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Prize Program: Bill Wise American Saddlebred Sweepstakes
The Bill Wise American Saddlebred Sweepstakes Program is designed to perpetuate the breeding, training and showing of the American Saddlebred horse. They are a great benefit in promoting the breed and bringing new people into the industry.
Entries in the Three- and Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes compete in the following classes: Three-Gaited, Five-Gaited, Fine Harness and Three-Gaited Park Pleasure. Entries in the Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes will compete in the following classes: Three-Gaited Park and Fine Harness.
Horses are nominated in the yearling year to the Two- and Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes and in the three-year-old year to the Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes. A horse does not have to be nominated for the Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes in order to be nominated for the Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes. Horses do not have to be nominated for the Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes in order to be nominated for the Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes.
Prize Programs Flyer
Kentucky Breeders Incentive Fund Rules and Requirements
Nomination with payment is required for each program separately by their respective due dates.
- Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes Payments
- $75 due June 1 of the horse's yearling year OR $125 due September 15 of the horse's yearling year AND $200 due June 1 of the horse's two-year-old year.
- Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes Payments
- $500 due March 1 of the horse's yearling year OR $200 due March 1 of the horse's yearling year AND $200 due March 1 of the horse's two-year-old year AND $200 due March 1 of the horse's three-year-old year.
- Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes Payments
- $500 due March 1 of the horse's three-year-old year OR $250 due March 1 of the horse's three-year-old year AND $250 due March 1 of the horse's four-year-old year.
- $500 due March 1 of the horse's three-year-old year OR $250 due March 1 of the horse's three-year-old year AND $250 due March 1 of the horse's four-year-old year.
All Sweepstakes classes are conducted under the rules of the U. S. Equestrian Federation. A horse is nominated in its yearling year to the Two- and/or Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes and is nominated to the Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes in its three-year-old year.
Prize money is divided between the recorded owner at the time of competition and the original nominator(s).
Forms/Rules
- 2023 Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes Nomination Form - due Sept. 15, 2023 ($125 fee)
- Sweepstakes General Rules
Nominated Horses:
Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes
Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes
2023 Nominated Three-Year-Olds
Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes
2023 Nominated Three-Year-Olds
To find out if a horse is nominated to the American Saddlebred Sweepstakes, please contact Patricia Edwards at 859.259.3899 or email p.edwards@saddlebred.com.
