Trot Insider has compiled a list of all the reminders that have been sent out relating to stakes payments and industry deadlines which are coming due on and around May 15.

Please check back with this notice, as Trot Insider will update this list when more reminders are received.

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SC's May 15 Stakes Reminder

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Standardbred Canada would like to remind owners/trainers that several stakes payments are due on or before Thursday, May 15, 2014.

Stakes payments can be paid with debit or credit card using SC Stakes Online. A video tutorial is available to help you get started.

Payment information and stakes conditions can be viewed on the Online Stakes Guide by clicking here or on the name of each stakes event.

If you did not receive notification of payment, a generic stakes form can be used to submit payments by mail. It can be located by clicking here.

Yearling Nominations

• Atlantic Sires Stakes - $50 (plus ASBA membership fee $50 if not already paid)
• Maritime Breeders Stake - $50
• Island Breeders Series - $30
• Nova Scotia Stake - $25
• Maritimer Stake - $20
• Frank & Beth Stanfield Memorial - $60
• Donnie & George Turner Memorial - $20
• Carl & Marg Mackenzie Memorial - $20
• Bill Quigg Memorial - $15
• Williamson Memorial - $15
• Lady Slipper - $75
• Joe O'Brien Memorial - $75

Two-Year-Old Payments

• Lucien Bombardier nomination - $300

Three-Year-Old Payments

• Canadian Breeders Championship - $200
• Lady Crocus nomination - $20

Aged Payments

• Atlantic Aged Mares Pacing Series nomination - $100
• Prix d'Ete $1000

If not paying by Interac (debit) or with a credit card via SC Stakes Online, please mail and make cheques payable to:

Standardbred Canada - Stakes Department
2150 Meadowvale Blvd.
Mississauga, ON
L5N 6R6

Envelopes must be clearly post-marked on or before Thursday, May 15th to be accepted, despite inadequacies of the postal system.

For more information, contact Caren Brown-Stockwell, Stakes Coordinator, at 905-858-3060 (Ext. 258) or [email protected].

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WEG’s May 15 Stakes Payments Fast Approaching

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The Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to issue a final reminder to owners/trainers that several stakes payments are due on or before Thursday, May 15, 2014.

After a one-year absence, four two-year-old stakes events are returning to the Mohawk stakes calendar.

‪The Dream Maker and Whenuwishuponastar, for two-year-old colt and filly pacers, will return in July.

‪On the two-year-old trotting side, the Define The World (formerly Bridger) and Pure Ivory (formerly In Free) will also re-appear in August.

Nominations are also due for a pair of sophomore events, the Summertime and Town Pro.

‪There are numerous sustaining payments that are due for the circuit’s major stakes events, including the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup, $685,000 Metro Pace, etc.

‪Payments must also be kept up on the 2015 Champlain Stakes, Champlain Filly Stakes (for two-year-olds) along with the Simcoe Stakes, Simcoe Filly Stakes and WEG 2016 SBOA Stakes (Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association).

The start of the 102-date Mohawk meet is scheduled for Thursday, May 22.

To make an online payment, please click here.

To view the nomination form, please click here.

‪Envelopes must be clearly post-marked no later than the said due date or payment will not be accepted. Registered mail is recommended.

(WEG)

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2014 OSS Yearling Nomination Form

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Owners of yearlings eligible to be nominated to the Ontario Sires Stakes should be aware that yearling nomination forms were mailed on April 14 according to the information in the Standardbred Canada computer system at that time.

If you are the corresponding officer of an eligible yearling and have not yet received a nomination form, you can download a form from the OSS website at ontariosiresstakes.com.

The $100 nomination fee for Ontario-sired foals of 2013 must be postmarked by May 15, 2014 and owners are reminded that their yearlings must be registered at the time of nomination.

It is recommended that payments be sent by registered mail so the sender has proof of mailing.

