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Deweycheatumnhowe -- New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse
of the Year
Background
Eligibility
Farms Standing Stallions
Nominations of Eligible Yearlings
Green Acres Division
Pari-Mutuel Division
Lou Babic Pace
Standardbred Links
More Information
Background:
The New Jersey Sire Stakes Program was established by law
in 1971 to encourage the breeding of Standardbred horses,
the trotters and pacers familiar to harness-racing fans. Because
the program offers healthy purses for winning Standardbreds
sired by registered New Jersey stallions, it gives stallion
owners an incentive to locate their stallions and horse farms
in New Jersey. As a result, the program has been instrumental
in maintaining more than 100,000 acres of scenic open space
around the state.
The Sire Stakes program provides a minimum of 15 races a year
for each class of both two- and three-year old colts and fillies,
trotters and pacers alike. The program includes Sire Stakes
events, the Sire Stakes Green Acres Program, the New Jersey
Futurities, Breeders Awards and the Jersey Classic, along
with overnight events carrying an extra 25 percent purse stipend
for New Jersey-sired or New Jersey-owned Standardbreds. Total
purse money for these events was more than $10.3 million in
2006.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to the New Jersey Sire Stakes program, an owner
must purchase or breed a foal sired by a New Jersey registered
stallion. That stallion must have been registered with the
Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey
and must conform to the rules of the New Jersey Sire Stakes.
Farms
Standing Stallions: Since the New Jersey Sire
Stakes Program comes under the auspices of the Department
of Agriculture, and since New Jersey has gained a wide reputation
as the premier breeding ground for standardbred horses (some
call us “the Kentucky of standardbreds”), we are
beginning that effort with a look at the state’s standardbred
breeding farms.
Nominations of Eligible
Yearlings:
A foal sired by a registered New Jersey Standardbred
stallion must be nominated to the Sire Stakes by May 15 to
become eligible for both the Green Acres and pari-mutuel programs.
A $50 registration fee must be included along with a copy
of the United States Trotting Association or Standardbred
Canada Certificate of Registration or a $75 fee without the
certificate. Horses bred via semen transported outside the
state of New Jersey must pay $250. Supplemental yearling nominations
can be made up to and including September 15 for a fee of
$350 or $550 if the horse was bred out of New Jersey through
the transport of semen. After September 15 up until February
15 of the two-year-old season, the fee is $650 and $850 if
bred out of state. The supplemental nomination fee does not
include any other fees that may also be due on that date.
Yearling Nomination form [PDF 20K]
Supplemental Yearling Nomination
form [PDF 21K]
Green Acres Division:
The Green Acres races consist of a series of
five events for each of the eight divisions, which depend
on the age, gait and sex of the horse. The highest point winners
after the first four legs, each of which carries a guaranteed
purse of $10,000, become eligible for the final race that
has a purse of $35,000.
Payments for the Green Acres program of $100 and $150 are
due on February 15 and April 15, respectively. Starting fees
for Green Acres races are $200 for elimination races and $500
for final events.
Pari-Mutuel Division:
The Pari-mutuel division starts in the spring
with a series of races at The Meadowlands for both two- and
three-year old colts and fillies on both the trot and pace.
The top point winners in each division qualify for the finals
with a guaranteed purse of $175,000. The program moves to
Freehold Raceway in August with a series of three races for
each division, culminating with the top point earners competing
in finals worth $85,000 each.
Payments for the pari-mutuel program of $350
and $400 are due on February 15 for two-year-olds and three-year-olds,
respectively. An additional payment of $550 for two-year-olds
and $650 for three-year-olds is due on April 15. Starting
fees in all pari-mutuel events are $500 for two-year-olds
and $600 for three-year-olds. Starting fees for final events
are $1500 at Meadowlands and $1000 at Freehold.
Lou Babic Pace:
The New Jersey Sire Stakes also administers
the Lou Babic Open Pace and the Lou Babic Filly Pace, both
for New Jersey sired two-year-old pacers. Babic nominations
close on May 15 and carry fees of $25 for colts and $15 for
fillies. The yearlings must also be nominated to the New Jersey
Sire Stakes. Supplemental nominations can be made until February
15 of the two-year-old year with a fee of $500 for colts and
$400 for fillies. The supplemental nomination fee does not
include any other fees that may also be due on that date.
One sustaining payment of $700 for colts and $400 for fillies
is due on March 15 of the two-year-old year. Starting fees
are $2,000 for the open division and $1,000 for the filly
division. In 2007, the value of the Lou Babic Open Pace is
estimated at $140,000 while the filly division is expected
to be valued at $78,000.
Sustaining Payment form [PDF 46K]
Standardbred Links:
Standardbred Breeders and
Owners Association of New Jersey
United
States Trotting Association
Meadowlands
Racetrack
Freehold
Raceway
The Hambletonian
Society
Standardbred
Retirement Association
Standardbred
Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey
For More Information: Contact
Christopher Castens
or call (609) 292-8830 or write the Standardbred Breeders
and Owners Association, 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ
07726, or (732) 462-2357.
Sire Stakes Board of Trustees: Anthony Perretti, Chairperson;
Thomas D'Altrui, Vice Chairperson; members, Catherine Stearns
Medich; Dr. David Meirs II; Secretary of Agriculture Charles
Kuperus.
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