The May 15 deadline is drawing near for many stakes payments. Below are a list of notices that have recently been submitted to the USTA Newsroom. The following information regarding upcoming stakes payments is not meant to be a complete list of every required stakes payment. It is a list of only those notifications that have been provided directly to the USTA for posting here. For more information on payments, click here.
Mohawk Park’s 2-year-old Summer Series return
Milton, ON — Woodbine management reminds all owners and trainers that nominations close Thursday (May 15) for its annual 2-year-old summer series at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The quartet of summer series provide great early racing opportunity for 2-year-olds and can serve as a launching pad towards Mohawk Park’s Grand Circuit events.
Each series features two C$20,000 preliminary legs and a C$50,000 added money final.
The four series are listed below:
Dream Maker (2YO Open Pace) – July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 8
Whenuwishuponastar (2YO Filly Pace) – July 24, July 31, Aug. 7
Millard Farms (2YO Open Trot) – July 21, July 28, Aug. 4
Pure Ivory (2YO Filly Trot) – July 22, July 29, Aug. 5
The nomination fee for each series is C$500.
To pay nominations online, click here.
— Mark McKelvie
Charlie Hill, Jim Ewart and Jug Preview nomination deadline looming
Grove City, OH — Nominations must be postmarked by Thursday (May 15) for the Charlie Hill Trot, Jim Ewart Pace and the Jug Preview, all of which will be raced on Saturday (Sept. 6) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
And with the first of three deadlines having passed for nominations, the Next Generation 2-year-old colt trot has filled, leaving nomination opportunity for those with a 2-year-old colt pacer, filly pacer or filly trotter.
Nominations are still open for both paces and the filly trot Next Generation events, with each filly division having six nominations received and the colt pace division having seven. Those interested in securing a spot in any of those three divisions can make a $10,000 nomination by May 15.
Each division is limited to nine entrants with eight spots needing purchased in order for the event to fill. If more than three or two nomination spots, respectively, are received for that division, a lottery drawing will be held only between those nominations received since the April 15 deadline; anyone who submitted an $8,000 nomination by April 15 is guaranteed a spot.
All Next Generation events, for Ohio-sired 2-year-olds, will be held on Saturday (July 5).
The $500 nomination for the Charlie Hill Trot and Jim Ewart Pace (for older horses), as well as the Jug Preview for 3-year-olds, are also due May 15.
The Ewart and Hill events will each go for $250,000; the Jug Preview is estimated to go for $225,000. The Jug Preview is making its renaissance debut after being held each year from 1979 through 2007, then once again in 2017. The last winner was Ohio’s leading sire, Downbytheseaside. In addition to the purse, the winner of the Jug Preview will have their entry fee for the Little Brown Jug paid by Scioto Downs.
Full conditions for all the events are available on the USTA website at horsemen.ustrotting.com.
— Eldorado Scioto Downs
Parshall yearling payment reminder
Washington Courthouse, OH — Yearling payments for the Parshall Futurity are due this week and must be postmarked by May 15.
For the first time in history, the Parshall Futurity will be split by fillies and colts as 2-year-olds beginning with Parshall #74.
This is an excellent engagement for all yearlings at only $15 for a historic stake entering its 74th year.
The Parshall Futurity races in August at the Great Darke County Fair, Greenville, Ohio.
Follow this link for the nomination form.
— Lisa Schwartz
May payments due in Maryland
Ocean Pines, MD — Two-year old payments (foals of 2023) are due to the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes on May 15. This payment is for 2-year-olds that will be racing in 2025.
Yearling nominations (foals of 2024) to the Maryland Standardbred Race 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 or priority mail with tracking. Please note the mailing address: P.O. Box 1530, Ocean Pines, MD 21811.
All staking lists, staking forms and regulations can be found on our website at www.msrfonline.com or you may call 410.775.0152.
— Scott Warren
DSBF yearling notice
Dover. DE — The $40 payment is due May 15 for any DSBF eligible yearling.
If the May 15 payment is missed, a late payment of $350 by March 15, 2026, must be made to stay eligible to the program.
Credit cards are an acceptable payment through the online portal on the DSBF website and owners can pay for multiple horses in one transaction.
If mailing a payment, please use a service with a tracking number. All payments must be postmarked by May 15 and mailed to Department of Agriculture, 2320 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
For more information call 302.698.4610 or email Mark.Short@delaware.gov or visit Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund.
— Mark Short
Delaware, Ohio Grand Circuit yearling nomination reminder
Delaware, OH — Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2024 (to be raced in 2027) are due May 15.
Also due are the nomination payments for the Standardbreds (2-year-old events) for foals of 2024 to be raced in 2026.
The nomination fees are as follows:
Little Brown Jug – Grade 1 (No. 82) – $50
Jugette – Grade 1 (No. 57) – $50
Old Oaken Bucket – Grade 3 (No. 75) – $25
Buckette – Grade 3 (No. 75) – $25
Standardbreds (No. 87) – $25
Thanks to the generosity of the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, the OHHA will nominate all Ohio bred foals of 2024 that have been registered with the USTA as of May 15, 2025, to the Little Brown Jug (No. 82), Jugette (No. 57), Old Oaken Bucket (No. 75) and Buckette (No. 75). The foal’s owner will be responsible for all future payments. Foals not registered by the May 15 date can be made eligible by Aug. 15, 2025, by paying the Late Nomination Fee.
For current stakes conditions and future payment amounts, please click here.
Make checks payable to the Delaware County Fair and mail to Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065.
For the latest news and information, please visit the Little Brown Jug website at www.littlebrownjug.com.
— Jay Wolf
SBOANJ yearling nominations and sustaining payments due May 15
Manalapan, NJ — Harness racing yearling nominations and sustaining payments for SBOANJ sponsored stakes are due May 15.
The fee to nominate a yearling to the Garden State Trot #9 is $25. The fee for the Home Grown Pace #9 is $25 for all New Jersey sired yearlings and those who are nominated to the NJSS SDF program. If you are not New Jersey sired or have not nominated to the SDF program but foaled in New Jersey, the fee is $150.
Two-year-old sustaining payments for the Garden State Trot #8 and Home Grown Pace #8 are also due on May 15. The Garden State Trot second payment is $400. The Home Grown Pace second payment is $300.
For more yearling nomination forms click here.
For more sustaining nominations forms click here.
— Courtney Stafford/SBOANJ
Florida-bred payments due May 15
Pompano Beach, FL — Payments for Florida-bred foals of 2024 are due by May 15.
Yearlings (Foals of 2024):
May 15 – Florida Breeders…… $25
May 15 – Sunshine Stakes…… $25
May 15 – Stallion Stake………. $50
Remember, if you have an out-of-state sired foal and registered Aug. 15, 2024, with the FSBOA, you’re not eligible for the Stallion Stake payment.
You can make payments online at www.floridaharnessracing.com or mail the attached form in with a check payable to: FSBOA, 6750 NW 11th Court, Margate, FL 33063.
Any questions, please feel free to call me on my cell at 954.415.7065.
— Rosie Huff