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.

WEG sustaining payments and nominations due Monday

Campbellville, ON — Sustaining payments and nominations for numerous Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and Alliance stakes/series are due this Monday (May 15).

The May 15 payment is the final round of sustaining payments for all major WEG Stakes, including the C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup. A total of 53 three-year-old pacers are eligible to make the final sustaining payment for Canada’s richest harness race.

The full list of WEG stakes requiring a May 15th sustaining payment is available below.

Pepsi North America Cup (Pace: 3-Year-Olds)
Canadian Pacing Derby (Pace: 3-Year-Olds and Up)
Canadian Trotting Classic (Trot: 3-Year-Olds)
Maple Leaf Trot (Trot: 3-Year-Olds and Up)
Fan Hanover (Pace: 3-Year-Old Fillies)
Elegantimage (Trot: 3-Year-Old Fillies)
Casual Breeze (Trot: 3-Year-Old Fillies)
Goodtimes (Trot: 3-Year-Olds)
Somebeachsomewhere (Pace: 3-Year-Olds)
Metro Pace (Pace: 2-Year-Olds)
She’s A Great Lady (Pace: 2-Year-Old Fillies)
William Wellwood Memorial (Trot: 2-Year-Olds)
Peaceful Way (Trot: 2-Year-Old Fillies)
Nassagaweya (Pace: 2-Year-Olds)
Eternal Camnation (Pace: 2-Year-Old Fillies)
Roses Are Red (Pace: Mares)
Milton (Pace: Mares)
Armbro Flight (Trot: Mares)

Nominations are also due May 15 for the annual 2-year-old summer series at Mohawk.

The Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Define The World and Pure Ivory are signature events in the summer months at Mohawk and have been the learning ground for many top 2-year-olds.

The May 15 payment also includes yearling nominations for the 2018 Champlain Stakes, 2019 Simcoe Stakes and 2019 S.B.O.A. Stakes. For more information, click here.

A sustaining payment is also due May 15 for the following Alliance events to be raced at Grand River Raceway.

Battle of Waterloo (Pace: 2-Year-Olds)
Battle of the Belles (Pace: 2-Year-Old Fillies)

To view full information regarding each stakes event and payments, click here.

To make sustaining payments online, click here.

If sending payments by mail, envelopes must be clearly post-marked no later than May 15 or payment will not be accepted. Registered mail is recommended.

Any questions or concerns regarding stakes payments can be directed to the Mohawk Race Office, 905.854.7805.

— Mark McKelvie

May 15 deadline to nominate yearlings to NJSS and NJ stakes

Trenton, NJ — Important payments are due Monday (May 15) to make and keep horses eligible to the New Jersey Sire Stakes program and the Standardbred Development Fund.

Nominations are due for foals of 2016 that are yearlings in 2017. All horses nominated must be registered with the U.S. Trotting Association, Standardbred Canada or another appropriate breed registry.

The fee is $50 for the NJSS Premier Division if a copy of the yearling’s registration certificate accompanies the nomination. Without a copy of the certificate, the fee is $75.

It is important to note that the yearling nomination fee is $250 if the foal being nominated is the result of the interstate transport of a registered New Jersey stallion’s semen to a mare outside the state of New Jersey, provided a copy of the certificate accompanies the fee. Without the certificate, the interstate semen transport nomination fee is $275.

Yearling nominations are also due for the New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund for horses by non-New Jersey based stallions whose dams have been previously registered for the program. The fee is $50 for the NJSDF if a copy of the yearling’s registration certificate accompanies the nomination. Without a copy of the certificate, the fee is $75. Yearlings by sires located in New Jersey do not have to pay a separate fee as nomination to the Sire Stakes automatically results in nomination to the SDF program.

All pacing yearlings eligible to either the NJSS Premier Division or the Standardbred Development Fund are also eligible to be nominated to the Renaissance Pace. The Renaissance Pace nomination fee, which is also due May 15, is an additional $25 for the open division and $15 for the filly division.

All payments should be mailed to NJSS, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625. NJSS strongly suggests the use of certified mail to avoid potential problems in mailing or delivery of payments. No late payments will be accepted.

For further information contact Christopher C. Castens at 609.292.8830.

— Christopher Castens

OSS yearling nominations due May 15

Toronto, ON — Owners of yearlings eligible to be nominated to the Ontario Sires Stakes are reminded that the C$100 yearling nomination fee must be received or postmarked by Monday (May 15). Please note that yearlings must be registered at time of nomination.

A blank form can be accessed under the “Forms” section of the Ontario Sires Stakes website at www.ontariosiresstakes.com.

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, c/o Ontario Racing, 400-10 Carlson Court, Toronto, ON M9W 6L2.

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

— Karen Hauver

Maryland Standardbred Fund and Sire Stakes payments due May 15

Union Bridge, MD — Two-year-old payments for foals of 2015, are due to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes on (Monday) May 15. This payment is for 2-year-olds that will be racing in 2017.

Yearling nominations for foals of 2016, to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes are also due on May 15.

All checks must be made out to the: Maryland Standardbred Race Fund

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 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

Last call for yearling nominations and May 15 sustaining payments

Cranbury, NJ — Yearling nominations for all races serviced by the Hambletonian Society are due Monday (May 15).

Payments for foals of 2016 to be nominated to any stakes events administered by the Society should be postmarked no later than midnight on Tuesday (May 16).

