Making decisions about breeding and buying Paint racehorses? Understanding the recent cropout and color rules is key.
By IRENE STAMATELAKYS
Paint racehorses have their own color rule requirements when it comes to stakes race eligibility—these rules require at least one Regular Registry horse in the fi rst genera- tion for a Regular Registry racehorse, and a Regular Registry parent in both the fi rst and second generations for Solid Paint-Bred Registry horses. Designed to bring color back to the racetrack, these rules go into effect in 2013.