All cheques should be made payable and mailed to:

Ontario Sires Stakes
10 Carlson Court, Suite 400
Toronto, ON M9W 6L2

For more information please contact:

Karen Hauver
OSS Administration Coordinator
519-369-3545
[email protected]
Ontariosiresstakes.com

(OSS)

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Hambo Society's May 15 Payment Notice

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Yearling nominations for all events administered by the Hambletonian Society and sustaining payments for all other races serviced by the society are due Thursday, May 15.

All payments must be postmarked by midnight, May 16 as provided by the USTA rule.

New this year is an additional May 15 payment for the Ben Franklin (open pacers) and Earl Beal Jr. Memorial (three-year-old trotters) and two new races with May 15 payments: The Dayton Derby (four-year-olds and up) and the Carl Milstein Memorial (three-year-old pacers).

Eligibility lists for races with a final payment on February, March, and April 15, 2014 are posted on the website. Race conditions, payment forms and much more information is now available online.

All races requiring payments are listed below.

For more information call 609-371-2211 or email [email protected].

For a complete list of stakes administered by the society and accompanying yearling payment forms check the link below.

FOALS of 2013 forms:

• Yearling Pacer Form
• Yearling Trotter Form

Those races requiring sustaining payments are listed below.

• Ben Franklin Free For All
• Breeders Crown 2yr
• Earl Beal Jr. Memorial Trot
• Dayton Derby Trot & Pace
• The Elevation
• Fox Stake 2CP
• Hoosier Stake
• Kentuckiana Stallion Mgnt Pace for 2yr
• Kentuckiana Stallion Mgnt Trot for 2yr
• Keystone Classics 2yr
• Matron Series 2yr
• Carl Milstein Memorial 3CP
• PA All Stars 2-year-olds
• Ralph Wilfong Horsemen 2CT

(Hambletonian Society)

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NJSS May 15 Yearling Payments Due

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Important payments are due May 15 to make and keep horses eligible to the lucrative New Jersey Sire Stakes Program and other special stakes races for New Jersey-sired horses.

Nominations are due for foals of 2013 that are yearlings in 2014. All horses nominated must be registered with the U. S. Trotting Association (USTA) or Standardbred Canada (SC).

For eligibility to the NJSS program (Premier and Green Acres divisions), 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 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 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 $275.

(NJSS)

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Big M Payments Due May 15

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Several of the Meadowlands Racetrack’s stakes events and early closers require a May 15 payment.

Payments include the final payment for the Meadowlands Pace and some of the track’s other marquee summer races.

The Ima Lula series for four-year-old mare trotters calls for a nomination fee of $1,000 to be made eligible for the two legs and final of that event.

Of special note to breeders is the $50 yearling payment on foals of 2013 to race in the 2016 Meadowlands Pace due for the first time on May 15.

All necessary information and forms are available here.

(Meadowlands)

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Meadowlands Pace Yearling Payment Due

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For the first time, the Meadowlands Pace will require a yearling payment of $50 to be made to nominate the pacing foals of 2013 to the 2016 race.

This payment is due (postmarked by) May 16. Questions should be directed to Nick Salvi at 607-972-5500.

A form may be downloaded here.

(Meadowlands)

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NJSS May 15 Yearling Payments Due

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Important payments are due May 15 to make and keep horses eligible to the lucrative New Jersey Sire Stakes Program and other special stakes races for New Jersey-sired horses.

Nominations are due for foals of 2013 that are yearlings in 2014. All horses nominated must be registered with the U. S. Trotting Association (USTA) or Standardbred Canada (SC).

For eligibility to the NJSS program (Premier and Green Acres divisions), 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 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 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 $275.

(NJSS)

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SBOANJ-Sponsored Stakes Payments

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Nomination payments are due for New Jersey-sired yearlings on May 15, 2014 for the 2015 Harold and Marion Dancer Trots, the 2015 New Jersey Futurity and the 2016 editions of the Anthony Abbatiello New Jersey Classic, Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey, the Charles and Helen Smith Trots.