This is the most important eligibility payment for those events that do not allow supplements, including the $1 million Hambletonian to be raced in 2019 at the Meadowlands.

The 2017 races with a May 15 sustaining payment are also listed below.

For more information, or to obtain nomination forms, call 609.371.2211 or visit us on the web at www.hambletonian.com.

May 15 Sustaining Payments
Breeders Crown
Cleveland Trotting Classic Supplement
Courageous Lady Supplement
The Elevation
Fox Stake
Hoosier Stakes (2-year-olds)
Kentuckiana Stallion Mgt. Pace & Trot (for 2-year-old fillies)
Landmark Stakes (2-year-olds)
Keystone Classics (2-year-olds)
Liberty Bell Early Closer (2-year-olds)
Matron Series (2-year-olds)
W.N. Reynolds Memorial Early Closer (2-year-olds)
John Simpson Memorial Early Closer (2-year-olds)
Ralph Wilfong Horsemen (2-year-old colt trotters)
The Spirit of Massachusetts (3-year-old and older trotters)
Tompkins-Geers Early Closer (2-year-olds)

May 15 Yearling Payments
Delvin Miller Adios (and Adioo Volo Filly Division)
Arden Downs Stakes
Breeders Crown
Cane Pace (and Shady Daisy)
Currier & Ives Trot (and Filly Trot)
Dexter Cup (and Lady Suffolk Trot)
Fox Stake
Hambletonian (Hambletonian Oaks and Maturity)
Hoosier Stakes
The Horseman
Messenger Stakes (and Lady Maud)
Progress Pace
Art Rooney Pace (and Lismore Filly Division)
Ralph Wilfong Horseman Stake (for 2-year-old trotters)
Yonkers Trot

— Moira Fanning

Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit yearling nomination payments due

Delaware, OH — Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2016 (to be raced in 2019) are due May 15.

The nomination fees are as follows:

Little Brown Jug 74 and Jugette 49: $50.00
Old Oaken Buckete 67 and Buckette 67: $25.00

Make checks payable and send all 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.

— Jay Wolf

Ohio Breeders Championship stallion subscriptions due

Delaware, OH — Ohio stallion owners are reminded that the stallion subscriptions for the Ohio Breeders Championship are due May 15.

Payment of the stallion subscription will allow foals of 2016 by stallions registered with the Ohio State Racing Commission to establish eligibility for his foals to compete in the OBC championship events. This year’s payment will cover foals of 2016 to be raced at the Delaware County Fair as 2-year-olds in 2018 and 3-year-olds in 2019.

Last season the Ohio Breeders Championships raced for a combined $871,000 during Little Brown Jug week.

The 2017 subscription fee is one half of the stud fee charged in the year of conception (2015), minimum of $300. Payments must be sent to:

Delaware County Fair, Attn: Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065.

For a complete set of rules and a subscription form, please visit www.littlebrownjug.com under the racing tab.

— Jay Wolf

Payments for SBOANJ new stakes due May 15

Manalapan, NJ — The SBOANJ has revamped their stakes program for foals of 2016. In an effort to attract more eligible horses and create competitive races the SBOANJ sponsored stakes program has developed three new races. All nominations for these events are due May 15.

The New Jersey Garden State Trot for 2- and 3-year-olds will replace the Dancer and Smith trots once these events have ended. The 2-year-old race will be held at the Meadowlands in 2018. The 3-year-olds will race at Freehold Raceway in 2019. Nominations are due May 15. This year’s nominations will be paid by the SBOANJ. Please send in a nomination form only.

The Futurity #53 will be limited to trotters only. Nomination fee of $25 is due May 15.

The New Jersey Home Grown Pace is a new event open to foals of 2016 that are New Jersey sired or New Jersey Sire Stake Development Fund eligible or foaled in New Jersey. Ideally the dates will coincide with the New Jersey Sire Stakes program at Freehold Raceway and offer owners an opportunity to race extended dates. Nominations are due May 15. The fee is $25 for New Jersey sired and Standardbred Development Fund eligible and $150 for yearlings who are not eligible to the Standardbred Development Fund.

The conditions and nomination forms are available on our website under the stakes and stakes conditions tabs.

— Courtney Stafford

FSBOA stakes payments due by May 15

Pompano Beach, FL — The following FSBOA stake payments are due by May 15.

Yearlings (foals of 2016) and out of state non-Florida sired foals
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.floridaharnessracing.com.

For questions, contact Rosie Huff at 954.972.5400.

— Rosie Huff

Meadowlands May 15 stakes payments due

East Rutherford, NJ — Horsemen are reminded of important stakes payments due (postmarked by May 15) for Meadowlands Racetrack.

Eligibility for the 2019 Meadowlands Pace requires a $50 payment on foals of 2016 (yearlings) by May 15.

The last sustaining payment for many of The Meadowlands Grand Circuit 2017 stakes is also due on that date.

Any questions should be directed to the Racing Office at 201.842.5130.

— Meadowlands Media Relations

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 2017 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. USTA Pathway Basic Horse report is also acceptable for those having electronic registration.

Payments should be postmarked by May 15. It is strongly advised to use mail with a tracking number. Credit card payments are now accepted. If paying by credit card call Donna Kroll at 302.698.4599.

For forms and information call 302.698.4610 or email Judy.Davis-Wilson@state.de.us or
download a form from www.desbf.com.

— Judy Davis-Wilson