The American Saddlebred Sweepstakes Program is designed to perpetuate the breeding, training and showing of the American Saddlebred horse. Entries in the Two-, Three- and Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes compete in the following classes: Three-Gaited, Five-Gaited, Fine Harness and Three-Gaited Park Pleasure.
The Sweepstakes classes are held at the All American Horse Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana, each September and are conducted under the rules of the U. S. Equestrian Federation. The Sweepstakes differ from the Futurity program in that nominations for sires, dams and weanlings are not required. A horse is nominated in its yearling year to the Two- and/or Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes and is nominated to the Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes in its three-year-old year.
Another unique feature of the American Saddlebred Sweepstakes program is the judge selection is done by a vote of the Sweepstakes’ participants, with the approval of the ASR Sweepstakes Committee. Prize money is divided between the recorded owner at the time of competition and the original nominator(s). In 2007, the Sweepstakes awarded nearly $200,000 in prize money, which was distributed as follows: Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes, $33,810; Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes, $116,139; Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes, $49,473.
Sweepstakes Forms:
Nominated Horses:
Two-Year-Old Sweepstakes:
- Updated lists will be available in June.
Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes:
Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes:
