
mmhbf special events
September 5-7, 2025
Michigan State University Pavilion
East Lansing, Michigan
USEF Lite All-Morgan Show
MJMHA Point Approved
Morgan Weanling spectacular
amateur morgan
yearling sweepstakes
over $75,000 in prize money
The 2025 MMHBF Weanling Sweepstakes Class will feature a $1,000 award to the donor of the sire of the CHAMPION weanling, thanks to a gracious anonymous donor.
Sponsored by Lexicon LLC, Darris & Leslie Garoufalis & Appointments USA
Eligibility:
- Open to ALL 2025 Morgan foals sired by the stallions sold in the MMHBF 2024 Stallion Service Auction.
- Any 2025 foal resulting from a “Name Your Mare” lot purchased the day of the 2024 MMHBF Stallion Service Auction. The mare and the stallion to which it was bred must be declared by December 1, 2024.
- Any 2025 foal identified as being the result of a breeding purchased in the 2023 Stallion Service Auction where a mare was declared, but the breeding was unsuccessful. A new mare declaration form with updated 2025 breeding information must be re-submitted by December 1, 2025.
See eligible sires listed below.
Entry Fee: $175 per foal by August 18, 2025. After August 18, the class entry fee will be $250 per foal. If the foal was not entered in the show by August 18, 2025, $35 per horse post entry fee will also apply. All entries must be completed by NOON, Friday, September 5, 2025, at which time entries close.
Information Forms: At show check-in, be prepared to complete a form requesting the foal’s date of birth, the name and registration numbers of its sire and dam, and also the foal’s registration number (if registered). For your convenience, the foal information form may be downloaded (see “Weanling Form” above). Foal owners must also complete and sign IRS Form W-9 requesting the OWNER’S Social Security number.
General Information & Class Procedures:
- The order of entry for sweepstakes classes will be posted at the Show Office during the Friday afternoon session. The order will be randomly generated with the specification that, for handlers with multiple entries, there is to be at least two horses between his or her entries. No requests for changes will be honored.
- The sweepstakes class will begin with each entry in the order posted making an individual appearance of a maximum of two minutes before the judge, then leaving the ring. After the last horse has left the ring, the top 12 entries will be announced, and then a 10-minute break will follow.
- After the break, the previously announced top entries will re-enter the ring and line up on the rail, and the judge will complete the class.
DNA Test: Immediately after the class and in the presence of an MMHBF representative, a DNA hair sample will be taken from each of the Top Ten foals and also from the 11th and 12th place foals, these samples to be submitted to AMHA for DNA verification. MMHBF will provide blank DNA test kits for the sampling and will send the samples to the testing laboratory within 72 hours of the end of the show. No DNA testing fees will be charged to exhibitors.
Class Awards: Champion to receive trophy, Appointments USA sheet, ribbon and $6,250. Reserve Champion – Appointments USA sheet, ribbon and $4,250. Balance of Top Ten to receive ribbons and cash prizes: 3rd – $3,375, 4th – $2,750, 5th – $2,125, 6th – $1,750, 7th – $1,500, 8th – $1,250, 9th – $1,000, 10th – $750, 11th – ribbon, 12th – ribbon. SSA donor of champion’s sire to receive $1,000. Bonus Prize Money: $25,000 Bonus Prize Money is to be divided equally among all Bonus-eligible foals (see below) that place in the Top Ten of the Weanling Spectacular.
Bonus Prize Eligibility: Foals identified as being the result of a breeding purchased the day of the Gala in the 2024 Stallion Service Auction (or a declared carry-over re-breeding from a 2023 Auction purchase) are eligible for the 2025 Bonus Prize money. In addition, each stallion owner whose donated stallion service was purchased the day of the Gala in the 2023 Stallion Service Auction was given the opportunity to identify one of the purchased stallion’s foals to be eligible for the 2025 Bonus Prize Money. IN ALL CASES, THE BIOLOGICAL DAM OF THE FOAL FROM THE PURCHASED OR DONATED STALLION SERVICE MUST HAVE BEEN DECLARED BY DECEMBER 1, 2024 or by December 31, 2024 with the payment of a $100 late penalty.
