2011 RaDon Weanling Spectacular

           Total Prize Money $30,000

This class has been generously sponsored by RaDon, Inc.

When:   Friday, August 21, 2011 ~ 6:00 PM Session (Class # 118)

Where:  Ingham County Fairgrounds, 700 E Ash Street, Mason, Michigan

Please read below for additional Class Information, Rules and Procedures.

SWEEPSTAKES CLASS PROCEDURES (Class 118)

·   The order of entry will be posted at the Show Office during the Friday afternoon session. The order will be randomly generated by computer with the specification that, for handlers with multiple entries, there be at least two horses between his or her entries. No requests for changes will be honored.

·   The class will begin with each entry in the order posted making an individual appearance of a maximum of 2 minutes before the judge, then leaving the ring. After the last horse has left the ring and after the judge has made the selection, the top 12 entries (or more at the discretion of the judge) will be announced and then a break of no less than 10 minutes will follow.

·   After the break, the previously-announced top entries will re-enter the ring and line up on the rail, and the judge will complete the class.

118.  MORGAN RADON WEANLING SPECTACULAR – Open to ALL 2011 Morgan foals sired by the stallions listed below, their services having sold in the 2010 Stallion Service Auction. Class is also open to any 2011 Morgan foal identified as being the result of a breeding purchased in the 2009 Stallion Service Auction where the breeding was unsuccessful and where the rebred mare was declared by December 1, 2010.

Entry Fee:  $175 per foal. After August 1, 2011, the class entry fee will be $250 per foal. If the foal was not entered in the show by August 1, 2011, $25 per horse post entry fee will also apply. All entries must be completed by NOON, Friday, August 19, 2011, at which time entries close for Class 118.

Information Forms:   At show check-in, be prepared to complete a form which will include the foal’s date of birth, names of sire and dam, and registration numbers of sire, dam and foal (if registered).  Foal owners must also complete and sign IRS Form W-9 requesting the OWNER’S Social Security number.

Class Routine: Class will be run as described above. Appropriate evening attire required. The order of entry will be posted at the Show Office during the Friday afternoon session.

DNA Test:  Immediately after the class a DNA hair sample will be taken from each of the Top Ten foals and also from the 11^th and 12^th place foals; all samples to be submitted to AMHA for DNA verification.  MMHBF will provide blank DNA test kits and will deduct the cost of one DNA test from the prize money of each of the Top Ten foals. The testing fee deduction may be waived if the breeder-owner presents his own DNA kit at the time of sampling, the hair sample to be collected in the presence of an MMHBF representative, and the kit with sample to be immediately surrendered to the MMHBF representative.  All DNA samples will be sent to the testing laboratory within 72 hours of the close of the show. Breeder-owners who elect to provide their own DNA kits are reminded of the 120-day registration completion deadline. MMHBF will not be liable for any loss or damage that may occur if this deadline is not met.  (DNA tests may be used for registration purposes.)

Class Awards: Champion to receive trophy, RaDon sheet, ribbon and $3750. Reserve Champion - RaDon sheet, ribbon and $2550. Balance of Top Ten to receive ribbons and cash prizes: 3^rd - $2025, 4th - $1650, 5^th - $1275, 6^th - $1050, 7^th - $900, 8^th - $750, 9^th - $600, 10^th - $450.  Bonus Prize Money to be awarded as described below.

Bonus Prize Money: $15,000 Bonus Prize Money is to be divided equally among all Bonus-eligible foals (see below) that place in the Top Ten of the RaDon Weanling Spectacular.

Bonus Prize Eligibility:  Foals identified as being the result of a breeding purchased the evening of the Gala in the 2010 Stallion Service Auction  (or an identified carry-over re-breeding from the 2009 Auction) are eligible for the 2011 Bonus Prize money.  In addition, as publicized by MMHBF, each stallion owner whose donated stallion service was purchased the evening of the Gala in the 2010 Stallion Service Auction was given the opportunity to identify one of the purchased stallion’s foals to be eligible for the 2011 Bonus Prize Money. IN ALL CASES, THE BIOLOGICAL DAM OF THE FOAL FROM THE PURCHASED OR DONATED STALLION SERVICE MUST HAVE BEEN DECLARED BY DECEMBER 1, 2010 or by December 31, 2010 with the payment of a $100 late penalty. 

Payment of Prizes:  Prize checks will be mailed once DNA tests have been confirmed. Each prize check, minus any applicable DNA testing fees, will be made payable to the foal owner of record as identified on the entry form and will be VOID 60 days after the date of issue.