Ohio Sire Stakes payments due March 15

Grove City, Ohio – Nominations and staking payments for 2- & 3-year-olds in the Ohio Sires Stakes, Buckeye Stallion Series and Ohio’s four fair racing circuits, the Home Talent Colt Stakes, Ohio Colt Racing Association, Ohio Fair Racing Conference, and the Southern Valley Colt Circuit are due Tuesday March 15.

Staking payments for the Ohio Sires Stakes, Buckeye Stallion Series, Ohio Fair Racing Conference, and the Ohio Fair Championships should be sent to the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association. All payments must be received at the OHHA office by close of business March 15 or have an official United States Postal Service postmark.

For all Ohio stakes races, eligible foals are those sired by a registered Standardbred stallion with the Ohio State Racing Commission during the year of conception.

The cost to nominate one horse to the Ohio Sires Stakes is $500 for all four legs of the series or $200 per leg. The cost to nominate a horse to the Buckeye Stallion Series is $250 for all legs, while the cost to nominate for all twenty-one Ohio Fair Racing Conference fairs is $420. Nomination fees for individual fairs is $75. Nomination fee for the Ohio Fair Championship is $100.

Completed forms should be sent to the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, 2237 Sonora Drive, Grove City, Ohio, 43123.

Nomination fees for the Home Talent Colt Stakes are $500 across the board for 15 fairs, Ohio Colt Racing Association are $500 across the board for 19 fairs and $450 across the board for the Southern Valley Colt Circuit’s 10 fairs.

Nominations forms for the HTCS, OCRA and SVCC are due to circuit offices March 15.
Forms for all nominations are available on the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association website, OHHA.com, in the 2022 Ohio Stakes Guide which can be downloaded.