A reminder to horsemen that Pennsylvania Sire Stakes payments for March must be postmarked by a week from today, Friday, March 15.
For two-year-olds, the payments due are $150 for pari-mutuels and $25 for fairs. This payment must be made for the horse to have any future opportunities in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (and the Stallion Series, eligibility for which is 'included' in the pari-mutuel payments). There are two-year-old payments in May, but if these are not made because the horse may not be thought ready for stakes competition at two, your horse will still carry eligibility to the programs over to 2014, their three-year-old season, with this March 15 payment.
For three-year-olds, the one pari-mutuel payment of $500 is due March 15. The payment for three-year-old fairs, $100, is not due until May 15. That date is also the nomination date for yearlings into the Pennsylvania program.
For further questions about the multi-tiered Pennsylvania Sire Stakes program, please feel free to contact Jerry Connors at [email protected] or 717-787-5539. And best of luck to all horsemen anticipating a big season!
(PHRC)