SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2025
We are thrilled to bring you one of the largest and most exciting programs in the history of the Morgan breed. The Superior Morgan Sweepstakes, presented by C. Jarvis Insurance Company and the Equine Veterinary Hospital of Northern Indiana, has been a wildly successful program over the last 3 years. In 2024, our event will be held Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 19 at the Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana, Indiana
In 2025, the total payout will be $362,400 with $72,000 going toward the 3-year-old Performance Incentive. The champion will take home $79,860.
The first day of competition will feature all eligible, entered weanlings showing individually. The five-judge panel will select a group of approximately 20 weanlings to return on Wednesday evening for the final evaluation. This year we will begin at 4 PM with a 10-minute break between each section.
The second night of competition we will bring the final 20 weanlings back individually, before returning as a full group for a final lineup and evaluation. Once the judges have marked their cards the results will be tabulated and announced, in reverse order.
Only two foals per stallion are eligible to show in this event—one will be bred by the winning bidder from the stallion service auction, the stallion owner donating the service earned the right to nominate a weanling, so this is a very exclusive group!
Only the mares owned or leased by the winning bidder from the stallion service auction, or the stallion service donor were eligible to produce Sweepstakes foals. All entries will be checked against the American Morgan Horse Association’s records to confirm eligibility to compete in the Sweepstakes event. All weanlings must be fully registered by the day of the event.
Entries for the Superior Morgan Sweepstakes Event will close on November 1. Entries may be mailed or emailed. The entry fee for the event will be $250, which includes one stall. Additional tack stalls may be purchased for $85, and shavings are available for $10/bag.
To be eligible for the Superior Three-Year-Old Performance Incentive money, horses must be nominated to the World Morgan Futurity. The cost for weanling and yearling fees is $180, which can be paid along with your sweepstakes entry. Simply add that amount to the total of your Superior Morgan Weanling Sweepstakes entry blank, and we will handle the rest! (Additional money will be due as a 2 and 3 year old to keep the nomination up to date). If you have a weanling who will not show in the sweepstakes, you may nominate them using the World Morgan Futurity Forms, which will also be available at the sale. If you have questions about the Incentive, don’t hesitate to contact Julie.
Weanlings that are not consigned to the Superior Morgan Horse Sale will be required to leave the grounds by 7 AM on Thursday morning, as those stalls will be needed for the sale horses and stallions moving in on Thursday. Local trainers and stables have volunteered their facilities as layover locations for any weanlings that cannot be shipped home until after the completion of the Superior Morgan Horse Sale. Contact Julie if you require layover.
If you have sold or transferred your sweepstakes nomination, or have any other questions about the Superior Sweepstakes, please contact secretary Julie Christopher at 248-921-3316 or email her at fairwindmorgans@gmail.com.