The Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders' Incentive Fund was established in 2005 and consists of 80 percent of all receipts collected from the sales and use tax on the fees paid for breeding a stallion to a mare in Kentucky with any other money contributed, appropriated or allocated to the fund from all other sources.
Registering your unborn foal with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders' Incentive Fund allows the breeder of record to win cash awards in races throughout the world, as well as all over the USA. In fact, since the inception of the program, the KBIF has awarded over $200 million to breeders for winning eligible races.
Breed in Kentucky.
| Pay By Year | Price |
|---|---|
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On or prior to
of the cover year
|
$60 |
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–
of the cover year
|
$150 |
|
–
of the foaling year
|
$750 |
|
–
of the yearling year
|
$1,500 |
If you have purchased a pregnant mare at a public auction held outside Kentucky, she may be eligible if (1) she was bred to a Kentucky stallion, (2) you return the mare to Kentucky within 14 days of the conclusion of the public auction and (3) she resides in Kentucky from cover until foaling except for the time she participated in the public auction.
| Pay By Year | Price |
|
–
of the cover year
|
$300 |
|
–
of the weanling year
|
$1,500 |
|
–
of the yearling year
|
$3,000 |
Up to $3,000/race for winning an ALW or MSW anywhere in the USA or at Woodbine Racetrack.
Up to $4,000/race for winning a non-graded stakes anywhere in the USA or at Woodbine Racetrack.
$5,000 for winning a Grade II or III anywhere in the USA or a Group 2 or 3 in Canada, England, France or Ireland.
$7,500/race for winning a Grade I Stakes anywhere in the USA, a Group 1 race held in Canada, England, France or Ireland, or a Group 1 race held on Dubai World Cup Day, Japan Cup Day or Hong Kong International Day.
$50,000 for winning the Kentucky Oaks or Kentucky Derby.
$200,000 allocated to the top 20 claiming horses in Kentucky with the most claiming wins in Kentucky.