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GUIDELINES AND POLICIES  Sixth Edition

EXHIBITOR STATUS

No horse may show in both divisions, Amateur and Open, in the same National Breeders Cup Championship Show.

Amateur

All Breeders Cup amateur classes are Amateur Owned classes. An Owner/Amateur class is one in which every exhibitor is either an amateur who owns the entry being shown or is an amateur member of the owner’s immediate family. Immediate family members are husband, wife, parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece and nephew. Horses owned by co-owners of any status will be shown in the open division. Family owned horses are not considered co-owned horses. Exemptions will be considered by the Board of Directors on a case by case basis, providing both owners are amateurs. Exemptions to the co-owner rule granted previously will continue to be honored, provided there has been no change in ownership. Requests for exemption must be received by August 1st of the show year. The Board reserves the right to investigate ownership transfers of any horse at any time.

Any person is an amateur after his/her 18th birthday, who does not engage in any activities which would cause him/her to be classified as a professional by the MFTHBA or NAB. Any person is an amateur if they are under 18 years of age as of January 1 of the year exhibiting. Any immediate family member of a trainer can not show in the Amateur division. Immediate family members are spouses or children over the age of 18 as of January 1 of the exhibiting year.

Effective for the 2006 NBC show, trainers’ children over the age of 18 who do not reside in the trainer’s residence may show in the amateur division per the following conditions; 1. The horse being shown is registered in said person’s name as of October 1 of the previous year, 2. The horse being shown is removed from family member’s training facility by January 1 of the current show year.

Open

Any rider not meeting the requirements of amateur status as listed above shall exhibit in the Open Division without exception.