Nominating payments for the inaugural $500,000 USD Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 USD Oak Grove Trotting Oaks are due March 15, 2026. The payment schedule is set forth below:
Stakes Payments
Race - March 15, 2026 Fee - April 15, 2026 Fee - Elimination Starting Fee - Total Fees
Oak Grove Trotting Derby - $500 USD - $500 USD - $1,500 USD - $2,500 USD
Oak Grove Trotting Oaks - $500 USD - $500 USD - $500 USD - $1,500 USD
Two-Year-Olds (for 2027 Races) - $250 USD payment due March 15, 2026.
Full race conditions can be found here.
Winners of The Road to the Oak Grove Trotting Derby and Road to the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks “win and you’re in” automatic qualifying events that earned a fully paid, automatic spot in the corresponding elimination race for the 2026 inaugural events must nominate but will have their pre-entry and starting fees covered by the race sponsors.
Road to the Oak Grove Trotting Derby
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Oak Grove Trotting Derby Automatic Qualifying Races |
2025 Race Winner |
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Breeders Crown 2YO Trot |
Spencer Hanover |
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Mohawk Million |
Apex |
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Peter Haughton |
Apex |
|
William Wellwood |
Ardonne |
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Valley Victory |
Diabolic Hill |
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Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series |
Endurance |
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Indiana Sire Stakes Championship |
Premier Bluebird |
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Ohio Sire Stakes Championship (Scarlet) |
Big Ranger |
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New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship |
Apex |
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New York Sire Stakes Championship |
AI |
|
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship |
Dublin Hanover |
|
Ontario Sires Stakes Championship (Gold) |
Strobe Lite |
Road to the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks
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Oak Grove Trotting Oaks Automatic Qualifying Races |
2025 Race Winner |
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Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot |
Storybook Love |
|
Jim Doherty |
Atlantic Summer |
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Peaceful Way |
Sugar Packet |
|
Kentuckiana Stallion Management |
Nezuko Kamado S |
|
Goldsmith Maid |
All Time Trot S |
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Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series |
Country Glide |
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Indiana Sire Stakes Championship |
For Dayze |
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Ohio Sire Stakes Championship (Scarlet) |
Setyoursightshigh |
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New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship |
Emmas Mystery CCL |
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New York Sire Stakes Championship |
Sharp Seven |
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Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship |
Ginger Tree Lex |
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Ontario Sires Stakes Championship (Gold) |
Bingo Night |
*Any automatic slot winner that has won more than one qualifying race is limited to only one spot for the eliminations.
(Oak Grove)