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Welcome and thank you for visiting the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund website—the official home of the New York Sire Stakes!
The New York Sire Stakes is the state’s premier harness racing program designed to promote the breeding, buying and racing of standardbred horses in New York State. Administered by the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund, the New York Sire Stakes is the nation’s oldest harness racing program of its kind.
NOTICE TO HORSEMEN: 2-year-old Late Closer Payments Due July 26
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 00:00
The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund reminds horsemen that New York Sire Stakes Late Closers payments for two-year-olds racing in the 2010 season are due Monday, July 26.
The payments are $300 for each two-year-old you wish to stake to the 2010 Late Closers series. Horses must be sire stakes eligible and non-winners of $14,000 lifetime to and including the date of the second 2010 scheduled New York Sire Stakes series race for each class of horse.
Read more: NOTICE TO HORSEMEN: 2-year-old Late Closer Payments Due July 26
Over $190,000 Up For Grabs in NYSS Trots for Sophomore Colts & Geldings
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 16:32
Monticello, NY - Could this be the year that a New York-bred trotter wins the famed Hambletonian? The last time that it has happened was in 1984 when Stanley Dancer drove Duenna to victory in the world’s most prestigious trotting race.
Read more: Over $190,000 Up For Grabs in NYSS Trots for Sophomore Colts & Geldings
Munis Blue Chip Leads Quintet of Winners in Yonkers NYSS Three-Year-Old Filly Trot
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 05:38
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 -- Downstate New York Sire Stakes action continued Tuesday night, with Yonkers Raceway entertaining the $278,050 New Rochelle Trot for 3-year-old fillies. Five divisions went postward.
Read more: Munis Blue Chip Leads Quintet of Winners in Yonkers NYSS Three-Year-Old Filly Trot
64th Season Underway at Batavia Downs
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 09:48
Batavia, NY --- The Western New York harness racing circuit returned to Batavia Downs Casino on Monday evening, July 26, marking the beginning of the 64th season of live racing. Race fans lined the apron, filled the grandstand and dined in the historic Clubhouse and Rail Bar to catch all of the action from America’s Oldest Lighted Harness Track. The 3-year-old New York Bred Late Closing colt and gelding trotters enhanced the first program of the meet with two contests, the second and the fourth races, each with a purse of $13,100.
Morrisville Sale Preview Now Available
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 06:44
Morrisville, NY --- A total of 207 yearlings are now listed online at the Morrisville College Yearling Sale website at www.MorrisvilleSale.com. The site utilizes live TrackIT pedigrees for each yearling.