The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission has issued a release clarifying what it takes for a sire and its offspring to be eligible to the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes program
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The Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Standardbred Breeders Development Fund state that the minimum period a stallion has to stand in Pennsylvania to become a registered sire, with offspring eligible for the two Pennsylvania breed-incentive programs, is February 15 until July 4.
The stallion must be in the state during this period, but if a year-round resident, or coming early or staying late, offspring resulting from breeding processes outside that date range will still be eligible for Pennsylvania registration (the foals of 'dual-hemisphere' stallions must, of course, result from the breeding process conducted within the Commonwealth’s boundaries).
(PHRC)