Horses
Horses of Racing Age Nominations
Up to $3.0 millions of purse money in 2024
Three Events in 2024 - Five races per event
Races of varying lengths on turf and dirt
Field size will be limited to ten starters
Handicap races
Fifty Horses per event. 150 Horses for 2024
For three-year-olds and upward
Starters chosen via a draft of team managers for the National Thoroughbred League and jockey will wear the silks of the chosen team for the race.
Any racehorse may be nominated at any time and receive eligibility for their entire racing career. Nominations made prior to July 15th receive a discount on the standard racehorse nomination fee. Nomination fees are listed below.
Fee Schedule
Nomination Fees:
- $500 for three races during season
- $225 for an individual race
Entry Fees:
- $1,000 per race. Due three weeks prior to race
day
Starter Fee:
- $1,100 per race.
TOP 20 TRAINERS OF ALL TIME
| Rank | Trainer Name | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | Win % | Top 3 | WPS / Start | WPS / Starter |
| *1 | Steven M. Asmussen | 51,659 | 10,454 | 8,539 | 7,274 | $437,567,269 | 20% | 26,267 | 51% | — |
| 2 | Dale Baird | — | 9,445 | — | — | $35,326,403 | — | — | — | — |
| *3 | Jerry Hollendorfer | 34,453 | 7,771 | 5,926 | 4,981 | $207,107,274 | 23% | 18,678 | 54% | — |
| 4 | Jack C. Van Berg | — | 6,523 | — | — | $85,925,482 | — | — | — | — |
| *5 | King T. Leatherbury | — | 6,508 | — | — | $64,693,237 | — | — | — | — |
| *6 | Scott A. Lake | 30,793 | 6,380 | 5,264 | 4,383 | $127,710,718 | 21% | 16,027 | 52% | — |
| *7 | Todd A. Pletcher | 25,209 | 5,698 | 4,080 | 3,406 | $481,213,394 | 23% | 13,184 | 52% | — |
| *8 | William I. Mott | 27,897 | 5,393 | 4,372 | 3,776 | $341,653,314 | 19% | 13,541 | 49% | — |
| *9 | D. Wayne Lukas | 30,122 | 4,920 | 4,225 | 3,777 | $294,132,620 | 16% | 12,922 | 43% | — |
| *10 | Karl Broberg | 20,660 | 4,842 | 3,568 | 2,894 | $81,914,134 | 23% | 11,304 | 55% | — |
| 11 | Richard P. Hazelton | — | 4,745 | — | — | $40,769,382 | — | — | — | — |
| *12 | Chris J. Englehart | 21,472 | 4,735 | 3,480 | 2,975 | $62,838,173 | 22% | 11,190 | 52% | — |
| *13 | Jeff C. Runco | 22,138 | 4,733 | 3,801 | 3,223 | $66,406,968 | 21% | 11,757 | 53% | — |
| *14 | Jamie Ness | 17,162 | 4,268 | 3,101 | 2,544 | $87,681,818 | 25% | 9,913 | 58% | — |
| *15 | Gerald S. Bennett | 20,359 | 4,144 | 3,257 | 2,723 | $45,764,144 | 20% | 10,124 | 50% | — |
| *16 | Thomas M. Amoss | 16,679 | 4,129 | 2,902 | 2,350 | $122,791,991 | 25% | 9,381 | 56% | — |
| 17 | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | — | 3,974 | — | — | $16,980,632 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | H. Allen Jerkens | — | 3,859 | — | — | $103,754,915 | — | — | — | — |
| *19 | Bruce M. Kravets | 23,754 | 3,795 | 3,590 | 3,291 | $33,878,448 | 16% | 10,676 | 45% | — |
| *20 | Mark E. Casse | 22,576 | 3,684 | 3,338 | 2,957 | $233,131,995 | 16% | 9,979 | 44% |