Following consultation with the Albion Park Harness Racing Club the composition of the 2018 Queensland Summer Carnival has been compressed to three weeks.
The enhanced three week Carnival begins Saturday December 1 with the Group 3 Be Good Johnny Sprint and APHRC Members Cup continuing the following Saturday December 8 featuring the Christmas Cup and Forever Gold Mares Open and culminating with two Group Two features on December 15 with the Queensland Cup and Darrell Alexander Memorial Trotting Final.
The above features will be supported by some mini features along with the normal Saturday Metropolitan races which should provide a strong card of racing for each night of the Summer Carnival.
Note due to the compression of the Carnival the Lord Mayors Cup will no longer be held and stakemoney from this race has been reallocated to enhance other races across the Carnival.
The flagship race of the Summer Carnival the Queensland Cup will carry the race condition "Unless otherwise approved by HRV a horse that nominates for the Inter Dominion and is ranked inside the top 50 (at any stage during the acceptance period) will only be eligible if balloted."
Please refer below for the program details for each of the three nights of the Albion Park Summer Carnival.
| Night 1 |
1/12/2018 |
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| Features |
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| BE GOOD JOHNNY SPRINT |
1660M |
$30,660 |
GROUP 3 |
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| APHRC MEMBERS CUP |
2138M |
$20,660 |
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| RISING STARS CHAMPIONSHIP - C1 |
1660M |
$15,660 |
(No Heats) |
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| Support Card |
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| BAND 4 / PACE 2 PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| BAND 5 PACE |
2138M |
$11,660 |
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| QUALIFYING PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| MARES OPEN PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| CLAIMING PACE ($8,000 TO $15,000) |
2138M |
$8,160 |
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| T0/T4 HANDICAP |
2647M |
$8,270 |
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| Night 2 |
8/12/2018 |
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| Features |
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| CHRISTMAS CUP |
2680M |
$20,660 |
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| FOREVER GOLD MARES OPEN |
1660M |
$20,660 |
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| T0/T3 MOBILE TROT |
2138M |
$15,660 |
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| Support Card |
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| BAND 4 / PACE 2 PACE |
2138M |
$11,660 |
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| BAND 5 PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| QUALIFYING PACE |
2138M |
$11,660 |
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| CONDITIONED Q0 |
1660M |
$8,160 |
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| MARES QUALIFYING PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| ASPIRATIONAL PACE |
2138M |
$8,160 |
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| Night 3 |
15/12/2018 |
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| Features |
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| QUEENSLAND CUP |
2138M |
$50,660 |
GROUP 2 |
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| DJA MEMORIAL TROT FINAL |
2647M |
$40,630 |
GROUP 2 |
(Hts 30/11 & 7/12) |
| C2/C5 FEATURE |
1660M |
$20,660 |
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| KING OF THE CLAIMERS FINAL (7K-10K) |
2138M |
$14,999 |
(Hts 7/12) |
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| Support Card |
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| BAND 4 / PACE 2 PACE (PBD/SEX) |
2138M |
$11,660 |
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| BAND 5 PACE (PBD/SEX) |
2138M |
$11,660 |
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| QUALIFYING PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| MARES QUALIFYING PACE |
1660M |
$11,660 |
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| T0/T4 TROTTERS HANDICAP |
2138M |
$8,160 |
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