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Saddlebred Sweepstakes Nominations and Eligibility on the Rise



 

Lexington, Ky. ­– The statistics regarding the American Saddlebred Registry Sweepstakes nominations and continuing eligibility are encouraging, with increases in numbers across the board.


In the Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes, the rise in Yearling nominations was a modest 2.58%.  However, Two-Year-Olds continuing eligibility rose 30.67% from 150 in 2006 to 196 in 2007 while Three-Year-Olds continuing eligibility increased by 64 from 71 to 135, up 90.14%.


In the Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes, Three-Year-Old nominations jumped nearly 25% from 125 to 156 within the last year.  Four-Year-Olds continuing eligibility made it a clean sweep of increases with a hike of 26.67%.


As reported in the 2007 ASHA Reference Directory, payouts saw increases program-wide as well.  The 2006 grand total payout of $172,822 was the most since $223,380 in 1992.  The Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes set a new high for a second consecutive year with $39,354 in payouts.  The Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes reached its highest total of the past four years up 24% at $87,508.  The Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes witnessed the most sizeable increase by distributing 51% more than in the previous year, marking its second highest payout ever and the most in 14 years at $45,959.


The
ASR Sweepstakes classes are for two-, three- and four-year-olds in the five-gaited, three-gaited, fine harness and park pleasure divisions.  The program is designed to perpetuate the breeding, training and showing of American Saddlebreds.  Since its inception, the Sweepstakes program has awarded more than $3.7 million in prize money.  Classes are conducted under the rules of the U.S. Equestrian Federation. 


General rules and information on the Sweepstakes, including registration forms are available at www.saddlebred.com/prize-sweepstakes or by contacting Patricia Edwards at
(859) 259-2742 ext. 320.

 

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