The middle of February means the first round of nominating payments are due. Several of the early closing stakes offered at Harrah’s Hoosier Park will require a nominating fee due Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.
The first round of nominating fees is due for early closers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 2019. All payments and paperwork should be submitted to The Hambletonian Society by Feb. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tammy Knox)
Included on the list of stakes involved in the first round of nominations is the $300,000-estimated Dan Patch Stakes, set for Friday, Aug. 9. Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s signature event is a pacing free for all with a $1,000 nominating fee due Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. A sustaining fee of $2,000 is due March 15 with an additional entrance fee of $2,500 due at time of entry. The race is limited to the 10 highest lifetime money earners.
Joining the Dan Patch for the first round of nominating fees due Friday, Feb. 15 is the $220,000-est. Caesars Trotting Classic (nominating fee $500); $220,000-est. Carl Erskine (nominating fee $500); $100,000-est. Crossroads of America (nominating fee $500); $175,000-est. Hoosier Park Pacing Derby (nominating fee $1,500); $150,000-est. Jenna’s Beach Boy (nominating fee $300); $200,000-est. Monument Circle (nominating fee $500); $100,000-est. USS Indianapolis Memorial (nominating fee $500); $200,000-est. Kentuckiana Stallion Management (nominating fee $300); $125,000-est. Elevation (nominating fee $300); $60,000-est. Pegasus (nominating fee $300); $230,000-est. Kentuckiana Stallion Management (nominating fee $300); $70,000-est. Madison County (nominating fee $300); $75,000-est. Circle City (nominating fee $300) and new in 2019, the $50,000-est. Star Destroyer (nominating fee $300).
All checks and paperwork should be submitted to The Hambletonian Society. For more information contact the Hambletonian Society at (609) 371-2211 or by email at DavidJanes@hambletonian.org, who is the stakes manager.