ATTENTION KENTUCKY BREEDERS:

NOMINATE YOUR MARE BY AUGUST 1, 2010* TO THE KENTUCKY BREEDERS’ INCENTIVE FUND (KBIF) AND THE RESULTING FOAL WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN MILLIONS IN KBIF AWARDS. NOMINATE TODAY BY VISITING WWW.KHRC.KY.GOV/INCENTIVES/KBIF OR BY CONTACTING THE KBIF AT 888-KYBREDS OR KBIF.KHRC@KY.GOV.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Breeders who have bred their mare to KTDF registered stallion and board their mare in Kentucky from the first cover until foaling.

HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE? It depends on the races you win. For races won in 2009, the KBIF offered over $13 million in awards! The KBIF was implemented in 2006 and since the inception of the program the KBIF has awarded over $55 million dollars to qualified breeders registered with KBIF.

WHAT RACES ARE ELIGIBLE? In Kentucky, an incentive equal to 25% of the winning purse will be awarded to winners of MSW, ALW and up to Grade II stakes races with a maximum of $10,000/race. A $25,000 incentive will be awarded to winners of Grade I stakes run in Kentucky. Kentucky-bred winners of the Kentucky Derby and Oaks will be awarded $100,000 and incentives will be awarded to Kentucky’s best claiming horses for a total of $200,000. Nationally, the incentive is equal to 10% of the winning purse in MSW & ALW races for 2, 3 and 4-year old thoroughbreds held in other states with a maximum of $10,000/race. Kentucky-bred winners of Grade I, II, III stakes races held in other states will be awarded $2,500. Group 1, 2, 3 races in Canada, England, Ireland & France will be awarded $2,500. All Breeders’ Cup World Championship races are excluded.

STATISTICS RELATED TO 2009 RACES:
• Total awarded on eligible races in Kentucky: $5,712,863
• Total awarded on eligible races outside Kentucky: $7,696,708
• Total number of races awarded: 3,804
• Average award per race: $3,525
• Average award for a Kentucky MSW, ALW, AOC: $6,781
• Average award for a MSW, ALW, AOC outside Kentucky but
in the USA: $2,093
• Average award for a Kentucky Graded Stakes race: $27,639
• Average award for a Graded Stakes race outside
Kentucky: $5,381
• Average award for a Group I, 2, 3 race in Canada, England,
Ireland or France: $5,381

*DEADLINE IS FOR MARES COVERED IN 2010