation AND must
have at least one APHA Regular Registry Paint Horse in the 2nd generation.
RA-060. APHA Racing Recognition Program
B. Running Champion Awards
3. A champion 3-year-old and older distance horse will be awarded annually by
written ballot of the APHA Racing Committee. An appropriate award will be issued
to the owner of record as of December 31. Horses in both registries, Regular and
Solid Paint-Bred will be combined for this award.
4. A champion 3-year-old and older claiming horse will be awarded annually by written
ballot of the APHA Racing Committee. An appropriate award will be issued to the
owner of record as of December 31. Horses in both registries, Regular and Solid
Paint-Bred will be combined for this award.
C. APHA Racing Titles. The titles of APHA World Champion
Running Paint Horse, APHA Champion Running Two-Year-Old, APHA Champion Running
Paint Three-Year-Old and APHA Champion Running Aged Paint Horse, APHA National
Race Futurity Champion, APHA National Race Maturity Champion, International or
Canadian Champion, APHA Champion Distance Horse and APHA Champion
Claiming Horse are hereby, from this date and in the future,
reserved by the American Paint Horse Association for its express use. The
registration certificate may be revoked permanently by the APHA if the owner
thereof fraudulently advertises, claims, or holds forth that this certain horse
is entitled to the aforementioned titles prior to the title being officially
awarded by the APHA.
RA-060. D. APHA Racing Honor Roll Award
3. If a horse advances from the Solid Paint-Bred Registry to the Regular
Registry and has earned points, all points earned prior to the advancement will
transfer with the horse to the new registry. The horse will then be eligible for
any awards to be given in the regular registry as of December 31.
More about Paint Horse racing
Horse racing has long been one of America’s favorite spectator sports. With the
recent growth of the Paint Horse breed, it’s no wonder that Paints have become
one of the hottest tickets in the horse racing industry.
Since 1966, when APHA officially recognized the sport, Paint racing has made
major strides forward. In that inaugural year, 17 starters ran for $1,290 in
just two states—Texas and Oklahoma. In 2010, more than 500 starters competed in
429 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $4.1 million.
A total of 17 states now feature Paint racing, including Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Paint
Horses also race in Canada.
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or
visit www.paintracing.com.