Additionally, the second sustaining payments for the 2014 Harold and Marion Dancer Trots and this year’s New Jersey Futurity are also due on May 15.

Applications and conditions are available on sboanj.com or by contacting the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey at 732-462-2357.

The payments for these stakes should be sent to SBOANJ, 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726. The yearling nominating fees range from $25 to $35 while the sustaining payments are $400 for the Dancers and $300 for the Futurity.

(SBOANJ)

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Tioga Late Closing Nominations Due May 15

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Horsemen are advised that nominations for the Morrisville College, Nichols True Value, Williams Auto, and M&J Oil and Lube late closing series to be held at Tioga Downs are due this Thursday (May 15).

Each series offers two $12,500 preliminary rounds, with all four $40,000 (est.) finals scheduled for Sunday, June 22.

A nomination fee of $400 per horse must accompany the nomination blank.

Series conditions and nomination details are available here.

(Tioga Downs)

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Zoom Challenge Deadline Is May 15

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Just a reminder that the deadline for submissions for May’s Zoom Challenge is May 15.

May’s Zoom Challenge theme is Mares and Foals! We had so many great entries for this theme last year, we’re doing a repeat. No one ever gets tired of looking at shots of mares and foals, and they go hand in hand with springtime.

Get out there and get snappin’ for your chance to win some great prizes!

Send your photos to [email protected].

Contest Guidelines:

• Open to fan club members only, not a member? Join HERE for free! (IMPORTANT: photo submissions entered by non fan club members will NOT be considered for the contest).

• Only amateur photographers may enter this contest.

• Photos should be taken during the contest period.

• Photos must be a minimum 72 dpi, however 150 dpi is preferred.

• Photos may not appear to be digitally altered.

• Upon submission, you are releasing your photographs to Standardbred Canada and we reserve the right to publish them on our website, Facebook page, Pinterest Page and in print if we so choose (due credit will be given).

• Please include your name in the filename of your photo.

• When you submit your photo, please include your name, address, and details about the subject matter that you photographed, (any names, location) as well as the date that the photo was taken.

A committee will select a handful of the best entries, which will be included in a poll on SC’s website. We’ll also post the entries on our Facebook page. Readers will then have the chance to vote for the photo they like the best.

The monthly winner will receive a great Fan Club Swag Prize package ($50 value) and the six monthly winners will be eligible to win a grand prize, which will include a $50 gift card to the racetrack of their choice and an enlargement of their winning photo framed or plaque mounted!

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HHYF Deadline May 15

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May 15 is the deadline to apply for the Harness Horse Youth Foundation summer programs.

Complete 2014 schedule information, along with applications for the Foundation’s Youth Camps, and one and two-day introductory events, is available here.

HHYF’s popular overnight youth camps, for students 12-14, will be held June 21-25 at Harrington, in Delaware; July 14-18 at Vernon Downs in New York; and July 21-25 at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, in Pennsylvania.

These camps culminate with a driving exhibition on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands Racetrack on August 2. These camps feature hands-on experience, including driving and using the organization’s stable of Trottingbred horses. The HHYF Leadership camp at Goshen New York is full and closed. Week-long camp fees are just $150, including lodging, meals and all materials. Fees are not due until registration.

Shorter introductory programs for children ages 11 and up are scheduled for Ocean Downs in Maryland on June 27; Cumberland, Maine on June 30, July 1 and 3 (separate programs); Cornish, Maine on July 2; Gaitway Farms in New Jersey on July 30-31; and at Scioto Downs in Ohio on August 5. Registration fees for one day programs are $25 and include lunch and all materials. Fees may be paid at registration.

“Our sponsors help us keep our fees quite reasonable compared to other camps,” says HHYF Project Manager Keith Gisser. “I don’t think there’s a youth equine program anywhere that gives you more bang for your buck. Regardless of cost, there is no better way to introduce youngsters to the business and sport of harness racing. Remember applications need to be postmarked by May 15.”

(HHYF)