WCHA Extends Nomination Deadlines to Ease Burden on Competitors

WCHA

I would like everyone to know that your Executive Committee and I are monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic situation that is changing daily and how these changes might affect our events, but more importantly what impact this virus will put on you our members. We anticipate some of you may have financial setbacks due to shutdown of businesses you might own or work at and other financial worries for your family if this shutdown continues very long.

Because our nomination fees for weanlings, yearlings, and two-year-olds are only $100 per horse, and the majority of you have already sent in, we will keep that payment schedule in place for the most part, EXCEPT, we will extend the date to nominate weanlings from 60 days of birth to May 30th.

So, regardless of foaling date, you have until May 30th to submit and pay first option to nominate your babies at the $100 rate. After May 30th, your nomination fee will only increase by $50. We will extend the first option to nominate your yearlings and two-year-olds to April 15th at $100. After April 15th, it will only increase by $50.

The unknown is how long this pandemic will last. We all hope it will subside with warmer weather and restricted interaction of our citizens. Let’s all pray that is the case. However, WCHA will monitor closely and possibly extend the first payment option into our Breeders Championship and Big Money Futurities to lessen the burden on our participants. If futurity payment amounts need to be adjusted, we will take that into consideration based on what is best for maximum participation in September.

For now, the Yellow Rose Futurities are still scheduled for June 13th at the Pinto World Championship. We will also monitor if futurity entry fees for this event will need to be adjusted as well. We have over 20 stallions nominated into this futurity already. The stallion nomination fee is only $200.

Feel free to call me with questions or email me at : falconranch@earthlink.net.

Yours Truly,
Don Falcon – WCHA Executive Director