Columbus, OH – The USTA’s Stakes Guide will be at the printer shortly, so it is last call for pre-orders to get your printed copy of the Stakes Event Guide and Conditions Book.
You can purchase any of the Stake Guide publications 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 each age/sex/gait division. It also will include payment schedules and the 2025 race results for features 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.
The goal is to have the books in purchaser’s hands by February 1.
You can also still pre-order the he Stakes Calendar (scheduled to go to print mid-February) and the Yearling Nomination Book (scheduled to go to print mid-April).
The Stakes Calendar has colorful images, race dates, sale dates and helpful USTA closure dates and deadlines, is a large format 11×14 publication, while the Yearling Nomination Book is an alphabetical listing of race conditions, for both open and state restricted stakes, which require a yearling nomination payment.
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 ownership transfers, 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.