The Raceway at the Western Fair District has announced it will host the Wilson’s Tack Claiming Series for $7,000 claimers in March.

The series will consist of two divisions, one for horses & geldings and the other for fillies & mares. The first of two legs will kick off on March 14 (fillies & mares) and March 16 (horses & geldings).

The following is the breakdown of how the series will be structured:

Leg 1
Claiming Price: $7,000  
Purse: $7,000 

Leg 2 
Claiming Price: $8,500  
Purse: $8,000 

Final
Purse: $14,000 
No claiming - Top eight money-earning entries declared. 

Consolations
A) Purse: $9,000 
B) Purse: $7,000 
No claiming – Entries must be declared.  

The following is the schedule for the series:

Fillies & Mares  
Leg 1: Monday, March 14
Leg 2: Monday, March 21  
Final/Consolations: Monday, March 28 

Horses & Geldings 
Leg 1:  Wednesday, March 16 
Leg 2: Wednesday, March 23 
Final/Consolations: Wednesday, March 30  

Finals and Consolations A/B will be decided by cumulative earnings in Legs 1 and 2.

(With files from The Raceway)