The United States Trotting Association has announced the dates for its series of 10 free, online qualifying contests for the 2015 World Harness Handicapping Championship, which will be held at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday, April 25.

The qualifying contests are in conjunction with horsetourneys.com. The winner of each contest will be awarded a free entry into the WHHC final in New Jersey.

Contestants can register and enter for free at horsetourneys.com starting on Tuesday, February 17 at 9 a.m.

The USTA qualifying series will feature racing from 10 different member tracks, with the first one scheduled for Friday, February 27 with racing from WHHC host, the Meadowlands Racetrack, starting at 7:15 p.m. (EST).

The contest format will be the selection of one horse and an alternate, in case of a late scratch, for a $2 Win-Place wager on each race at the featured track that evening with all selections to be submitted prior to post time of the first race. There will be a limit of 1,500 players per contest.

By entering, contestants agree to all the contest rules and regulations including:

(1) Entries are limited to ONE (1) per person, PER HOUSEHOLD (this includes husband/wife teams – only ONE may play). Multiple entries from the same household will be disqualified upon conclusion of the contest. There are absolutely no exceptions to this policy.

(2) Any activity by individuals or groups of players (e.g., group play, multiple tickets per family members, multiple tickets from the same computer, etc.) deemed to be made in an effort to gain an advantage or violate the ONE (1) entry per person/per household rule will be investigated and may result in the immediate disqualification of any or all individuals involved. Please note that IP addresses for all players are recorded.

A complete listing of rules and regulations is available at horsetourneys.com.

Following is a schedule with featured racetracks for the 2015 USTA Free, Online WHHC Qualifying Series:

Date--Track--Time (EST)
Fri. (Feb. 27)--Meadowlands--7:15 p.m.
Sat. (Feb. 28)--Balmoral Park--8:10 p.m. (7:10 p.m. CST)
Sun. (March 1)--Cal Expo--7:50 p.m. (4:50 p.m. PST)
Fri. (March 6)--Yonkers Raceway--7:10 p.m.
Sat. (March 7)--Miami Valley Raceway--6:30 p.m.
Sun. (March 8)--Pompano Park--7:30 p.m.
Fri. (March 13)--Maywood Park--8:10 p.m. (7:10 p.m. CST)
Sat. (March 14)--Buffalo Raceway--6:35 p.m.
Fri. (March 20)--Saratoga Raceway--6:45 p.m.
Sat. (March 21)--Northville Downs--7:30 p.m.

For more information on the 2015 World Harness Handicapping Championship at the Meadowlands on Saturday, April 25, click here.

(With files from the USTA)