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

The Next Generation at Scioto Downs payments due

Columbus, OH — The deadline for the newest race in Ohio is quickly approaching. The Next Generation is for 2-year-old colt and filly pacers and is scheduled to be raced on July 4.

The nomination fee which must be postmarked by Monday (March 16) is $10,000.

For more information on The Next Generation go to sciotodowns.com.

Payments are also due for the Ohio State Fair stakes on March 16. The Ohio State Fair races will be carded July 30, July 31 and Aug. 1. More information about the Ohio State Fair can also be found at sciotodowns.com.

Scioto Downs will race 90 days beginning May 5 through Sept. 5.

— Eldorado Scioto Downs

Last call for Prix d’Ete nominations

Trois-Rivieres, PQ — The Quebec Jockey Club has sent out a last call to the owner/trainers of any 4-year-old pacers, that nominations for the C$200,000 Prix d’Ete race that includes the C$50,000 consolation race, must be made by March 15.

The C$200,000 Prix d’Ete and C$50,000 consolation race will be held on Sunday (Aug. 23). The C$50,000 consolation race is a new edition for 2020.

“Management at the Quebec Jockey Club added the C$50,000 consolation race after we had so many entries for the final last year,” said Murielle Thomassin, General Manager at H3R. “We had 16 horses entered and only eight get into the final. Now, provided we have that many entries again this year, there will be the C$50,000 consolation race. And the consolation race can feature up to nine starters.”

Continued from 2018 in the conditions for the race is that horses that finish sixth through eighth will each get C$1,000.

Only the top eight money winners this season, up until time of entry, will be allowed in the Prix d’Ete final.

To make nomination payments, owner/trainers can go to www.standardbredcanada.ca or to www.quebecjockeyclub.com and get the necessary nomination forms.

Please note there are no supplemental payments allowed for the Prix d’Ete. This first nomination payment must be made to be eligible.

— Quebec Jockey Club

OCRA payments due March 16

Washington Court House, OH — The Ohio Colt Racing Association would like to remind horsemen that nominations for the OCRA circuit and 2-year-old sustaining payments for the Dr. H.M. Parshall Memorial Stakes are due and must be postmarked by March 16.

Call Lisa Schwartz at 614.778.2480 with questions.

Nomination and sustaining payment forms are available at www.ohiocoltracing.com.

— Lisa Schwartz

Maryland 2-year-old payments due March 15

Union Bridge, MD — Two-year-old payments (foals of 2018) are due to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes on March 15.

As per regulation we will accept a postmark of Monday (March 16) since the payment date falls on a weekend.

This payment must be made to maintain eligibility.

All staking forms, race dates and stallion pedigrees are now available online. Please use our website for all your current MSRF info and any updates as they become available.

We recommend that all payments be sent by certified mail. Please use the following address: Maryland Standardbred Race Fund, P.O. Box 540, Union Bridge, MD 21791.

Regulations can be found on our website at www.msrfonline.com or you may call 410.775.0152 (office) or my cell at 240.285.0326.

— Cheri Stambaugh, MSRF

March 16 deadline for 2020 Ohio Sires Stakes

Columbus, OH — The Ohio Standardbred Development Fund would like to remind all horsemen that the deadline to nominate 2- and 3-year-olds to the 2020 Ohio Sires Stakes is March 16.

Horsemen wishing to nominate their youngsters to Ohio’s richest program for state-breds must fill out a nomination form and include a payment of $500 per horse. It is advisable to witness the post office employee hand stamp your envelope to ensure it is postmarked by March 16 at the latest.

For a foal to be eligible to the rich Ohio Sires Stakes, it must be sired by a stallion registered with the Ohio State Racing Commission and standing in the state of Ohio during the year of conception.

The Ohio Sires Stakes for 2- and 3-year-olds includes four series legs with purses of $40,000 to $60,000 each and eight $300,000 divisional championships, to be raced on Sept. 5 at Scioto Downs. As well, eight $75,000 consolations for 2- and 3-year-olds will be contested on Oct. 17 at Northfield Park.

For a list of Ohio eligible stallions, nomination forms and the 2020 Ohio Sires Stakes schedule, go to www.racingohio.net or contact OSDF administrator Kimberly Rinker at 614.779.0269 or at kim.rinker@racing.ohio.gov for further information.

— Kimberly Rinker, OSDF administrator

Ontario Sired Spring Series nominations due Monday (March 16)

Milton, ON – Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to remind all horse people of the upcoming nomination deadline (March 16) for the new Ontario Sired Spring Series.

The Ontario Sired Spring Series will debut for 3-year-olds, who were non-winners of $30,000 in 2019. There will be an event for each 3-year-old division, with each event consisting of two preliminary legs and a $40,000 added money final.

The series starts on Thursday, April 16 with fillies competing, while the colts and geldings series will get underway the following night.

All four $40,000 added money finals will take place on Saturday, May 2.

Nominations close Monday (March 16).

To view the nomination form, click here.

To make a payment online, click here.

If sending payments by mail, envelopes must be clearly post-marked no later than March 16, 2020 or payment will not be accepted. Registered mail is recommended.

— Mark McKelvie/Woodbine Entertainment, Mohawk Park

Nominations due for Ohio stakes

Grove City, OH — The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association would like to remind horsemen that nominations for the Buckeye Stallion Series, Ohio Fair Racing Conference and Ohio Fair Championships are due March 15.

Nomination forms, conditions and schedules for the three series are available at www.OHHA.com.

For more information click here.

