Lebanon, OH – The nomination deadlines for several of Miami Valley’s popular late closing series are fast approaching.
The first three Lebanon Legends series for non-winners of four pari-mutuel races or $40,000 lifetime are due in the race office by Thursday (Feb. 17).

The George Williams Memorial, for male pacers, will begin on Sunday (Feb. 27) and end with a $30,000 final on March 13. The Ray Paver Sr. Memorial, for trotters, starts Wed., March 2 and culminates with a $25,000 championship on March 16. The Herb Coven Jr. Memorial, limited to pacing fillies and mares, commences on Thursday (March 3) and ends on March 17 with a $25,000 championship. Horses must meet the conditions at 6 p.m. on the nomination date. Fee for the first three Legends series is $400.

Nominations for the Bill Dailey and Howard Beissinger Memorials are due Feb. 21. The Dailey medley features a 5/8 mile $15,000 first leg, a one mile $20,000 second leg, and a 1-1/4 mile $30,000 final. It is for male pacers whose last three races prior to the nomination date were for $15,000 purses or less. The Beissinger, for trotters, follows the same format. Nomination fee for these two odd-distance events is $500.

Entry blanks can be downloaded off the miamivalleygaming.com website, or picked up in the race office. Inquiries can be directed to: Gregg.keidel@mvgrllc.com or answered by the race office staff at 513-934-7792.