Last call for March 15 stakes payments
March 15, 2011,from harness publicists across North America
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. Indiana Downs sustaining payments due March 15 Shelbyville, IN — Sustaining payments for the Monument Circle, Oliver Trotting Classic, Pride In Progress, Indiana Pacing Derby, Kentuckiana Stakes, and Circle City for 3-year-olds are due March 15. In addition, nominations for the Elevation and Circle City for 2-year-olds are due March 15. Nomination forms can be found on the Indiana Downs website by clicking the following link. Please note all payments are to be sent to the Hambletonian Society. — Indiana Downs Meadowlands Stakes noms due March 15 East Rutherford, NJ — Nominations for a quintet of spring and summer stakes races are due Tuesday, March 15. Applications for the Matt’s Scooter (3cp), Countess Adios (2fp), Tarport Hap (3fp), Oliver Wendell Holmes (3cp) and newly combined SRF Niatross (2op) are available at MeadowlandsRacetrack.com. The Matt’s Scooter will change to a two-week format this year, with an elimination round on Saturday, May 7 and $100,000 (est.) final on Saturday, May 14. Attractive bonuses have been added to the newly combined Niatross and Standardbred Retirement Foundation’s (SRF) Race for 2-years-olds on Friday, August 5. Nominated horses sired by a stallion for which a breeding was donated to SRF in 2011 pay only a $500 nomination fee and will compete for an exclusive $5,000 bonus for the best time in the race.
— Amy Silver
March 15 payments due for DSBF 2-year-olds
Dover, DE — A $100 continuation payment is due for all Delaware sired 2-year-olds who were nominated last May 15. This payment will keep them eligible until the 2012 3-year-old payment is due.
If the nomination payment last May was not made, a $350 late payment must be made in addition to the regular $100 fee.
Forms must be used and were mailed to any owner on record. They are also available on www.desbf.com.
For more information call 302.698.4610 or e-mail Judy.Davis-Wilson@state.de.us.
— Judy Davis-Wilson
Payments for Pennsylvania Sire Stakes due March 15
Harrisburg, PA — Those intending to participate in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes program in 2011 are reminded that a number of payments to maintain eligibility must be postmarked by March 15, 2011, in order to be able to stay in the program.
Two-year-olds had to have a nominating payment made on them already: those that have, which includes almost every hopeful, find that $150 is due to keep them eligible to the pari-mutuel Sire Stakes (and the Stallion Series), and $25 to remain eligible to the fair Sire Stakes. Those who have now-2-year-olds who never had a nomination payment made on them should call 717.787.5539 immediately.
Three-year-old pari-mutuel Sire Stakes (and Stallion Series) aspirants have a $500 payment due March 15.
Forms for sustaining horses can be found online at www.agriculture.state.pa.us; go to “Commissions,” “PA Racing Commission,” “Forms,” and “PA Sire Stakes 2011 Sustaining Form.” They can also be obtained by e-mailing gconnors@state.pa.us, or by calling the aforementioned 717.787.5539.
— Jerry Connors
Stakes payments due at Tioga and Vernon
Nichols, NY — The first round of payments for the 2011 stakes season at Tioga and Vernon Downs will come due on Tuesday, March 15. A listing of stakes and payments due are listed below.
Stake-Age-Payment
Empire Breeders Classic-2-$350
Empire Breeders Classic-3-$1,000
Artiscape-Open-$2,000
Bettor’s Delight-Open-$2,000
Credit Winner-Open-$2,000
Muscle Hill-Open-$2,000
Miss Versatility-Open-$1,500
Kindergarten Trotting Classic-2-$550
For more information please visit our website at www.tiogadowns.com or call the race office at 607.699.7688.
— Jason Bluhm
Sustaining payments due March 15 for Delaware stakes
Delaware, OH — Sustaining payments for the 67th Little Brown Jug, 42nd Jugette and 45th Old Oaken Bucket and Buckette are due March 15. These are for foals of 2009 and will be raced in 2012.
Sustaining payments are also due for the Standardbred 2-year-old colt and filly stakes for foals of 2009 to be raced in 2011.
The estimated purse for the 2012 Little Brown Jug is $650,000 and the Jugette is $350,000. The purse for the Bucket is $150,000 and $110,000 for the Buckette.
The estimated purses for the Standardbred 2-year-old colt pace and trot are $80,000; the Standardbred 2-year-old filly trot is $62,000; and Standardbred 2-year-old filly pace is $60,000.
All payments must be made to: Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065.
Sustaining Payments: Little Brown Jug No. 67-$500; Jugette No. 42-$400; Old Open Bucket No. 45-$300; Buckette No. 45-$200; Standardbred No. 69-$400 (pace & trot for 2-year-old colts); Standardbred No. 69-$300 (pace & trot for 2-year-old fillies).
— Tom White
Payments due March 15 for NJ-sired Babic paces
Trenton, NJ — An important sustaining payment is due March 15 in order to keep New Jersey-sired 2-year-old pacers eligible to the 2011 Lou Babic Memorial paces sponsored by the New Jersey Sire Stakes program.
Due on March 15 are sustaining payments of $700 for the Babic open and $400 for the Babic filly division. These payments should be mailed to NJSS, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625.
The Babic open, with an estimated purse of $120,000, and the Babic filly, with an estimated purse of $75,000, are scheduled for September at Freehold Raceway. Elimination heats, if necessary, are scheduled for August for both colt and filly divisions.
For further information, contact Leon Zimmerman at 609.394.8303.
— Leon Zimmerman
Numerous payments due March 15 at Woodbine
Rexdale, ON — Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to remind everyone of the upcoming stakes closing on March 15th, 2011. There are numerous Stake nominations and sustaining payments that are due for the circuit’s major stake events.
Three-year-old Ontario-sired fillies have a sustaining payment for the 2011 WEG/SBOA event. Two-year-olds have sustaining payments due for the 2011 Champlain Open and Champlain Fillies, as well as sustaining payments to be eligible (as 3-year-olds) to the 2012 Simcoe Open, Simcoe Fillies and WEG/SBOA stakes.
For more detailed information, please follow this link. Envelopes must be clearly postmarked no later than the said due date. Registered mail is recommended.
— Greg Gangle
Maryland staking and stallion info online
Union Bridge, MD — Two-year-old payments, for foals of 2009, are due to the Maryland Standardbred Fund (MSRF) and the Maryland Sire Stakes on Mar. 15, 2011.
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 current MSRF info and any updates as they become available.
We recommend that all payments be sent by certified mail. Please remember to make sure you have updated the address for the 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 or (240) 285-0326.
— Cheryl Stambaugh
Ontario Sire Stakes 2-year-old payments due March 15
The Ontario Sires Stakes administration would like to remind everyone that the deadline for the C$500 sustaining fee for Ontario-sired 2-year-olds that were nominated to the Ontario Sire sTakes as yearlings in 2010 is quickly approaching. All payments must be received or postmarked by Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
Please be aware that envelopes dropped into a mailbox do not always get postmarked that day. We recommend sending payments by courier or registered mail so you will have proof that you sent it and the envelope can be tracked. If not sending by registered mail, please ensure that the envelope has a postmark of March 15 or earlier.
If you did not receive the sustaining notice that was mailed mid-February, just print your horse’s name and tattoo number on the front of your cheque and mail it to: Ontario Sires Stakes, 10 Carlson Court, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M9W 6L2.
For more information please contact Karen Hauver, OSS Administration Coordinator, at (519) 369-3545, or via email at records@ontariosiresstakes.com.
— Karen Hauver