— Frank Fraas/OHHA

Grand Circuit payments for Delaware County Fair meet due; three additional options for Ohio-breds

Delaware, OH — Two-year-old sustaining payments for the 76th edition of the Little Brown Jug, the 51st Jugette, the 69th Old Oaken Bucket (3-year-old open trot) and the 70th Buckette (3-year-old filly trot) are due March 15. These payments are for foals of 2018 and will be raced in 2021.

Two-year-olds not nominated in the May 15, 2019 yearling payment may be made eligible through a supplemental nomination fee of $400 due on or before the March 15, 2020 payment. This supplemental payment is in addition to the normal March 15 payment.

Sustaining payments are also due for the 81st Standardbred 2-year-old colt and filly stakes for foals of 2018 to be raced in 2020.

The $1,000,000 (est.) Ohio Breeders Championships require a single $300 ($100 for older horses) nomination payment due March 15 with no further sustaining payments required.

Returning to the 2020 Delaware County Fair race schedule are $17,500 legs of the Buckeye Stallion Series. To nominate to the BSS, a $250 nomination fee is due with no further sustaining payments required.

The Delaware County Fair is once again pleased to be a part of the Ohio Fair Racing Conference in 2020. The OFRC events require either a $75 nomination fee for just the Delaware County Fair or $420 for all the OFRC events. Nominations for the BSS and ORFC events must be postmarked by March 15 and sent directly to the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, 2237 Sonora Drive, Grove City, OH 43123.

The five-day Delaware Grand Circuit meet opens Sept. 20 and will run through Sept. 24.

Make checks payable and send all other entries to: The Delaware County Fair, Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065.

For the latest news, information and nomination forms, please visit the Little Brown Jug website: www.littlebrownjug.com.

March 15 Sustaining Fees:
Little Brown Jug No. 76 (3-year-old open to be raced in 2021) $500
Jugette No. 51 (3-year-old filly pace to be raced in 2021) $400
Old Oaken Bucket No. 69 (3-year-old open trot to be raced in 2021) $300
Buckette No. 70 (3-year-old filly trot to be raced in 2021) $200
Standardbred No. 81 (2-year-old colt to be raced in 2020) $400
Standardbred No. 81 (2-year-old colt trot to be raced in 2020) $400
Standardbred No. 81 (2-year-old filly pace to be raced in 2020) $300
Standardbred No. 81 (2-year-old filly trot to be raced in 2020) $300

March 15 Nominating Fees:
Ohio Breeders Championships (To be raced in 2020) $300 or $100
Buckeye Stallion Stakes* (To be raced in 2020) $250
Ohio Fair Racing Conference* (2- and 3-year-old events to be raced in 2020) $75 or $420

*Send payments to the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association

— Jay Wolf/Little Brown Jug

SBOANJ stakes payments due March 16

Manalapan, NJ — Supplemental nominations and sustaining payments for SBOANJ sponsored races due March 16 (postmarked).

The sustaining payments are as follows:

Garden State Trot #3 2-year-old payment $250
Garden State Trot #2 3-year-old payment $400
New Jersey Futurity #54 3-year-old payment $300
New Jersey Trotting Futurity #55 2-year-old 1st payment $200
Home Grown Pace #3 2-year-old 1st payment $200
Home Grown Pace #2 3-year-old payment $300

If you did not previously nominate to the Garden State Trot, the Trotting Futurity or the Home Grown Pace as a yearling, you may do so as a 2-year-old. The fee is $300 and must be paid along with the sustaining payment.

For payment forms and conditions please visit www.sboanj.com. Any questions please call the office at 732.462.2357.

— SBOANJ

DSBF March 15 payments due

Dover, DE — A $100 sustaining payment is due for DSBF eligible 2-year-olds who made the May 15, 2019 nomination payment of $40.

A 2-year-old who was not nominated can pay a supplemental fee of $350 along with the March 15 $100 sustaining fee and a copy of the USTA registration papers. If papers are held electronically a “Basic Horse” report from USTA Pathway will suffice.

This payment must be made to continue eligibility as a 3-year-old in 2021.

It is strongly suggested to use mail with a tracking number, UPS, or Federal Express. All payments must be postmarked by March 16.

Second sustaining payments are due by May 15 in the amount of $200.

For forms and information call 302.698.4610, e-mail Judy.Davis-Wilson@delaware.gov or visit the website.

— Judy Davis-Wilson

Tioga Downs stakes payments due March 16

Nichols, NY — Tioga Downs management reminds horsemen that the track’s marquee stakes require payments due by March 16.

The Empire Breeders Classic for New York bred sophomores has a 3-year-old sustaining and 2-year-old nominating payment. The Grand Circuit stakes for older horses, Roll With Joe, Artiscape, Crawford Farms and Joie de Vie require a March 16 nomination and April 15 sustaining payment.

Forms may be found on the web and the Racing Office will answer your questions at 607.699.7688.

— Nick Salvi/Tioga Downs

FSBOA stake payments due by March 15

Pompano Park, FL – Florida Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association stakes payments for the following are due March 15:

2 year-old Florida-breds (foals of 2018)
FL Breeders Stake – $100*
FL Stallion Stake – $100*
Sunshine State Stake – $50*
Melvyn Aylor Memorial $150

Non-Sired 2 Year-Olds (Foals of 2018):
Florida Breeders – $100*
Sunshine Stakes – $50*
Melvyn Aylor Memorial – $150

*Must be made to remain eligible as a three year old

Sustaining forms and on line payment schedule are available on our website www.floridaharnessracing.com or contact Rosie Huff 954.972.5400.

— Rosie Huff/FSBOA