The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) announced that a record $500,000 in bonus monies will be available annually to standardbred foals that participate in its lucrative Certified Residency Program beginning with the 2026 foal crop and beyond. The current $400,000 bonus level still applies to the 2025 foal crop, whose owners have less than a month to get their horses registered in the program.
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Virginia Breeders Fund, Sire Stakes final-round purses increase to $100,000
Virginia’s harness racing industry took another step forward this week when the Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) announced that final leg purses for Virginia Breeders Stakes will increase to $100,000, from $80,000, and final leg purses for Virginia Sire Stakes races will also increase to $100,000, from $60,000, beginning this year.
Fifteen stallions to stand in Virginia for 2026
The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA), which added a lucrative Sire Stakes initiative to their portfolio of incentive programs in 2022, announced that 15 stallions will be standing in the state for the 2026 breeding season.