Woodbine Standardbred Stakes Payments due Wednesday
MILTON, April 13, 2026 – Woodbine Entertainment would like to remind all owners and trainers of the upcoming April 15th stakes payment deadline for events this season at Woodbine Mohawk Park and racetracks across Ontario.
Sustaining payments are due for all of Woodbine’s major stakes in 2026. To view the current list of eligible horses, click here.
Below are all the events requiring a sustaining payment by April 15:
Pepsi North America Cup
Metro Pace
Armbro Flight
Canadian Pacing Derby
Canadian Trotting Classic
Casual Breeze
Dream Maker
Elegantimage
Eternal Camnation
Fan Hanover
Goodtimes
Maple Leaf Trot
Millard Farms
Milton
Nassagaweya
Peaceful Way
Pure Ivory
Roses Are Red
Shes A Great Lady
Somebeachsomewhere
Whenuwishuponastar
William Wellwood Memorial
SBOA Stakes
In addition, stakes payments are also due for several stakes at other racetracks in Ontario.
Nominations close on April 15 for the Little Saratoga Series at Dresden Raceway. The Little Saratoga offers two pacing events (Open and Mares), with each for Non-Winners of 1 Race of $5,000 Lifetime as of midnight on March 31, 2026.
The Little Saratoga will offer $5,000 preliminary legs on June 7 and 14, before a $12,000 added money final on June 21. To view the nomination form, click here.
Grand River Raceway’s Battle of Waterloo and Battle of the Belles also have their next sustaining payment due April 15. Each event is for Ontario sired two-year-old pacers.
The final sustaining payment for Flamboro Downs’ Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup is due Wednesday. The event sponsored by Great Canadian Entertainment is restricted to four-year-old pacers and eliminations are quickly approaching on May 10.
To make stakes payments online, click here.
If sending stakes payments by mail, envelopes must be clearly post-marked no later than April 15, 2026, or payment will not be accepted.
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Mark McKelvie