by Robin Clements, for the California Standardbred Sire Stakes Program

Sacramento, CA — With recent legislative bill AB 1796 passed, the California Standardbred Sires Stakescommittee has approved pacing stallion owners from Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,Wisconsin, Maine and the province of Alberta, Canada, to register their stallions to the program, beginning with the 2017 breeding season.

To be eligible forthe 2017 breeding season, pacing stallions must be nominated to the CaliforniaSires Stakes program by the extended date of April 1.

To obtain aregistration form, visit www.chhaonline.com or contact Donna Newman at 916.919.7469.

Again, this is forpacing stallions only from the states of Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Iowa,Wisconsin and Alberta, Canada.