New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 32 - SIRE STAKES PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - NEW JERSEY SIRE STAKES CONDITIONS
Section 2:32-2.9 - Yearling nominations

1. Nominations of yearlings to the Premier and Standardbred Development Fund divisions shall be received along with the nomination fee payment, by the office of the New Jersey Sire Stakes, not later than May 15 of each yearling year or, if May 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, on the next business day following that date. Nominations received after the closing date will not be accepted. Yearlings that are registered for the Premier Division shall also be eligible to participate in the Standardbred Development Fund Division.

2. The yearling nomination fee for the foals of mares resident or bred while in the State of New Jersey shall be $ 50.00, provided that a copy of the United States Trotting Association certificate of registration or a certificate of registration from a Standardbred Registry body recognized by the United States Trotting Association accompanies the yearling nomination form. An additional $ 25.00 processing fee shall be due if the copy of the United States Trotting Association certificate of registration or a certificate of registration from a Standardbred Registry body recognized by a United States Trotting Association is not submitted. The nomination fee for those yearlings otherwise meeting all Sire Stakes eligibility requirements of this chapter, but which were not the foals of mares resident or bred while in the State, shall be $ 100.00 if accompanied by a certificate of registration or a copy of a certificate of registration from the United States Trotting Association or from a Standardbred Registry Body recognized by the United States Trotting Association. An additional $ 25.00 processing fee shall be due if said certificate of registration is not submitted. Payment of the nomination fee covers nomination to both the Standardbred Development Fund and Premier divisions. Thereafter, each division will have separate sustaining payments. Nomination payments are to be made to the New Jersey Sire Stakes, PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625.

3. The yearling nomination payment form will also provide for nomination to the Renaissance Pace upon payment of an additional fee of $ 25.00 for colts and $ 15.00 for fillies, which is also due by May 15.

4. Supplemental nominations may be made to the New Jersey Sire Stakes. Parties delinquent in paying the May 15 yearling nomination fee date are given until September 15 of the yearling year to fulfill the aforementioned conditions of nomination and pay the nomination fee along with an additional late fee of $ 300.00. For nominations received after September 15, but on or before February 15 of the two-year-old year, the cost will be $ 650.00 in addition to the original nomination fee. An additional $ 700.00 is required to supplement the Renaissance Open Pace or $ 400.00 for the Renaissance Filly division by February 15 of the two-year-old year.