From: Christa Morris [oqhra1@aol.com]
Sent: Friday,
February 22, 2008 9:44 AM
To: oqhra2@aol.com;
oqhra3@aol.com
Subject: OQHRA NEWS - Race Deadlines for March and
April
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February
22, 2008
OQHRA
Race Deadlines For March and April
The
$25,000 Added Oklahoma-Bred Quarter Horse Derby (RG3) and $40,000 Added Black
Gold Derby offer three-year-olds two great opportunities to run at Blue Ribbon
Downs in Sallisaw, Oklahoma this August and November. Both races have original
nominations due March 1 and April 1 respectively.
The
Oklahoma-Bred Quarter Horse Derby is open to all accredited Oklahoma-Bred
Three-Year-Olds while the Black Gold Derby is open to all offspring of nearly
200 participating Black Gold Stallions. A current list of Black Gold stallions
can be found at www.OklahomaRacingInfo.com.
The
$50,000 Added Oklahoma-Bred Quarter Horse Futurity (RG2) and the Black Gold
Futurity (RG3) which includes three $100,000 G races and a $250,000 Est.
Championship have payments due on March 15.
Nomination
forms for these races and many others can be found at www.OklahomaRaci
ngInfo.com. The
list below summarizes upcoming payments due in March and April.
MARCH
1 DEADLINE
Oklahoma-Bred
Quarter Horse Derby (RG3)
Blue
Ribbon Downs - $25,000 Added
Trials:
Aug. 16 & Final: Aug. 30
Original
Nomination $50
MARCH 15 DEADLINES
Oklahoma-Bred
Quarter Horse Futurity (RG2)
Blue
Ribbon Downs - $50,000 Added
Trials:
Aug. 17 & Final: Aug.
31
Sustaining $200
Late $200
+ $700 Payments to date
Black
Gold Futurity (RG3)
Blue
Ribbon Downs - Four futurities from Aug. - Nov.
$100,000
G for each of the 300, 330 and 350 Yard races
$250,000
Est. for the Championship (RG3)
Sustaining $300
Late $750 +
$1,200 Payments to date
APRIL
1 DEADLINE
Black
Gold Derby
Blue
Ribbon Downs - $40,000 Added
Trials:
Nov. 16 & Final: Nov. 30
Original
Nomination $200
Oklahoma
offers nearly year-round racing opportunities for American Quarter Horses,
Paints and Appaloosas at four tracks.
For 2008 Oklahoma stakes racing
information and nomination forms, visit www.OklahomaRacingInfo.com.
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Christa Morris
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing
Association
Director of Communications
(405)
216-0440
http://oqhra.com/