All nomination, sustaining, supplemental and starting fees are payable in US funds. Starting fees shall be due with the declaration to start at the track where the race is held at the time and date posted on the host track Condition Sheet. The starting fee shall be due at the time of declaration and payable not later than post time of the race to be contested. No horse shall be allowed to start in either the legs or final without payment of the starting fee by no later than post time of any scheduled event. All payments for nomination and starting fees shall be made payable to The Hambletonian Society, which shall be responsible for purse distribution.
All payments are forfeits.
Starting fees for all late nominees shall be the same as for horses nominated by February 15, 2002. In the event that fewer than the maximum number of entries are received for the finals of an Open division of TCS, an eligible filly or mare may enter in the final of the Open division of their gait. Fillies and mares may not displace a horse that is qualified for and enters into the final of an Open event. A portion of the yearling nominating fees collected in 2001, as well as a portion of the nominating, sustaining and starting fees for horses three years old and older that are collected in 2002, shall be added to the 2002 preliminaries and finals. All payments will be added to purses for either preliminary legs or finals.