Nominating payments for the inaugural $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks are due March 15, 2026.
Category: Staking
SBOANJ stakes payments due March 16
March 16 is the deadline for payments of Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey administered stakes, including the Garden State Trot and the Home Grown Pace.
Virginia Breeders Fund, Sire Stakes final-round purses increase to $100,000
Virginia’s harness racing industry took another step forward this week when the Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) announced that final leg purses for Virginia Breeders Stakes will increase to $100,000, from $80,000, and final leg purses for Virginia Sire Stakes races will also increase to $100,000, from $60,000, beginning this year.
FSBOA stakes payments reminder
Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association stakes payments must be postmarked by March 15.
2026 Ohio Stakes Guide now available online
The 2026 Ohio Stakes Guide is now available on the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association website.
Friday’s updated list of Feb. 15 stakes payment reminders
The February 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Below are a list of notices that have recently been submitted to the USTA Newsroom.
Stakes-filled summer awaits 2-year-olds at Woodbine Mohawk Park
With the Feb. 15 stakes deadline looming, owners and trainers of 2-year-olds will want to give a close look to the various stakes opportunities this season at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Meadowlands releases 2026 stakes information
The Meadowlands is pleased to announce that the 2026 stakes season will offer more than $18.5 million in purses, distributed across both Grand Circuit and New Jersey-restricted stakes from late April through November.
Nomination deadline Feb. 17 for Borgata, McIntyre Series at Yonkers
The nomination deadline for the MGM Borgata Pacing Series and the Ursula McIntyre Pacing Series (formerly Blue Chip Matchmaker) is coming up on Monday, Feb. 17.
Meadowlands 2026 stakes information
With the deadline for stakes nominations fast approaching, the Meadowlands would like to advise horse people that all pertinent information for the 2026 season, including the final month-by-month calendar, is currently available on the website.