Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness)
Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
NOMINATIONS AND ADDED MONEY EVENTS
Section 205.277 - Date of nomination closing and sustaining payments due

(a) The date for closing of nominations of yearlings to stakes shall be May 15th and the date for closing of the nominations to futurities shall be July 15th. There shall be no payments on yearlings except a nomination payment and the nomination payment shall be due not later than August 15th, except for state bred races for which the payment shall be due not later than October 15th.

(b) No more than one sustaining payment on 2-year-olds in stakes and futurities that do not have a 2-year-old division will be permitted.

(c) There shall be no conditions that call for payments in stakes or futurities to fall due after August 15th and before February 15th of the following year. No stake or futurity payment on 2-year-olds shall become due prior to March 15th and for all other ages not prior to February 15th of any year.

(d) In early closing events no payment on 2-year-olds shall become due prior to March 15th excluding fairs and sires stakes.

(e) No more than two sustaining payments on any horse of any age in any calendar year with the exception of the starting fee will be approved.

(f) All nominations and payments other than starting fees in early closing events shall be advertised to fall on the 15th day of the month.