State Fair Race Meet
July 4, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse and Paint Horse racing comes to the top track in the state at Montana ExpoPark. With 10 exciting days of horse racing, betters and horse lovers can enjoy the fun and thrills of Montana 's best horses. Simulcast horse and greyhound racing from all major tracks held in conjunction with live action.
Post times are 1:30 pm race days except for Friday, July 29 when post time will be at 4:30 pm.
General Admission - $3
General Admission & Program - $5
Reserved Seat - $5
Program - $3
Table Reservations:
Paddock Club: Table for four $150 (includes four admissions, four race programs and one VIP race parking pass)
Upper Grandstand-Terrace: Table for four $150 (includes four admissions, four race programs and one VIP race parking pass)
Upper Grandstand-Terrace: Table for two $100 (includes two admissions, two race programs and one VIP race parking pass)
Lower Grandstand Covered Box Seats: Seating for four $175 (includes four admissions, four race programs and one VIP race parking pass)
Lower Grandstand Covered Box Seats: Seating for three $125 (includes three admissions, three race programs and one VIP race parking pass)
VIP Parking is adjacent to the Grandstand
July 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24. Parking moves to main lot southwest of Four Seasons Arena on July 4 and during Montana State Fair July 29, 30 & 31.
Call Anne at the ExpoPark office (406-727-8900) prior to horse racing.
Or write:
State Fair Race Meet
Table Reservations
PO Box 1888
Great Falls , MT 59403
Make checks payable to: Montana ExpoPark
Please list Table Reservations in the memo line, thank you!
Stakes Races Information
- Late Payments can be made in any stakes by paying three (3) times the missed paymentup to the closing of entries at 10 am on date to enter trials. Trials must be
entered to be eligible for finals.
- All trials for stakes races will pay a purse of $1,200.
- All stakes races will be run under the supervision and rules adopted by the Montana Board of Horse Racing.
- Send nomination and sustaining payments to: Montana State Fair Race Meet, P.O. Box 1888, Great Falls, MT 59403. Final payment to enter trials accepted at
Race Office.
Thoroughbred Stakes:
Halftime Treasure State Futurity--July 30, 2005
Trials; July 10 • Finals:July 30, 2005
Distance: 5 Furlongs
Added: $4,000. Estimated Purse: $10,000
Weight: 124 lbs; Fillies allowed 3 lbs
For Thoroughbred foals of 2003
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to
July 5, 2005, then by random draw.
Payments:
Nominate May 1 $100
Sustain June 1 $150
Enter July 7 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Prospector-Lewis and Clark Derby -- July 31, 2005
Trials: July 17 • Finals: July 31, 2005
Distance: 7 Furlongs
Added: $4,000. Estimated Purse: $10,000
Weight: 124 lbs; Fillies allowed 5 lbs
For Thoroughbred Foals of 2002.
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to
July 5,2005, then by random draw.
Payments:
Nominate May 1 $100
Sustain June 1 $150
Enter July 14 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Big Sky Handicap -- July 31, 2005
Distance 1 Mile & 70
Added: $4,000, Estimated Purse: $8,000
Weight: High weight preferred
For Thoroughbreds foaled in 2002 or before.
Payments:
Nominate July 15 $150
Enter July 28 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Quarter Horse Stakes:
State Fair Quarter Horse Futurity--July 30, 2005
Trials: Saturday July 9
Finals: Satuday July 30
Added: $4,000 Distance: 300 YDS
Estimated Purse: $25,000
Weight: 124 lbs; no sex allowance
For AQHA Foals of 2003. Payments:
Nominate May 1 $100
Sustain June 1 $150
Enter trials July 6 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
State Fair Quarter Horse Derby -- July 31, 2005
Trials: Sunday July 10
Finals: Sunday July 31
Added: $4,000 Distance: 300 YDS
Estimated Purse: $10,000
Weight: 124 lbs; no sex allowance
For Quarter Horse Foals of 2002.
Payments:
Nominate May 1 $100
Sustai June 1 $150
Enter trials July 7 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries. Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 5, 2005, then by random draw.
Paint Horse Stakes:
State Fair Paint Horse Futurity-- July 23, 2005
Trials: Monday July 4
Finals:Saturday July 23
Added: $2,000 Distance: 300 YDS
Estimated Purse: $12,000
Weight: 124 lbs; no sex allowance
For APHA Foals of 2003.
Payments:
Nominate May 1 $100
Sustain June 1 $150
Enter trials June 30 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
State Fair Paint Horse Derby -- July 24, 2005
Trials: Sunday July 10
Finals: Sunday July 24
Added: $2,000 Distance: 300 YDS
Estimated Purse: $10,000
Weight: 124 lbs; no sex allowance
For Paint Horse Foals of 2002.
Payments:
Nominate May 1 $100
Sustain June 1 $150
Enter trials: July 1 $250
Must have at least six (6) separate entries to run.
Purse distribution: 50/20/12/8/6/4
No trial races will be offered for Paint stakes if less than 12 entries. Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 1, 2005, then by random draw.
Montana Board of Horse Racing
Executive Secretary
Contact: Sam Murfitt, (406) 444-4287
The Board of Horse Racing program is responsible for:
- regulating the live and simulcast horse racing industry;
- ensuring compliance by the approximately 3,500 licensees with state laws and board rules;
- licensing all racing personnel, establishing race dates for various communities, establishing veterinary practices and standards in connection with horse racing meets; and
- the auditing, supervision, and investigations related to the pari-mutuel racing system in Montana. The program work is mandated in Title 2, Chapter 15, and Title 23, Chapter 4, MCA.
The Board of Horse Racing is funded with state special revenue derived from a 1% tax on gross betting receipts from pari-mutuel betting. For simulcast facilities, the tax is the greater of 1% of gross betting receipts or the actual cost to the board for regulating the meet. |
