COVID -19 & 2020 Stakes Schedule Updates
Breeders Crown No. 37 (breedings of 2020; foals of 2021):
Breeders Crown No. 37 Stallion Nominations for first-year stallions placed in commercial service (which would not include test breedings) must be paid within 60 days after the stallion first breeds a mare. In no event will any first-year stallion nomination fee be accepted after December 31, 2020. Stallion Nominations forms can be found here: Breeders Crown No. 37 Stallion Nomination Form.
Madison County Date Correction:
Please note that the Madison County at Harrah’s Hoosier Park for 2-year-old colt trotters with a final sustaining payment due April 15 has always been scheduled for Friday, September 25, not Thursday, October 29 as listed in some of the April payment ads. The race dates and estimated purses for all of the Madison County divisions is as follows:
The Madison County 2yo Colt & Gelding Trot Friday 9/25/20 $75,000 Est.
The Madison County 2yo Filly Pace Thursday 10/29/20 $70,000 Est.
The Madison County 2yo Filly Trot Thursday 10/29/20 $70,000 Est.
The Madison County 2yo Colt & Gelding Pace Friday 10/30/20 $70,000 Est.
Cancelled Race Refunds:
The W.N. Reynolds Early Closers for 3-year-old colt and filly pacers at Yonkers Raceway originally scheduled for May 2 have been canceled. The Hambletonian Society will refund all eligible horses that have made payments for these Reynolds divisions. In accordance with the published conditions (see below) refunds will be handled by the Society office as quickly as possible.
Cancellation: The Society, NMR, MYI and the Track further reserve the right to cancel any or all of the races if for reasons beyond their control it becomes impractical or undesirable in the opinion of the Sponsor to conduct said race(s). If an event is not raced due to circumstances beyond their control, the Sponsor’s responsibility and liability will be limited to refunding without interest nomination, sustaining and entrance fees collected toward canceled event that have not been disbursed at the time of cancellation. These monies will be prorated among the owners of the horses eligible as of the time of cancellation.
The 2020 Dexter Cup and Lady Suffolk Stakes for 3-year-old colt and filly trotters scheduled for April and May race dates at Freehold Raceway have also been canceled. The Hambletonian Society will also handle refunds for those races according to the published conditions:
Cancellation: The Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel either or both of the races if for reasons beyond its control it becomes impractical or undesirable in the opinion of the Sponsor to conduct said race or races. If an event is not raced due to circumstances beyond its control, the Sponsor’s responsibility and liability will be limited to refunding without interest nomination, sustaining and entrance fees collected toward canceled events that have not been disbursed at the time of cancellation. If canceled after the first 2-year-old payment, these monies will be prorated among the owners of the horses eligible at the time of cancellation. If canceled prior to the first 2-year-old payment, the nomination fees will be refunded to the nominators.
For further information about any of the stakes that we service, or to update your status on our mailing list, feel free to call our office at (609) 371-2211 or email me at davidjanes@hambletonian.org.
Freehold cancels 2020 editions of Dexter Cup and Lady Suffolk
April 15, 2020, from Freehold Raceway
Freehold, NJ — Freehold Raceway announced today the cancellation of the 2020 Dexter Cup Trot and the Lady Suffolk Trot due to the continued closure of live racing and shelter in place orders from Governor Phil Murphy due to COVID 19.
The finals for both races were scheduled for Saturday (May 2).
All nominating and sustaining payment refunds will be handled by the Hambletonian Society in accordance with published race conditions.
“We looked at possible alternate dates, but with an already crowded fall stakes season and other tracks looking to move signature races to the fall, cancelling the races became the best option for this year,” said Howard Bruno, Freehold Raceway General Manager.
Update on Yonkers Raceway stakes races
April 15, 2020, from Yonkers Raceway Racing Department
Yonkers, NY — With the disruption in racing at Yonkers Raceway, some adjustments have been made to upcoming stakes payments and scheduling. Divisions of the Reynolds for 3-year-old colt and filly pacers, originally scheduled for May 2, have been canceled. The Hambletonian Society will refund all eligible horses that have made payments for the Reynolds.
Currier & Ives filly trot postponed
April 13, 2020, from The Meadows
Washington, PA — The Meadows announced today that the Currier & Ives Trot 46 for 3-year-old filly trotters will be postponed from its current May 22 date.
A rescheduled date for the event will be announced in the near future.
The Currier and Ives Trot 46 for 3-year-old trotters is currently scheduled for June 20. A decision about conducting that event on that date is being reviewed and future updates will be provided as necessary.
Further updates on Meadows racing and stakes races will be provided as that information becomes available.
