Standardbred Horse Racing

Illinois Previews

Previews will be held for 3-year-old & up Illinois bred horses on Tuesday, May 13^th and Wednesday, May 21^st at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The total purse payout for each day will be $70,155. Previews for 2-year-old Illinois bred horses will be held on Saturday, June 14^th and Saturday, June 21^st at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The total purse payout for each day will be $46,770. Entry fees for Springfield based trainers will be $50 for purse races and $35 for qualifiers. Entry fees for non-Springfield based trainers will be $65 for purse races and $50 for qualifiers.

Qualifiers will be held on both days after the purse races if needed. Entry fees must still be paid for scratched horses. All scratches must be reported to race office in a timely manner. All horses need a negative Coggins within 1 year and EHV vaccine within 6 months. If possible, please send these ahead of entry date using one of the following options:

Email: leshinn@aol.com or schrockstable@gmail.com

Text photos to 217-433-8938 or 217-416-0006

Fax to 618-783-2589 (during non-entry hours)

For entries, contact LeAnn Shinn at 217-433-8938. Horses can also be entered online. If you have any questions, please contact Tina Schrock at 217-416-0006.

Race Date Location Entry Date Age

May 13^th Springfield May 10th 3-Year-Old & Up

May 21^st Springfield May 18th 3-Year-Old & Up

June 14^th Springfield June 11^th 2-Year-Old

June 21st Springfield June 18^th 2-Year-Old

At the 2025 USTA Board of Directors meeting, the following rule was passed regarding the racing of Two-Year-Olds: “Two-year-olds must have at least two days in between race days. No two-year-old shall be permitted to start in a heat or race exceeding one mile in distance and no two-year-old shall be permitted to race in more than one heat or dash in any single day. Starting any two-year-old in violation of this rule shall result in the horse being disqualified from the second start.”

Please note this rule replaces the frequency of starts rule listed in the Illinois Stakes Guide on p. 24. For example, if a horse was entered to race on Sunday, it would not be eligible to race again until Wednesday. In addition, if races were delayed a day due to rain, this rule would still be in effect and your horse would have to be scratched from one event or the other. The trainer/owner will decide the location of where they will scratch and will notify the officials at that event as soon as possible. If a scratch is required at a fair due to this rule, you will not be responsible for the entry or maintenance fee at the scratched location and the purse will be reduced by $50 per scratched horse. Please keep this new rule in mind when entering your two-year-olds. This rule change only affects two-year-olds. The frequency of starts rule as listed in the Illinois Stakes Guide will still be in place for all other ages.

Note: Due date for the 2 year old Cardinal/Violet nominations is now May 15 instead of April 15.

In an effort to reduce waste, we will not be mailing annual foal reports going forward. The 2024 Annual Foal Report is complete and available below, if you need a hard copy, please contact Carrie Tisckos at 217/557-4606 or Carrie.Tisckos@Illinois.gov

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