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Accredited Oklahoma-Bred Thoroughbred Criteria

Below are the simple rules for getting a stallion, broodmare, or racehorse officially “Oklahoma-Bred.”

Stallion Requirements

  • Lives and breeds in Oklahoma
    • The stallion must have its home base (“domicile”) in Oklahoma and stand for breeding here.
    • Must be registered before covering mares
  • You apply to the Oklahoma-Bred Stallion Registry by February 1 each breeding season.
  • Late applications are accepted through June 30 (with extra fees).
  • Foals only count if stallion was accredited first
  • If a mare is bred before the stallion is registered, her foal won’t be eligible.
  • Annual renewal and fees
    • $25 due by February 1
    • $50 if paid between February 2 and June 30
    • $250 if paid between July 1 and December 31
  • If you miss December 31, you lose accreditation (hardship recertification fees apply).
  • Temporary departures allowed
  • The stallion can leave for racing, medical care, sales consignment, or approved foreign breeding.
  • He must return to Oklahoma and re-establish his home within 30 days to keep accreditation.
  • Re-accreditation if he really leaves
  • If the stallion moves away for other reasons, he loses accreditation.
  • To get it back, he must return, pay fees, re-apply, and show proof he’s meeting all rules.

 Broodmare Requirements

  • Lives and foals in Oklahoma
  • The mare must be domiciled in Oklahoma and enrolled in the Broodmare Registry
  • Registration deadlines
    • Apply by December 31 of the year before she’s due to foal
    • Late apps accepted up to foaling (hardship applications any time)
  • Foals only count if mare was accredited first
  • If you register her after she foals, you need a hardship application (and extra fee) to get her foal accredited
  • Temporary departures allowed
    • She can leave for racing, vet care, performance, sales, or approved foreign breeding
    • She must return within 30 days or lose accreditation (and her foal becomes ineligible)
  • Out-of-state breeding rules
    • If she’s bred outside Oklahoma by a non-accredited stallion, she must be back by August 15
    • If she misses that, her accreditation and her foal’s eligibility go away unless she returns and re-files
    • Must foal in Oklahoma every other year (starting foals born 2011)
    • To keep making eligible foals, she has to produce a foal here in alternating years by an accredited Oklahoma-Bred stallion.
  • Award categories
    • Category A: Accredited mare + accredited stallion = 100% broodmare award
    • Category B: Accredited mare + non-accredited stallion = 50% award
    • Category C: First-time accredited mare’s first foal = 100% award
  • Owner or lessee at foaling gets broodmare awards

Racing Stock Requirements

  • Must be born (foaled) in Oklahoma
  • Two accreditation types
    1. Conceived and Foaled
      • Both parents (mare and stallion) are accredited Oklahoma-Bred.
    2. Foaled
      • Only the mother is accredited; sire is not.
  • Rules for non-accredited sires
    • A foal by a non-accredited stallion can be accredited if all other rules are met.
    • The next foal from that same mare must be by an accredited stallion.
    • You can’t have two back-to-back foals by non-accredited stallions without one accredited-sired foal in between.
  • Racing and purse supplements
    • Accredited Oklahoma-Bred racehorses can enter Oklahoma-Bred races.
    • The owner or lessee at race time qualifies for added purse money.

Detailed Guide to Registering Your Stallion in the Oklahoma-Bred Program

Registering your stallion correctly ensures that any foals he sires can compete for breeder awards and carry the “Oklahoma-Bred” label. Below is everything you need to know, explained in plain language and organized step by step.

The stallion must live (be domiciled) in Oklahoma.

He must stand for breeding service in Oklahoma.

You must enroll him in the official Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry.

Note: Enrollment for racing stock is separate from enrollment for breeding stock. If you’ve only registered him for racing, you’ll need a new application and fee to register him for breeding.

Eligibility starts when you submit the application and the stallion is domiciled in Oklahoma.

Deadline for regular applications: February 1 of the breeding season.

Late applications accepted through June 30 of that season.

Any foals conceived before the stallion’s accreditation is complete will not qualify, unless they’re sired by a non-accredited stallion under separate rules.

Stallions may leave Oklahoma indefinitely for:

Racing

Medical treatment

Performance events

They keep their accreditation for those reasons—but you must prove the reason if asked.

Sale Consignment

If you send the stallion out of state for a sale and he returns within 30 days, he stays accredited.

Any foals conceived after departure but before the sale date remain eligible, even if he doesn’t return in 30 days.

Foals conceived after the sale date are ineligible if the stallion fails to re-domicile within 30 days.

If the stallion doesn’t come back on time, you must re-accredit him before he breeds again to make future foals eligible.

The owner bears the burden of proof for all departures. Keep boarding, transport, and veterinary records handy.

If your stallion will leave Oklahoma to breed overseas:

Send written notice to the registry with:

Destination

Expected departure date

Expected return date

Stallion must re-establish Oklahoma domicile before servicing any mare whose foal you want accredited.

After he returns, notify the registry of the exact return date and Oklahoma address.

If you notify within 30 days of his return, his eligibility date is the return date.

If you notify after 30 days, eligibility begins on the date the registry receives your notice.

Accredited stallions may use semen frozen under the rules of their national breed registry.

If the stallion dies or becomes unable to breed while accredited, preserved semen may still be used. Foals conceived from that semen remain eligible if all other conditions are met.

If your stallion leaves Oklahoma for reasons other than racing, medical, performance, sale consignment, or approved overseas breeding, he terminates his domicile and loses eligibility.

To re-accredit him after he returns:

Re-establish Oklahoma domicile.

Submit a new application and pay required fees.

Provide any affidavits or proof the registry requests.

Breeding Outside Oklahoma

If, in a given year, your stallion stands outside Oklahoma and then is accredited or re-accredited back in Oklahoma, only those foals conceived after re-accreditation and while he’s standing in Oklahoma will qualify.

Stallion awards only apply to breedings that occurred while he was domiciled in Oklahoma.

Failing to supply required documentation within 30 days of a registry request makes both the stallion and his foals ineligible for awards and accreditation.

If your stallion returned to Oklahoma before breeding but you missed regular re-accreditation deadlines:

Apply for hardship re-accreditation.

Pay the regular fee plus an extra $200.

Meet all standard accreditation requirements and submit proof.

Once your hardship application is accepted:

Any foals by that stallion conceived before you re-accredit will become eligible.

You must enroll the stallion under hardship within 60 days of notice that he was not re-accredited.

Racing stock fees for foals depend on the foal’s age when you submit the application.

Failure to enroll under hardship within 60 days will void any pending foal applications.

The person listed as the stallion’s owner or lessee at the moment a mare is serviced is the one eligible to receive any breeder awards for resulting foals.

By following these steps and keeping careful records of your stallion’s location, breeding dates, and notifications, you’ll ensure that every foal he sires in Oklahoma can proudly carry the “Oklahoma-Bred” distinction—and compete for all available awards.

Last Modified on Jul 23, 2025
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