Yearling nominations due May 15 for Delaware Grand Circuit events

Delaware, OH — Yearling nominations for foals of 2012 are due Wednesday (May 15) for all Delaware, Ohio, Grand Circuit events.

Little Brown Jug and Jugette nominations are $50 each. The races will be contested in 2015. A fee of $25 is also due for the Old Oaken Bucket and Buckette which also will be raced in 2015.

There are $25 nomination fees for all four divisions of the 2-year-old Standardbred series, which will be raced in 2014.

Two-year-old events to be raced during Grand Circuit Week 2014
Standardbred Colt Pace–$80,000 (est.)
Standardbred Colt Trot–$70,000 (est.)
Standardbred Filly Pace–$60,000 (est.)
Standardbred Filly Trot–$60,000 (est.)

Three-year-old events to be raced during Grand Circuit Week 2015
Little Brown Jug–3-Year-Old Colt Pace–$700,000 (est.)
Jugette–3-Year-Old Filly Pace– 400,000 (est.)
Old Oaken Bucket–3-Year-Old Colt Trot–$125,000 (est.)
Buckette–3-Year-Old Filly Trot–$100,000 (est.)

Checks should be made payable to The Delaware County Fair and mailed to Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065. Please contact the Little Brown Jug at 614.847.1948 or staking@littlebrownjug.com with questions.

Further information is available online at www.littlebrownjug.com.

— Jay Wolf

WEG’s May 15 stakes payments approaching

Toronto, ON — Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to remind all owners, horsemen and women, of the upcoming stakes closing on Wednesday (May 15).

There are numerous stakes nominations and sustaining payments which are due for the circuit’s major stakes events.

Sustaining payments are due for the 2013 Champlain Open and Champlain Fillies (for 2-year-olds). Nominations can be made online, by clicking below.

To view all nomination forms, please click the second link. Envelopes must be clearly postmarked no later than the said due date or payment will not be accepted. Registered mail is recommended.

For stakes nominations, click here:

For online stakes payment option, click here:

— Greg Gangle

Florida payments due May 15

Pompano Beach, FL — Payments are due on May 15 for the following Florida stakes:

• 2-year-olds (foals of 2011) for the Florida Breeders, Melvyn Aylor Memorial, Sunshine State and Stallion Stake
• 3-year-olds (foals of 2010) for the Florida Breeders and Stallion Stake
• Yearling nominations (foals of 2012) for the Florida Breeders, Sunshine State and Stallion Stake

Payments can be mailed in or you may pay online at www.myfsboa.com.

— Rosie Huff

Payments due in Maryland

Union Bridge, MD — Two-year-old payments (foals of 2011) are due to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes on May 15. This payment is for 2-year-olds that will be racing in 2013.

Yearling nominations (foals of 2012) to the Maryland Standardbred Fund and the Maryland Sire Stakes are also due on May 15.

We recommend that all payments be sent by certified mail. Please note the mailing address: P.O. Box 540, Union Bridge, MD 21791-0540.

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

DSBF payments due May 15

Dover, DE — Delaware sired 2-year-olds who made a March 15, 2013, $100 continuation payment are required to make a $200 payment to race in 2013. This payment is not necessary to maintain eligibility for 2014. The payment must be accompanied by the correct form and be postmarked by Wednesay (May 15). Certified mail is highly recommended.

Delaware sired yearling nominations are also due to be postmarked by Wednesday (May 15). The amount is $40. The state form must be used and be accompanied by a copy of the yearling’s USTA registration papers. In the case of electronic registration a copy of a Pathway “basic horse report” will be required.

For further information e-mail Judy.Davis-Wilson@state.de.us or call 302.698.4610.

— Judy Davis-Wilson

Pennsylvania Sire Stakes payments due May 15

Harrisburg, PA — Horsemen with prospects for the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and its related programs should be aware that a payment for many classes must be postmarked to the Commission by Wednesday (May 15).

Three-Year-Olds: No further pari-mutuel payments for 3-year-olds is required, but those wishing to maintain eligibility for the Pennsylvania Fair Sire Stakes circuit have a $100 payment due on May 15.

