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Join us at the 2022 Yearling Futurity
Please send your entries! Deadline September 6th
Dear VA-Bred, VA-Sired & VA-Certified Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners,

It is time to gussy up your Virginia-Bred, Virginia-Sired or Virginia-Certified yearlings for a chance to win big at the Twenty First Annual $40,000 Virginia Breeders Fund Yearling Futurity! This event will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds in Warrenton, Virginia.

CRITICAL EVENT DETAILS:

  • Rules and Procedures: Please review the attached Rules and Procedures Information sheet for details about eligibility, participation fees and more.
  • Entries: The attached entry form must be completed and returned to VTA with copies of current Coggins for each participating yearling by September 6th. Non-VTA members must submit check payment for entry fees.
  • Email entries to betsy.crowell@easterassociates.com Fax to 434-979-2439 or mail to Attn: FUTURITY 2022, Virginia Thoroughbred Association, 250 West Main Street, Suite 100, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
  • Awards: $7,500 in prize money will be awarded in each of four classes:
  1. VA-Bred or VA-Sired yearling colts/geldings ($7,500)     
  2. VA-Bred or VA-Sired yearling fillies ($7,500)
  3. VA-Certified colts/geldings ($7,500)
  4. VA-Certified fillies ($7,500)
  • Groom’s prizes will also be awarded in each division and in the Championship Class. 
  • 3-Year-Old Bonus Awards: Any Virginia-Bred or Virginia-Sired yearling that shows in the ring will be eligible to compete for a percentage of a $5,000 bonus to be awarded at the completion of their three-year-old year. The bonus awards are based on total earnings at the end of their three-year-old year.
  • New for Virginia Certified in 2022: At the end of their three-year-old year, a $5,000 bonus will be split between the highest earning Virginia Certified horses that competed in the yearling futurity. The bonus awards are based on total earnings.
  • Coggins: Each entry MUST be accompanied by a legible copy of a current Coggins – NO EXCEPTIONS. If a Coggins is not received prior to the event date, the yearling may be ineligible to participate!       
Grand Champion 2021. Djuric Sporthorses LLC, Anna M. Simms DVM and Patrick Nuesch’s bay Certified filly by Outwork, took Grand Champion honors shortly after winning the Certified-Fillies category. The victorious filly is out of Tanguerray by Good Journey.


REGISTER YOUR THOROUGHBRED:
 
Participating Virginia-Bred and Virginia-Sired Thoroughbreds must be registered with the Virginia Breeders Fund. If your yearling has not been registered, you may do so by going to the VTA website at www.vabred.org/vbf/register prior to September 13th.

Participating Virginia-Certified Thoroughbred yearlings must be registered with VTA. These yearlings must have completed their six month residency requirement at a certified farm before being allowed to compete.

We look forward to seeing you in Warrenton on Tuesday, September 13th for the Twenty First Annual VA Breeders Fund Yearling Futurity!


Betsy Crowell
Virginia Thoroughbred Association