Columbus, OH — The USTA is taking preorders for the 2026 Stakes Guide, including the Stakes Event Guide, Stakes Conditions Booklet, Stakes Calendar and Yearling Nomination Book.
All publications are available to purchase through your USTA MyAccount (available to both members and non-members) by clicking Online Services and choosing “Click here to view products available from the USTA Store,” then “Publications” and the product you would like to order.
The Stakes Event Guide will have the upcoming 2026 race schedule, as submitted by tracks and race sponsors, listed chronologically and separated by age, sex and gait. It also will include payment schedules and the 2025 results for feature races, including purses, number of divisions and fastest win time for the event.
The Stakes Condition Booklet is an alphabetical listing of race conditions for both open and state-restricted stakes, followed by conditions for many of the North American early and late closers, also sorted alphabetically. An index by track will help you find the early and late closers you want to race in.
Both the Event Guide and Conditions Booklet will go to print in mid-January, with the goal of having it in purchasers’ hands by Feb. 1.
The Stakes Calendar has colorful images, race dates, sale dates and helpful USTA closure dates and deadlines; is a large-format 11-by-14-inch publication; and is scheduled to go to print mid-February.
The Yearling Nomination book is an alphabetical listing of race conditions for both open and state-restricted stakes that require a yearling nomination payment. The nomination book is scheduled to go to print in mid-April.
To order online, a USTA MyAccount is available for free to both USTA members and non-members. Don’t have a MyAccount set up? If you are a member, quickly set one up here using your USTA number, name and ZIP code. This will tie your MyAccount to your membership so you can utilize all its great features, including owner’s dashboard (free program pages for horses you own), online foal registrations, eligibility ordering and so much more. If you have never done business with the USTA before, you can simply “skip this step” to sign up for a MyAccount.