A $300 sustaining payment for three-year-old trotters nominated to the Charles I. Smith Trotting Classic is due on April 15, 2009.

The Charles Smith is scheduled for September 11 with a final worth an estimated $100,000. Eliminations are on September 4. The Helen Smith for fillies, worth an estimated $85,000, is on August 21 with elims on August 14. Both stakes take place at Freehold Raceway.

The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey sponsors the Charles Smith and the Helen Smith. Sustaining fees should be sent to the SBOANJ office at 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726.

(SBOANJ)