from harness publicists across North America

The May 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Below are a list of notices that have been submitted to the USTA Newsroom.

OSS yearling nominations due May 15

Toronto, ON — Owners of yearlings eligible to be nominated to the Ontario Sires Stakes should be aware that the C$100 nomination fee must be postmarked by Friday (May 15).

It is recommended that payments be sent by registered mail so the sender has proof of mailing.

All checks should be made payable and mailed to: Ontario Sires Stakes, 90 Sheppard Ave E., Suite 200, Toronto, ON M2N 0A4.

For more information please contact: Karen Hauver, OSS Administration Coordinator, 519.369.3545, e-mail: records@ontariosiresstakes.com, website: www.ontariosiresstakes.com.

— Karen Hauver

NYSS and Zweig yearling nomination payments due May 15

Latham, NY — The yearling nominations for the New York Sire Stakes No. 56 for foals of 2014 are due (postmarked by) May 15.

Forms and conditions can be found at www.nysirestakes.com or by clicking on this link.

The yearling nominations for the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot No. 43 for foals of 2014 are also due (postmarked by) May 15.

Nomination forms and conditions can be found on our website at www.hhbnys.com under the Zweig tab. Online payments can also be accepted on the website.

— Harness Horse Breeders of New York State

WEG stakes fees due May 15

Campbellville, ON — The final sustaining fee to the Pepsi North America Cup and many of the Woodbine Entertainment Group’s major stakes events are due Friday (May 15).

Sustaining fee payments are due Friday for the following stakes events: Pepsi North America Cup, Canadian Trotting Classic, Fan Hanover, Elegantimage, Goodtimes, Metro Pace, She’s A Great Lady, William Wellwood Memorial, Peaceful Way, Nassagaweya, Eternal Camnation, Canadian Pacing Derby, Maple Leaf Trot, Roses Are Red, Milton, Armbro Flight and Champlain and Simcoe Stakes (foals of 2013).

Along with the sustaining fee payments, nominations close Friday to Mohawk’s “Summer Series” events. Two-year-olds can be nominated to the Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Define The World and Pure Ivory series events. These 2-year-old series offer a great opportunity to develop and assess rookie pacers and trotters for sires stakes and Grand Circuit events.

Also a part of the “Summer Series” events are the Summertime for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings and the Town Pro for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

Yearling nominations are also due Friday to the 2016 Champlain Open/Filly and the 2017 Simcoe Open/Filly stakes for foals of 2014. A nomination fee is due Friday for Ontario sired fillies foaled in 2014 to the 2017 WEG-SBOA Stakes.

To view the WEG Stakes Booklet and full information regarding all stakes events, click here.

All nomination fees and sustaining payments are payable to the Woodbine Entertainment Group and can be made online or by mail. To make stakes payments online, click here.

If sending nominations or sustaining fees by mail, envelopes must be postmarked no later than said due date or payment will not be accepted. Registered mail is recommended.

— Mark McKelvie

Meadowlands Pace yearling payment due May 15

East Rutherford, NJ — The yearling nomination to the 2017 Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace for foals of 2014 is due (postmarked by) May 15.

Also be reminded that the final sustaining payment is due for a number of Meadowlands stakes.

Visit the Stake Information page on the web to check out those details.

— Meadowlands Media Relations

May payments due in Maryland

Union Bridge, MD — Two-year-old payments (foals of 2013) are due to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes on May 15. This payment is for 2-year-olds that will be racing in 2015.

Yearling nominations (foals of 2014) to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes are also due on May 15.

We recommend that all payments be sent by certified mail. Please note the mailing address: P.O. Box 540, Union Bridge, MD 21791-0540.

All your staking lists, staking forms and regulations can be found on our website at www.msrfonline.com or you may call 410.775.0152 or 240.285.0326.

— Cheri Stambaugh

DSBF May 15 payments due

Dover, DE — A $200 sustaining payment is due for DSBF eligible 2-year-olds who made the March 15 payment of $100. If the 2-year-old isn’t going to race in 2015 the payment may be skipped.

A $40 nomination fee is due for DSBF eligible yearlings. A copy of the USTA registration papers must accompany the form. A USTA “Pathway Basic Horse” report is also acceptable.

Payments should be postmarked by May 15 and it is strongly advised to use mail with a tracking number. Credit card payments are now accepted.

For forms and information call 302.698.4610 or e-mail Judy.Davis-Wilson@state.de.us.

— Judy Davis-Wilson

Hambletonian Society yearling nominations, sustaining payments due May 15

Cranbury, NJ — Sustaining payments for all races with May payments and yearling nominations for all events administered by the Hambletonian Society are due Friday (May 15).

All payments must be postmarked by midnight on Saturday (May 16) as provided by USTA rule.

Those 2- and 3-year-old races requiring payments are listed below. For a complete list of stakes administered by the Society and accompanying yearling payment forms check the links below.

Eligibility lists for races that had a final payment on February, March, and April 15, 2015, are posted on the website. Race conditions, payment forms and much more information is now available online.

For more information call 609.371.2211 or e-mail callie@hambletonian.org.

Foals of 2014 forms:
Pacing Yearlings foals of 2014
Trotting Yearlings foals of 2014

2- and 3-year-olds:
Breeders Crown 2YO
The Elevation
Fox Stake
Goldsmith Maid
Governor’s Cup
Hoosier Stakes
Kentuckiana Stallion Management Pace for 2YO
Kentuckiana Stallion Management Trot for 2YO
Keystone Classics 2YO
Matron Series 2YO
Carl Milstein Memorial 3CP
Ralph Wilfong Horsemen 2CT
Three Diamonds
ValleyVictory

— Moira Fanning

FSBOA stake payments due May 15

Pompano Beach, FL — Horsemen are reminded that the following FSBOA stake payments are due by May 15.

Yearlings (foals of 2014)
FL Breeders Stake – $25; FL Stallion Stake – $50; Sunshine State Stake – $25

2-year-olds
FL Breeders Stake – $200; FL Stallion Stake – $100; Sunshine State Stake – $50 and Melvyn Aylor Memorial – $200

3-year-olds
FL Breeders Stake – $200, FL Stallion Stake – $100

Mail in forms and payment schedule are available on our website and you can also make payments online at www.myfsboa.com or contact Rosie Huff at 954.972.5400.

— Rosie Huff