Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.

B2046-07: This accretion consists of a copy of the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund site produced on April 9, 2007, shortly after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains a schedule of race dates and payments (2007), the fund's budget and estimated receipts (2007), and information about the history of the fund, the New York Sire Stakes racing program, and the Harness Breeders Association of New York State.

B2046-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund site produced on May 7, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). Some of the information in it is also present in the April 9, 2007 copy, but this copy contains an updated schedule of race dates and payments and the fund's budget and projected receipts (2008). Also included are the code of ethics governing the actions of the fund's employees and board of trustees, the agenda and draft meeting minutes of the board's November 27, 2007 meeting, and information about the fund's accomplishments (2007).

B2046-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund site produced on December 20, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. Some of the information in it is also included in previous copies, but this copy contains an updated schedule of race dates (2010), information about past payments (2007-2009), and meeting minutes of the fund's board of trustees (2009-2010).

Researchers should note that, owing to the site's formatting and the limitations of Web archiving technology, the appearance of the archived site differs considerably from that of the live site. Researchers should also note that the top of each page consists of a lengthy series of navigational links and that it is necessary to scroll down to see page-specific content.

B2046-17: This accretion consists of a copy of the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund site produced on January 26, 2017. It contains updated information about the fund's assistance to breeders, an updated schedule of race dates and payments (2017), news headlines and announcements (2015–2017), and newer minutes of the board of trustees (2011-2016). Also present are annual reports (2007-2015), financial reports (2007-2016), and information about the fund's equine education and research efforts.

B2046-19: This accretion consists of a copy of the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund site produced on November 14, 2019. Some of the information in it is also included in previous copies of the site, but this copy contains updated information about the fund's support for breeders, a schedule of race dates and payments (2019), additional annual reports (2007-2018) and financial reports and filings (2007-2019), and newer meeting agendas and minutes of the fund's board of trustees (2016-2019).

Researchers should note that, owing to the site's formatting and the limitations of Web archiving technology, the appearance of the archived site differs considerably from that of the live site. Researchers should also note that the top of each page consists of a lengthy series of navigational links and that it is necessary to scroll down to see page-specific content.