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Thursday, March 10, 2016

March Payment Deadline for all Hambletonian Society-Serviced Stakes Approaching; Carl Milstein Memorial changed to Invitational Pace.

Cranbury, NJ… March sustaining and nominating payments for Hambletonian Society stake events are due Tuesday, March 15 and per USTA Rule 12 section 2, must be postmarked by midnight on Wednesday, March 16.

The Carl Milstein Memorial at Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio has been changed from a stakes to an Invitational event, open to three-year-old pacers regardless of gender.

The field will be limited to eight starters and race for a minimum of $300,000 on Saturday, August 13.  Any stakes payments received for this race will be refunded by the Hambletonian Society.
Please note that there is a separate Breeders Crown 2-year-old future eligibility payment of $500 due March 15 that maintains eligibility for the Breeders Crown 3-year-old events of 2017, hosted by Hoosier Park in Indiana.

The Hambletonian Society services 129 of harness racing’s richest and most prestigious events and provides one-stop shopping for your staking needs. The web site Hambletonian.org contains all the tools and information necessary to stake your horse yourself.

All forms are available on the web site and are PDF fillable. Race conditions, payment forms and much more information are now available online, as well as eligibility lists for races that had a final payment on Feb. 15, 2015.

For additional information call the Society offices at 609-371-2211.

Listed below are the stakes with payments due for all ages due March 15.

MARCH 2016
Yonkers Trot