October 2022 MHHA Meeting
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Oct
20
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Members, please note that the October MHHA Board Meeting has been moved to October 26th at the Northville Library.
Sire Stakes Purses payments will be issued by Northville Downs on October 3rd. Horsemen should receive an electronic email from Northville Downs bookkeeper notifying them of the deposit. If you do not have partnership W9 paperwork on file for your horses and updated banking deposit information on where the purse payments need to be deposited - that is going to delay the process as Northville will not release purse payments without w9 information and banking information for tax reporting purposes. W9s and banking forms can be sent to [email protected]
Members, please be advised due to scheduling conflicts and upcoming events that the MHHA Board meeting originally scheduled for Sept 15th is now being rescheduled for October 6th.
Want To Run for the MHHA Board of Directors?
Candidates for election shall file a written petition signed by at least fifteen (15) voting members at the main office of the association by November 1st of the year prior to the year of the election. Any active member in good standing is eligible to be elected as a director. Incumbent board members shall always be candidates for re-election unless they specifically decline and do not need to submit a written petition.
The entry fee will be $1,000 for all horses regardless of whether your division requires eliminations. These will be payable on elimination day for those that need to race eliminations on Tuesday, Sept 30th and all other divisions will be payable on race day for the finals for all other divisions. Horses will not be allowed to race in the final if they have not paid their entry fee. Paying entry fee on race day is consistent with how we handled sire stakes entries over the past 15 years as well as how we handle the colt stakes, breeders stakes, spartan stakes and great lakes stakes.
The Cadillac overnights are currently canceled due to track conditions and weather. We are working with the State of Michigan to determine the next steps to get those races run and/or to shift those races. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
GLADA will be hosting fair races in Croswell and Fowlerville Michigan. The Croswell race is July 14th and Fowlerville is July 25th. Both are at 5 pm. The trotting races will have a purse of $2000.00 and will have a $50.00 entry fee payable to GLADA. The horses will be seeded using the TrackMaster rating system as of the day of entry. It is open to all GLADA members and those amateur drivers that want to join. Entries for Croswell will be taken by Steve Oldford ([email protected] or 810.300.3234) until July 11th at 9 am and Fowlerville until July 22nd at 9 am.
Horsemen, please be advised that Exit 60 in Charlotte is currently closed. Horsemen should enter Charlotte using exit 57 or exit 61.
Big Rapids is seeking to borrow 4 aged trotters (pays 200/horse) to use in their annual fundraising celebrity race on July 13th. Individuals interested in allowing Big Rapids to borrow their horses for the race should contact Pat Currie at 231-629-7342 or 231-796-5351.
USTA District 2 Meeting - 10/18/22
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Oct
13
The USTA District 2 Meeting will be held via zoom on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 2 p.m. District 2 includes members in Michigan and Indiana. You should have received an e-mail with instructions on how to register for the meeting and access the Zoom link or phone-in information.
This is your opportunity to vote on the 2023 rule change proposals, which may be found at ustrottingnews.com (search for 2023 Rule Change Proposals), and other member discussion.
USTA staff and district directors will be in attendance.
Sire stakes checks 2022
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Sep
28
Fair Final Entries
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Sep
17
FAIR FINAL UPDATE: The MHHA recommends all 2yr olds (Mixed company eligible only) enter for the fair final regardless of Monday’s races. REMEMBER TO ENTER ONLINE. Northville Downs will hold off on the draw until they receive the final standings based on the results of Monday’s races.
This means that NDs Fridays draw may not be posted until late Monday or even Tuesday bc they won’t know which races go early and which races go on the card.
Sep
15
2022 Sire Stakes - Detention
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Sep
06
Horsemen are encouraged to plan accordingly to ensure they are signed in to the detention barn before 12:15pm. You must be in the detention barn no later than 12:15 pm any late arrivals for any reason will be scratched from the final. The barn area will open at 9am on Friday and Saturday. There will also be no schoolers or trainers on either day.
Detention will be in designated stalls in Barn P at the end closest to the track/paddock entrance. Horsemen are encouraged to bring mesh gates (as they usually do).
1. All Sire Stakes horses are to report/sign-in to Detention barn P (entrance closest to paddock/track) no later than 12:15 pm. Reporting late to detention will result in the scratch of the horse from the final
2. Only Sire Stakes programmed licensed trainers and 1 licensed groom/owner designated per Sire Stakes horse are allowed in the detention area.
3. Horses may warm up from detention and return to detention after warm up before heading to the paddock
4. Horses enter and leave from the same doors - barn P the door on the same side as the paddock entry.
5. Friday and Saturday Sire Stakes horses will both use stalls in barn P to eliminate any potential for contamination with overnight horses.
6. Stalls with gates must be numbered and sire stakes horses are assigned stall numbers. If there are multiple trainers with horses - please put them together, for example Trainer A has 4 horses, he would get stalled 5,6,7,8
7.A sign-in sheet will be available with a guard at the entrance to the detention area - name of horse, name of licensee and signature along with their MGCB ID. Mark time the horses entered detention.
8. MGCB will have 2 judges on-site starting at 12:00pm for Friday and Saturday night Sire Stakes races for sign-in/reporting in Detention Barn P
9. Northville Downs will provide staffing from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm in detention to allow judges to report back to the judges boothMHHA Board of Director Elections
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Sep
01
Candidates for election shall file a written petition signed by at least fifteen (15) voting members at the main office of the association by November 1st of the year prior to the year of the election. Any active member in good standing is eligible to be elected as a director. Incumbent board members shall always be candidates for re-election unless they specifically decline and do not need to submit a written petition.
Aug
26
Cadillac Overnights 2022
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Aug
17
2022 Yearling Sale at Fowlerville
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Aug
01
First Annual Winner's Circle Speed Sale
The sale will take place this year at the Fowlerville Fairgrounds, 8800 Grand River Road, Fowlerville, Michigan, 48836. The sale date is scheduled for September 29, 2022, and will begin at 12:00 noon. Move in date is September 28, 2022, and you must have horses moved out after the sale on September 29, 2022.
For more information visit: https://www.winnerscirclespeedsale.com
Jul
27
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is urging horse trainers, horse owners, and others in the livestock industry to be cautious when accepting new clients or purchasing new animals. Scammers are posing as new clients who want to bring in their horses to be trained by local trainers, but their vehicle breaks down when transporting the animal, and the requests for money begin.
MDARD is currently assisting the Michigan State Police with a case in Otsego County where scammers were targeting horse trainers, horse owners, and others connected to the horse industry who are at least 60 years old and use social media to manage their business.
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Jul
25
Horsemen,
Please be advised that there is an accident and construction on I-69 W for those of you headed to the fair races today.
Jul
11
Construction Near Charlotte
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Jul
10
Jul
10
As a reminder, the MHHA no pays to have the summer fair races recorded by our partners at Trot and Pace Marketing. Click HERE to watch the replays from the July 9th MI Sired-Only Colt Stakes races.
Jul
06
2022 Summer Fair Book Available
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Jun
22
2022 Summer Fair Book is now available! Click the link below to print or download a copy today.
June Mini Series @ NDs
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May
23
June Mini-Series @ Northville Downs
The MHHA Board of Directors, in conjunction with Northville Downs, would like to announce the June Mini-Series at Northville Downs for Michigan Owned and Bred (MOB) horses. Click the link below to find out more!
May
17
Updated Gate Training Opportunities
The MHHA continues to partner with county fairs across the state to offer gate training opportunities for young horses ahead of the summer program. The following gate training dates are available.
