Section R. 285.819.3 - Eligibility of races for state supplementsRule 3.
(1) State supplements shall be allocated for the following races: (a) Michigan-bred Appaloosa horse overnight races.(b) The Michigan futurities.(c) Michigan-bred 2-year-old handicaps and stakes.(d) Michigan-bred 3-year-old handicaps and stakes.(e) Michigan-bred 4-year-old and older handicaps and stakes.(2) State supplements shall be paid first for races specified under subdivisions (b) to (e) of subrule (1). If funds are not available to provide state supplements for all races approved by the director under subdivision (a) of subrule (1), then the director shall prorate available money at his discretion among the races so run.(3) Not less than 2 races of Michigan-bred horses shall be scheduled on each full Appaloosa horse program, with not less than 1 race scheduled for Michigan-bred horses on any split program.(4) An association licensed to conduct Appaloosa horse racing in Michigan shall not offer a smaller track purse, excluding the state supplement, for a race of Michigan-bred horses than it offers for a race of non-Michigan-bred horses which, in the judgment of the director, is a comparable race.(5) If the programmed race of Michigan-bred horses does not draw sufficient entries to run, the licensed Appaloosa horse racing association may substitute a race approved by the director.Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.819.3