The Prince Edward Island Harness Racing Industry Association (PEIHRIA) would like to inform Island breeders that various forms must be submitted, with deadlines approaching for the mare residency and foal incentive applications.
Information regarding the breeding forms and deadlines are listed below.
Resident Mare Forms: Off Island residents who are boarding a mare on Prince Edward Island that foaled on P.E.I. in 2025 and remained on the Island for 183 days during the foaling year must submit a resident mare form by Dec. 1, 2025, to ensure the mare’s offspring are eligible to be nominated to the Joe O’Brien Stakes, Lady Slipper Stakes and/or Brian Andrew Memorial in 2026 as yearlings. Resident mare forms are an affidavit and must be filled out and signed by the farm manager where the mare resides on the Island. This form is available here: PEIHRIA Resident Mare Form 2025.
Foal Incentive: The PEIHRIA is once again offering a foal incentive payment made possible through P.E.I. provincial government funding for foals born on P.E.I. in 2025. The deadline to submit applications is Jan. 31, 2026. The complete list of eligibility criteria and the form for application is available online at the following link: PEIHRIA Foal Incentive 2025.
Island Broodmare Registry: The PEIHRIA has paired with the Prince Edward Island Standardbred Breeders Association to create a form for Island breeders to register broodmares at their Standardbred breeding operation annually. This will assist the PEIHRIA with obtaining accurate broodmare population numbers on P.E.I. Island breeders are being asked to fill out the form and list all broodmares they have onsite that are either in foal or barren. This form can be found here: Island Broodmare Registry 2025.
Transfer Of Island Breeders Awards: The PEIHRIA has made available a form for Island breeders that purchase a mare in foal prior to the mare foaling. The previous breeder of record may sign breeding rights over to the new owner provided the new owner purchases the mare prior to foaling, the mare is 100 per cent Island owned at the time of foaling and the mare is foaled out by the Island resident that purchased the mare. This form is available here: Transfer of P.E.I. Breeders Awards 2025.
If paper copies of any of the above forms are required, contact the PEIHRIA office at 902-569-1682 or [email protected].
(With files from PEIHRIA)