NYSS Reminds Horsemen 3-Year-Old Late Closer Payments Due June 22

ALBANY, NY (06/10/2009)(readMedia)-- The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund today reminds horsemen that New York Sire Stakes Late Closers payments for three-year-olds racing in the 2009 season are due June 22. The payments are $300 for each three-year-old you wish to stake to the 2009 Late Closers series.

Payments are accepted in checks or money orders and must be postmarked by June 22, 2009. To make your nomination(s), please fill out the appropriate NYSS Late Closers entry form (there is a separate form for pacer and for trotter) and mail it with your payment to:

The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund 90 State Street, Suite 809 Albany, NY 12207

Please make checks and money orders payable to Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.

The NYSS Late Closer Entry Forms are available for download at: http://tiny.cc/NYSSforms.

The NYSS Late Closer Conditions are available for download at: http://tiny.cc/NYSSconditions.

For more information, please visit the NYSS website, www.nysirestakes.com and click on the "NYSS racing" page.

The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund (the Fund) is a public benefit corporation established in 1965 by the Laverne Law (Laws of New York, Chapter 567 of the Laws of 1965). The mission of the Fund is to promote the breeding of standardbred horses and the conduct of equine research within the State. To carry out its legislative mission, the Fund administers the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) Harness Racing Program. Today the NYSS offers approximately $15 million in purses and $1 million in Breeders' Awards, holding races at all of New York State's harness tracks and 22 county fairs, providing unmatched racing and money-earning opportunities for the many horsemen in the Empire State. Additionally, the Fund provides monetary assistance to equine related organizations, including county agriculture societies, the statewide 4-H program and the Harry M. Zweig Fund for Equine Research. For more information about the Fund and its programs visit www.nysirestakes.com.

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