Payment of Prizes: Prize checks will be mailed once DNA tests have been confirmed. Each prize check will be made payable to the foal owner of record and will be void 60 days after the date of issue.
Sponsored by Melissa Walton Loubert & Tracey Loubert
Eligibility: Open to all registered Morgan yearlings. Handler and trailer must be amateurs as defined by USEF rules and must be 18 years of age or older. Class does NOT qualify for any Morgan “Futurity” in-hand championships.
Entry Fee: $100 per horse by August 18, 2025. After August 15, the class entry fee will be $150 per horse. If the horse was not entered in the show by August 18, 2025, $35 per horse post entry fee will also apply. All entries must be completed by NOON on Friday, September 5, 2025, at which time entries close.
Tax ID Information: OWNERS must provide their Social Security numbers on IRS Form W-9, those forms available in the show office.
General Information & Class Procedures:
- The order of entry for sweepstakes classes will be posted at the Show Office during the Friday afternoon session. The order will be randomly generated with the specification that, for handlers with multiple entries, there is to be at least two horses between his or her entries. No requests for changes will be honored.
- The sweepstakes class will begin with each entry in the order posted making an individual appearance of a maximum of two minutes before the judge, then leaving the ring. After the last horse has left the ring, the top 12 entries will be announced, and then a 10-minute break will follow.
- After the break, the previously announced top entries will re-enter the ring and line up on the rail, and the judge will complete the class.
- Management reserves the right to adjust the time of the break.
Class Awards:
- Champion – Trophy, Appointments USA sheet, ribbon and $1,500
- Reserve Champion – Appointments USA sheet, ribbon and $1,250
- Balance of Top Ten to receive ribbons and cash prizes: 3rd – $750, 4th – $500, 5th – $400, 6th thru 10th – $200 each
Payment of Prizes: Prize money will be paid by check within 30 days of the last day of the competition. Checks will be made payable to the owner of record and will be void 60 days after the date of issue.
2025 ELIGIBLE SIRES
MARE DECLARATIONS
Deadlines for 2025 Bonus-Eligible Foals
- December 1, 2024 (without Penalty)
- December 2-31, 2024 (with payment of $100 late Penalty)
- NO mare declarations will be accepted after December 31, 2024 for any reason.
- NO EXCEPTIONS will be made.
**Stallions asterisked are NOT bonus-eligible because their services were purchased AFTER the day of the 2024 SSA event. However, those foals may still enter the sweepstakes and compete for 1st through 10th place prize money.
Ancan Kaboom
Astronomicallee
Balenciaga**
Bazinga
Boxford Machiavelli
Burkland High Octane
Caffeinated
CBMF Crown Prince GCH
CBMF Over The Moon
Clayhill’s Creed
Cool Whip
CRD Bugatti
DDF Raptor
Detweiler’s Mizteri Man
FieldcrestCaptainEclectic
Get Your Groove On
Indian Creek Ice Breaker
InGate’s Eye Of The Tiger
King-E Otto B
LPS Fire Power
Man In Black GCH
MEM Intoxicated
Merriehill After Hours GCH
Minion Millennium
MJS Dressed In Roses
Newmont’s Get Real
Newmont’s Roosevelt
Nobility
NS Fame & Fortune GCH
On Demand**
OTM Total Eclipse
Roberto Cavalli
Rowenda Boogie On Down
RPS Authorized
Sarde’s Shining
SDMF American Icon
Sensationalist GCH
Stonecroft Sudden Impact
Superman
The Master’s Touch
Ultras Talent Agent
VDM Kobalt**
War And Peace
WRR Astro Boy
WVS My Kinda Knight
Name Your Mare 1, 2, 3