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.

Woodbine stakes payments due Tuesday

Milton, ON — Woodbine Entertainment would like to remind owners and trainers of Tuesday’s (May 15) Standardbred stakes payment deadline.

The May 15 deadline includes the final round of sustaining payments for all 2018 major stakes, nominations for the 2018 2-year-old Summer Series and yearling nominations for the 2019/2020 Champlain and Simcoe stakes.

The following major stakes require a sustaining fee payment: Armbro Flight (Fillies & Mares Trot), Canadian Pacing Derby (Open Pace), Canadian Trotting Classic (3-year-old Trot), Casual Breeze (3-year-old Filly Trot), Elegantimage (3-year-old Filly Trot), Eternal Camnation (2-year-old Filly Pace), Fan Hanover (3-year-old Filly Pace), Goodtimes (3-year-old Trot), Maple Leaf Trot (Open Trot), Metro Pace (2-year-old Pace), Milton (Fillies & Mares Pace), Nassagaweya (2-year-old Pace), North America Cup (3-year-old Pace), Peaceful Way (2-year-old Filly Trot), Roses Are Red (Fillies & Mares Pace), She’s A Great Lady (2-year-old Filly Pace), Somebeachsomewhere (3-year-old Pace), William Wellwood Memorial (2-year-old Trot).

A sustaining fee payment is also due Tuesday (May 15) for the 2018 Champlain (foals of 2016).

Woodbine will again host a quartet of Summer Series this season for 2-year-olds. Nominations are due May 15 for the Dream Maker (pacers), Whenuwishuponastar (pacing fillies), Define The World (trotters) and Pure Ivory (trotting fillies).

Yearling nominations (foals of 2017) are also due May 15 for the 2019/2020 Champlain and Simcoe stakes.

Woodbine continues to handle stakes administration duties for tracks throughout Ontario. A sustaining payment is due May 15 for Grand River Raceway’s Battle of Waterloo and Battle of the Belles (Ontario sired 2-year-old pacers).

For full details regarding stakes payments, including sustaining fee amounts, click here.

Stakes payments can be made online by clicking here.

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

— Mark McKelvie

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 Tuesday (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, e-mail records@ontariosiresstakes.com, website: www.ontariosiresstakes.com.

— Karen Hauver

May payments due in Maryland

Union Bridge, MD — Two-year-old payments (foals of 2016) 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 2018.

Yearling nominations (foals of 2017) 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 your 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

DSBF May 15 payments

Dover, DE — A reminder that yearling nominations and 2-year old sustaining payments for the DSBF are due to be postmarked by May 15.

Yearling nomination – $40. Copy of USTA registration is required. If electronic or pending DNA a USTA “Basic Pathway” report is acceptable. The tattoo/name search report is not acceptable.

2-year-old sustaining payments – $200. The March 15 $100 payment must have been made. If you are sure the 2-year-old will not race at 2 in 2018 then this payment may be skipped.

Forms must be used. Credit cards are accepted. Call 302.698.4610 for more information.

Forms were mailed and are also available on www.desbf.com.

— Judy Davis-Wilson

SBOANJ May 15 payments approaching

Manalapan, NJ — The SBOANJ urges all of the nominators to the new stakes program which includes the Home Grown Pace and the Garden State Trot, to continue with their payments on May 15. These new stakes are important to help maintain New Jersey’s breeding program and need your continued support.

Sustaining payments due May 15 are the Garden State Trot #1 for 2-year-old trotters in the amount of $400, the New Jersey Trotting Futurity #53 for 2-year-old trotters in the amount of $300, and the Home Grown Pace #1 for 2-year-old pacers in the amount of $300.

Nomination payments for 2017 foals are also due May 15. Last year the SBOANJ paid nomination fees for all New Jersey sired foals. This year owners will be required to make the nomination payments.

On the trotting side, the yearling payments for both the Garden State Trot #2 and the New Jersey Trotting Futurity #54 are $25. The payment for the Home Grown Pace #2 for New Jersey sired yearlings that are SDF eligible is $25, while the payment for yearlings that are New Jersey foaled but not SDF eligible is $150.

Visit www.sboanj.com for payment schedule and forms.

— Courtney Stafford

May 15 deadline to nominate yearlings to NJSS and SDF

Trenton, NJ — Important payments are due Tuesday (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 2017 that are yearlings in 2018. All horses nominated must be registered with the USTA, Canadian Standardbred Horse Society (CSHS) 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 $100 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 $125.

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.

Nomination forms may be obtained from the NJSS website at www.newjerseysirestakes.com.

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

Yearling payments for the Dr. H.M. Parshall Memorial Stakes are due May 15

Arcanum, OH —Yearling payments for the Dr. H.M. Parshall Memorial stakes for the Oho Colt Racing Association must be submitted by May 15. The online nomination forms are available by clicking here.

— Lisa Schwartz

Delaware (Ohio) Grand Circuit Stakes payments due May 15

Delaware, OH — Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (Ohio) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2017 (to be raced in 2020) are due May 15. Also due are the nomination payments for the Standardbreds (2-year-old events) for foals of 2017 to be raced in 2019.

The nomination fees are as follows:

Little Brown Jug #75 and Jugette #50-$50.00

Old Oaken Bucket #68 and Buckette #68-$25.00

Standardbreds-$25

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

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

— Jay Wolf