Two-Year-Olds: May 15 payments for freshmen are $400 for pari-mutuel (which includes the Stallion Series) and $50 for the fairs. If you do not think your horse will be ready for any stakes competition at two, you do not have to make this May 15 payment; your eligibility will be carried over to March 15, 2014, though of course you forfeit the chance to race in any of the Pennsylvania series (no supplemental payments here).

Yearlings: Pennsylvania has yearling payments, and all Pennsylvania-sired yearlings must be nominated as a yearling with a May 15 payment in order to remain eligible. The payments are $50 for the pari-mutuel circuit and $5 for the fairs.

Forms are available online at www.agriculture.state.pa.us; they can also be obtained by e-mailing gconnors@pa.gov, faxing a request to 717.787.2271 or calling 717.787.5539.

— Jerry Connors

May 15 deadline to nominate yearlings to NJSS and NJ stakes

Trenton, NJ — Important payments are due May 15 to make and keep horses eligible to the New Jersey Sire Stakes program and other special stakes races for New Jersey sired horses.

Nominations are due for foals of 2012 that are yearlings in 2013. All horses nominated must be registered with the U.S. Trotting Association or Standardbred Canada.

For eligibility to the Sire Stakes program (Premier and Green Acres divisions), payments should be mailed to NJSS, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625. The NJSS strongly suggests the use of certified mail to avoid potential problems in mailing or delivery of payments. No late payments are accepted.

The fee is $50 for the NJSS Premier and Green Acres divisions if a copy of the yearling’s registration certificate accompanies the nomination. Without a copy of the certificate, the fee is $75. The Lou Babic Pace nomination fee, which is also due May 15, is an additional $25 for the open division and $15 for the filly division.

It is important to note that the yearling nomination fee is $250 if the foal being nominated as 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.

For further information, contact Christopher Castens at 609.292.8830.

— Christopher Castens

Payments due May 15 for SBOANJ events

Nomination payments for stakes in 2014 and 2015 plus sustaining payments for two of this year’s events are due to the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey by May 15, 2013.

Nomination fees that are due are for the 2015 Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic, 2015 Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey, 2015 Charles Smith and Helen Smith, the 2014 Harold Dancer and Marion Dancer and the New Jersey Futurity #49.

Second sustaining payments due are for the 2013 Harold Dancer and Marion Dancer, and the New Jersey Futurity #48.

Payments should be sent to the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association, 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726

Nomination Payments Due May 15, 2013

2015 NJ Pacing Classic

Open $35

Fillies $25

2015 C. I. Smith Trot Classic

Open $35

Fillies $25

2014 Harold R. Dancer Memorial

Open $35

Fillies $25

New Jersey Futurity #49

Trotters $25

Pacers $25

Sustaining Payments Due May 15, 2013

2013 Harold R. Dancer Memorial 2nd Sustaining Payment

Open $400

Fillies $400

NJ Futurity #48 2 yr. 2nd Sustaining Payment

Trotters $300

Pacers $300

-Submitted by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ

Racing Under Saddle payments due May 15

The upcoming Race Under Saddle series at The Meadowlands first nomination dates is coming up on May 15.

It is $200 to nominate a trotter for this race.

Horses CAN enter after this date for $500 all the way up to the day of the entry for the first leg.
http://www.hambletonian.org/resources/2013MonteRacingPaymentForm.pdf

Please note that all the nomination and entry fees will be added to the Estimated purse for the final.

Also horses can be nominated without a rider or a qualifying line under saddle. (write TBA)

But for entering the first leg, all horses must show a race line under saddle (with the listed times) and a RUS licensed rider or entry will not be accepted.

Qualifiers will be held at Gaitway farm in June and also at Goshen, plus other tracks.

For information about upcoming qualifiers and/or practical test opportunities, or if you are searching for a rider for your trotter, you can visit https://www.facebook.com/RusAmericaRacingUnderSaddle
Licensed riders are listed under the “about” page and “basic info”

Conditions for the series:
http://www.hambletonian.org/resources/RUSSeriesConditions2013.pdf

The series are still accepting sponsor opportunities for this series.
Please contact Helene Gregory for inquiries,
kickan@comcast.net.