A horse shall be registered with the Advisory Committee before the horse may start in a race of the Foaled Stakes Program. A horse may be registered with the Advisory Committee only if the horse was foaled in Maryland as shown by a foal certificate from the United States Trotting Association and: the breeder of the horse has maintained a place of abode in Maryland for more than 9 months immediately before registration; the breeder of the horse keeps breeding stock continually in Maryland; the horse was conceived during the previous season by the horse’s dam being covered by a Maryland stallion registered with the Advisory Committee; or the horse’s dam was sent to Maryland to foal and after foaling was covered by a Maryland stallion during the season of the horse’s birth.