State Fair Race Meet
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.

Thoroughbred Stakes | Quater Horse Stakes | Paint Horse Stakes

General Admission - $3
General Admission & Program - $5
Program - $3
Reserved Seating (table for two)- $12
Reserved Seating (table for four) - $16

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)

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!

MONTANA STATE FAIR RACE MEET 2006 STAKES SCHEDULE
GREAT FALLS , MT - July 15, 16, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 2006

1. Late payments will be accepted in any stakes race for three (3) times the missed payment(s) up to closing of entries at 10 am on date to enter trials. Trials must be entered to be eligible for finals.
2. Send nomination and sustaining payments to: Montana State Fair Race Meet, 400 3 rd Street NW Great Falls , MT 59404 . Final payment to enter trials accepted at Race Office,
3. Minimum purse of $1,000 paid for all Stakes trials.
4. All races will be run under the supervision and rules of the Montana Board of Horse Racing.

Thoroughbred Stakes

Halftime - Treasure State Futurity
July 29, 2006 Distance: 5 Furlongs
Trials: July 15, 2006
For Thoroughbreds foaled in 2004
$3,000 Added. Estimated Purse: $10,000
Weight: 124 lbs; fillies allowed 3 lbs.
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 1, 2006, then by random draw.
Six (6) separate entries minimum to run
Purses paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate May 1 $ 100
- Sustain June 1 $ 150
- To Enter July 12 $ 250

Prospector - Lewis and Clark Derby
July 30, 2006 Distance: 7 Furlongs
Trials: July 16, 2006
For Thoroughbreds foaled in 2003
$3,000 Added. Estimated Purse: $10,000
Weight: 124 lbs; fillies allowed 5 lbs.
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 1, 2006, then by random draw.
Six (6) separate entries minimum to run
Purses paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate May 1 $ 100
- Sustain June 1 $ 150
- To Enter July 13 $ 250

Big Sky Handicap
July 31, 2006 Distance: 1 Mile and 70
For Thoroughbreds foaled in 2003 and before
$3,000 Added. Estimated Purse: $7,000
Weight: High weights preferred.
Six (6) separate entries minimum to run
Purses paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate July 15 $ 150
- To Enter July 27 $ 250

Quarter Horse Stakes

Quarter Horse Futurity
July 29, 2006 Distance: 300 yards
Trials: July 15, 2006
For AQHA foals of 2004
$3,000 Added. Estimated Purse: $15,000
Weight: 124 lbs. No allowance for fillies
Six (6) separate entries minimum to run
Purses paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate May 1 $ 100
- Sustain June 1 $ 150
- To Enter July 12 $ 250

Quarter Horse Derby
July 30, 2006 Distance: 300 yards
Trials: July 10, 2006
For AQHA foals of 2003
$3,000 Added. Estimated Purse: $15,000
Weight: 124 lbs. No allowance for fillies
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 1, 2006, then by random draw.
Six (6) separate entries minimum to run
Purses Paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate May 1 $ 100
- Sustain June 1 $ 150
- To Enter July 13 $ 250

Paint Horse Stakes

Paint Horse Futurity
July 29, 2006 Distance: 300 yards
Trials: July 15, 2006
For APHA foals of 2004
$1,500 Added. Estimated Purse: $7,000
Weight: 124 lbs. No allowance for fillies
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 1, 2006, then by random draw.
Six (6) separate entries to run
Purses paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate May 1 $ 100
- Sustain June 1 $ 150
- To Enter July 12 $ 250

Paint Horse Derby
July 30, 2006 Distance: 300 yards
Trials: July 16, 2006
For APHA foals of 2003
$1,500 Added. Estimated Purse: $7,000
Weight: 124 lbs. No allowance for fillies
No trial races will be offered if less than 12 entries.
Finalists determined first by money earned prior to July 1, 2006, then by random draw.
Six (6) separate entries to run
Purses Paid: 50/20/12/8/6/4
Payments:
- Nominate May 1 $ 100
- Sustain June 1 $ 150
- To Enter July 13 $ 250

Montana Board of Horse Racing
Executive Secretary
Contact: Sam Murfitt, (406) 444-4287

The Board of Horse Racing program is responsible for:

1. regulating the live and simulcast horse racing industry;
2. ensuring compliance by the approximately 3,500 licensees with state laws and board rules;
3. licensing all racing personnel, establishing race dates for various communities, establishing veterinary practices and standards in connection with horse racing meets; and
4. 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.