The Harness Horse Breeders of New York State would like to remind trainers and owners that the NYSS draw for both the two-year-old championships and the consolations will take place on September 22 at Yonkers Raceway.
If you are planning to enter the NYSS two-year-old consolation to be raced on October 3, 2015 at Batavia Downs, you must enter the championship draw at Yonkers on September 22. This will be the commitment date for entries for the consolations. The list of horses committed to the consolation will be forwarded to Batavia Downs. The actual draw (entry date) for the consolation will be on September 30 at Batavia. If a horse needs to re-qualify for the consolation finals after the commitment date of September 22 they will have until the race draw date on September 30, 2015 to chart a clean line. You do not need to enter your horse a second time at Batavia. If you have any questions please call Harness Horse Breeders at 518-785-5858.
If a consolation does not fill the horses that were entered in that race may enter another final if eligible.
Final point stands can be found here.
Details are below.
Conditions: 2015 New York Sire Stakes Finals with Consolations (if scheduled)
1) All Horses must enter the Finals to race in the Finals or Consolations. Consolations may be subject to race at a different venue on a different date.
2) There must be at least six horses entered in the Consolations or it will be cancelled.
3) The top eight (nine) horses entered will race in the Finals.
4) The next eight (nine) horses will make up the Consolation, if scheduled.
5) The final point standings will be used in placing horses in the Finals or Consolations, if scheduled. Highest point earners draw in NYSS final first.
6) Any horse that changes owner or trainer within 30 days before the date of entry for NYSS finals or consolation if scheduled must get those changes approved by the Fund or its designee to be able to race in the finals or consolations.
7) If an owner or trainer has a horse eligible to an Excelsior Series Final and also any NYSS final or consolation, then the owner or trainer must choose which final to declare into. A horse may only race in one final event. If the horse is scratched from either the Excelsior Series Final or a NYSS final or consolation, it will be ineligible to enter in the other respective final.
(HHBNYS)