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.
