Officials to take Triple Crown nominations across the
country
Horsemen across the country and abroad will be looking closely at their
three-year-old Thoroughbreds during the coming days as the nomination period for
the 2010 Triple Crown races gets into full swing.
The early nomination deadline is January 16 for horses to be eligible for the
three-race series that includes the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on
May 1; the Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico on May 15; and the Belmont S. (G1) at
Belmont Park on June 5.
Several representatives of the Triple Crown racetracks will be at a number of
racing venues across the country signing up potential runners for the classics
prior to the closing of the early nomination deadline.
Covering prospective nominees in South Florida will be Don Richardson,
Churchill Downs Inc. senior vice president, Racing; Ben Huffman, director of
racing, racing secretary at Churchill Downs; Coley Blind, Pimlico stakes
coordinator; P.J. Campo, vice president, director of racing and racing secretary
for the New York Racing Association (NYRA).
Gene Williams, representing Churchill Downs, will accept nominations in
Southern California, while Jason Boulet, director of racing, racing secretary at
Fair Grounds, will take nominations at his home track Sandy Montgomery of
Churchill Downs will sign up horses at Oaklawn Park, and Allison DeLuca,
director of racing at Tampa Bay Downs, will handle nominations at that Florida
track.
In addition, NYRA stakes coordinator Andrew Byrnes will take nominations in
New York; Georganne Hale, Pimlico racing secretary, will handle Maryland-area
nominations, and horsemen can nominate on Triple Crown’s new website
www.thetriplecrown.com or by calling Kelly Danner at (502) 638-3825 or by fax at
(502) 638-3915.
Payment of 2010 Triple Crown nomination fees can be made by check or credit
card, with Visa being the preferred credit card.
A late-nomination period, with a fee of $6,000 per horse, closes March 27.