Stallion contracts for the 2026 breeding season for the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes are now being accepted.
The Maritime Breeders Association is now accepting contracts from stallion owners for the 2026 breeding season. The fee to become a member of the Maritime Breeders Association and have yearlings from your stallion eligible for nomination to the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes in 2028 is $1,000 or one full stud fee, whichever is the greater of the two per stallion. There is no HST on stud fees for this program.
The new date for stallion contracts to be submitted is before Jan. 31, 2026. Stallion fees are due by May 15, 2026. For a stallion’s offspring to remain eligible for the stakes, the stallion owner(s) must submit a payment for each year that the stallion has bred mares, and the stallion must stand their entire breeding season in one of the Maritime provinces.
The contract can be completed and submitted online via the peiharnessracing.ca website by clicking here or by contacting [email protected] to receive a hard copy of the form emailed.
(Prince Edward Island Harness Racing Industry Association)