Section 285.810.3. Eligibility of races for supplements.

   (1) State supplements shall be  allocated for the following Michigan-bred horse races:

(a)   Thoroughbred races approved by the director.

(b)   The following stake races shall be run  each   year at one of  the thoroughbred tracks operated by a licensed association:

(i)   Michigan futurity, 2-year-olds.

(ii)    "Sickles Image" stake,   2-year-old,   2    divisions,      (1) colts and geldings,     (2) fillies.

(iii)   "Lansing" stake, 3-year-olds, 2 divisions,  (1) colts and geldings,

(2) fillies.

(iv)   "Michigan Breeders" stake, 3-year-olds and up.

(v)   "Little Ones" stake, 2-year-olds, 2 divisions,  (1) colts and geldings,  (2) fillies.

(vi)   "Dowling" stake, 3-year olds, 2 divisions,   (1) colts and geldings,

(2)   fillies.

(vii)   "Frontier" stake, 3-year-olds and up.

(viii)   Larkspur - 3-year-old and up - fillies and mares.

(ix)   Moonbeam - 3-year-old and up - fillies and mares.

(x)   Regret - 3-year-old fillies.

(xi)   Michigan oaks - 3-year-old fillies.

(2)   State supplements shall be paid first  for  races  specified   under subrule   (1)   (b) of this rule. If funds are not available to provide state supplements for all races approved by the director under subrule (1) (a) of this rule, then the director shall prorate available money  at  his   or her discretion among the races so run.

(3)   At least 1 Michigan-bred race shall be scheduled on each program.

(4)   Each association licensed to conduct racing in Michigan shall not offer a lesser track purse for a Michigan-bred race than the track purse offered for a non-Michigan- bred race that is comparable in the judgment of the director. The nomination fee for a Michigan-bred stakes race shall  be equal to the nomination fee for a  comparable purse   offered   on   similar conditions in an open stakes race during a race meet.

(5)   If the programmed Michigan-bred  race   does  not  draw  sufficient entries  to run, the licensed racing association shall not run a non-Michigan-bred race as a substitute, but shall run an  approved substitute Michigan-bred   race.  Each  horse   in stake races  for  2-and 3-year-old horses described in subrule  (1)  (b) of this  rule shall  carry equal scale weight.

History: 1979 AACS; 1983 AACS.