(a) A horse shall be registered with the Advisory Committee before the horse may start in a race of the Foaled Stakes Program.
(b) A horse may be registered with the Advisory Committee only if the horse was foaled in Maryland as shown by a foal certificate from the United States Trotting Association and:
(1) the breeder of the horse has maintained a place of abode in Maryland for more than 9 months immediately before registration;
(2) the breeder of the horse keeps breeding stock continually in Maryland;
(3) the horse was conceived during the previous season by the horse’s dam being covered by a Maryland stallion registered with the Advisory Committee; or
(4) the horse’s dam was sent to Maryland to foal and after foaling was covered by a Maryland stallion during the season of the horse’s birth.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund
Section 11-624 - Fund -- Established
Section 11-625 - Advisory Committee -- Established
Section 11-626 - Advisory Committee -- Membership
Section 11-628 - Meetings; Compensation
Section 11-629 - Administration of Fund
Section 11-631 - Running of Fund Races
Section 11-632 - Eligibility Requirements -- Foaled Stakes Program
Section 11-633 - Eligibility Requirements -- Sires Stakes Program