30 April 2019 | HRSA
TAB GRADUATION CHAMPIONSHIP
Conditions of Entry
HRSA is pleased to announce the introduction of a new race series to be conducted in South Australia. The TAB Graduation Championship is a restricted races series open to 4YO’s and older which, at the time they first accept for a race in the series, have not won more than three races (lifetime).
Horses will compete in qualifying races commencing Saturday 15th June 2019 culminating in a final to be held on Saturday 20th July 2019
All qualifying races will be conducted for a stake of $4,000 and run over distances between 1609 metres and 1800 metres.
The barrier draw for all races in the series, including the final will be preferential draw on lifetime wins.
The final will be conducted for a stake $17,000 and restricted to a field limit of 11 runners plus 1 emergency.
Horses which start in any of the qualifying races will receive points on the following basis.
1st – 9 points, 2nd – 7 points, 3rd – 5 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th 2 points, every other runner 1 point.
Importantly this series is restricted to horses trained solely in South Australia.
To be eligible to compete in the series a stable return must have been lodged with HRSA by 6th May 2019 and the horse must remain SA trained for the entirety of the series.
Horses are not required to run in all of the qualifying races. If at the time of acceptances for the Final the number of horses remaining is in excess of the starting limit, preference will be given to those horses which have accumulated the greatest number of points in the qualifying races. Therefore, the greater number of races competed in, then the greater the opportunity there is to gain points. There is no limit to how many qualifiers a horse may contest.
In the event of a tie for the final position(s) in the field the total monies earned during the series will determine such position(s). Should horses remain tied after this calculation is applied then the final position(s) will be determined by ballot.
There will be no Concession driver or mares’ claims permitted.
The dates of the qualifying races are:
Saturday 15th June 2019
Monday 17th June 2019
Saturday 22nd June 2019
Monday 24th June 2019
Saturday 29th June 2019
Monday 1st July 2019
Saturday 6th July 2019
Monday 8th July 2019
Saturday 13th July 2019
Monday 15th July 2019
The final will be held on:
Saturday 20th July 2019
Note: A horse which, subsequent to the first time they accept for a race in the series, wins any race will remain eligible for the series notwithstanding it having won more than 3 races. An example being that if a horse has won 2 races at the time of accepting for the qualifying race on 15th June and it then wins both a qualifier and another non-TAB Graduation Championship qualifier, giving the horse 4 lifetime wins, it remains eligible for the remaining qualifiers and the final.
Trainers Bonus
The trainer of the individual horse with the most points accumulated in the qualifying races will, provided the horse starts in the final, receive a bonus of $1,000.00
For more information on the TAB Graduation Championship please contact David Thuen, Racing Operations Manager Harness Racing SA at dthuen@saharness.org.au or on (08) 8285 0731.
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