Columbus, OH — The 2025 Stakes Guide, the industry’s most comprehensive collection of race conditions, payment schedules and race schedules, is available online at http://horsemen.ustrotting.com/stakes/.
There are 207 sets of conditions posted covering the majority of stakes and early and late closers in North America, with events held in most jurisdictions in the U.S. plus multiple Canadian provinces included. Payments are due starting Feb. 15 for many 3-year-old and some 2-year-old races.
Printed copies of both the Conditions Guide and Event Guide are still available and can be purchased through a USTA MyAccount (available to both members and non-members); once logged in select “Click here to view products available from the USTA Store.” Orders can also be placed by calling Member Services Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 877.800.USTA. The cost to purchase a printed edition of the Conditions Guide is $20, while the Event Guide is $10; prices include standard shipping within the US.
The Stakes Calendar, which is scheduled to go to print mid-February with an in-hand date before March 1, is still available for pre-order. The large format 11×14 calendar runs from March 2025-February 2026 and includes race dates, sale dates, important USTA deadlines and office closed dates. The price for a Stakes Calendar is also $10.