The Hambletonian Society reminds horsepeople that payments are due for many of the 153 races currently administered by the Society on March 15, 2023 (postmarked by March 16).
Payment forms are always available at https://www.hambletonian.com/formsinfo or by calling the Society’s office for fax and email options. All the forms on the website are PDF fillable. Just type in the form, print as many as you need and return the form with your payments.
Along with cheques, ACH bill pay and wire transfers, the Society accepts credit cards for stake payments, which are subject to a 3% service fee which will be added to the payment total.
In March, a majority of the payments for two-year-olds in 2023 have their first payment due, whether that be for a stake race or early closing race. The exception to that would be the Breeders Crown, Peter Haughton, John Doherty, and Kentuckiana Stallion Management Pace & Trot which had their first payments due on February 15.
As a reminder, also due in March for two-year-olds is the Future Eligibility payment for the Breeders Crown in the year 2024. This payment of $500 keeps horses eligible to make the regular payments into the Breeders Crown as a three-year-olds next year. Two-year-olds who are sired by Breeders Crown-nominated stallions and are not currently eligible to the Breeders Crown can be supplemented to the Breeders Crown in 2024 by making a payment of $1,500 this month.
The second payment for many of the three-year-old and Open races that we service are due this March. This includes payments for the new three-year-old races are serviced by the Society in 2023 (The Colonial & The Colonial Oaks) as well as the new addition to the Dayton Derby races (the Dayton Oaks Derby). Updated racing conditions for those races, as well as all of the different stakes taking place in 2023, can be found on the USTA website here: 2023 Stakes Conditions.
Please be advised of the Stallion Restriction Condition that applies to the Cane Pace/Shady Daisy, Reynolds and Tompkins-Geers races that the Society services at the Meadowlands and Tioga Downs. An updated list of the foals for stallions who are on that list and aren’t eligible to the above mentioned races can be found on the Meadowlands’ website.
In all cases only ONE cheque is ever necessary for each of the four payment periods i.e. February 15, March 15, April 15 or May 15.
For convenience, eligibility lists can be emailed to nominators who request them. Eligibility lists for races whose final payments were due in February are also available on the Society’s website.
For further information please feel free to call (609) 371-2211 or email at nadia@hambletonian.org.
(Hambletonian Society)