Q: What are the benefits of being a licensed owner?

A: If you own 3% or more of a thoroughbred, you need to be licensed. The perks of a licensed owner include access to the paddock, backstretch and barns, admittance into the clubhouse on all racing days, and parking in the owner’s parking lot. If you own 5% or more of a harness horse you need to be licensed. The perks include access to the backstretch and barns, admittance into the clubhouse on all racing days, and parking in the owner’s parking lot [There is an owner’s parking lot at The Meadowlands, but not at Yonkers Raceway. Also, whenever a Funky Munky Stable horse wins, ALL FMS partners are invited into the Winners Circle to get their picture taken. The exception to that policy would be if an FMS horse is in a Stakes race, only partners in that Partnership would go the Winners Circle.