Following feedback from Clubs and participants, commencing February there will be a relaxing of restrictions on horses eligible to race at Community race meetings. The Not Eligible clauses will be removed and replaced with Preference in Field Selection clauses.
Most races will be selected using Field Selection Points but to provide racing opportunities for out of form horses some races will be programmed for horses with five or more WA starts and selected using L5$ in ascending order.
The new policy reads:
Community Race Meetings Field Selection Policy
The over-riding philosophy for the conduct of Community race meetings is that they cater for horses which find it difficult to be competitive on higher circuits.
The fields will be selected in descending FSP Order with a preference in field selection given to Horses that have NOT:
- Won 3 or more races with Stakes > $4,500 in their last 10 starts,
- Won 1 or more race(s) with stakes > $14,999 in their last 10 starts.
As part of a rotation some races will be for horses with 5+ WA starts and selected entirely on L5$ in ascending order (i.e. lowest to highest).
Field selection in ascending FSP order will be conducted in the following order:
- Lowest L5$
- Lowest WA points
- Lowest last start placing, i.e. 12th, 11th, 10th…etc
- Random ballot
For standing start races, if a horse is the next horse in but there are no spaces on the handicap mark the horse will be balloted and transferred to their 2nd preference (if there is one).
(Effective for all Race Meetings held from 1st February 2020)
