The Board of HRNSW have approved the following amendments to the HRNSW Official Trials Policy which will become effective from 1 August 2023.
The HRNSW Official Trials Policy can be found here.
Education/Green Trials
Previously education/green trials were for horses which had no more than two registered race starts. This has now been amended as follows:
Education and Green Trials are only for horses which have had no more than two registered race starts or subject to the approval of HRNSW Stewards, horses that have a history of intractability and are currently subject to a stand down of two or more official trials or continued out of the mobile barrier draw (CODM), in which case they may complete no more than two additional educational/green trials for re-education purposes only.
Horses Not Raced/Trialled for Period of Time
Previously horses imported into Australia that had not started in a race for a period of not less than 42 (clear) days were required to complete an Official Trial prior competing in a race.
This has now been amended to ANY horse, including a horse imported into Australia, that has not started in a race for a period of not less than 42 (clear) days, must satisfactorily complete an Official Trial prior to it being able to be nominated for a race.
Qualifying/Re-Qualifying Times
Amendments have been made to classification of tracks and the qualifying/re-qualifying times for official trials as follows:
|
Age
|
Distance
|
Gait
|
Start
|
Group A
|
Group B
|
Group C
|
Group D
|
|
2YO
|
1609m
|
Pacer
|
Stand
|
2:08.00
|
2:10.00
|
2:11.00
|
2:11.00 *
|
|
2YO
|
1609m
|
Pacer
|
Mobile
|
2:02.00
|
2:04.00
|
2:06.00
|
2:07.00 *
|
|
3YO+
|
1609m+
|
Pacer
|
Stand
|
2:04.00
|
2:06.00
|
2:08.00
|
2:09.00 *
|
|
3YO+
|
1609m+
|
Pacer
|
Mobile
|
2:00.00
|
2:03.00
|
2:04.00
|
2:05.00 *
|
* Plus one (1) second for Broken Hill
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Group A
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Group B
|
Group C
|
Group D
|
|
Menangle
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Bathurst
|
Albury
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Armidale
|
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Goulburn
|
Bankstown
|
Blayney
|
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Newcastle
|
Canberra
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Broken Hill
|
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Wagga
|
Coolamon
|
Cessnock
|
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|
Dubbo
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Cowra
|
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Eugowra
|
Forbes
|
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Leeton
|
Griffith
|
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Parkes
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Inverell
|
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|
Penrith
|
Junee
|
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Tamworth
|
Maitland
|
| |
|
West Wyalong
|
Narrabri
|
| |
|
Young
|
Peak Hill
|
If anyone requires further information please contact HRNSW Integrity Department on (02) 9722 6600.
Name: Michael Prentice Clint Bentley
Position: Integrity Manager Chairman of Stewards
Phone: (02) 9722 6600 (02) 9722 6628
Email: mprentice@hrnsw.com.au cbentley@hrnsw.com.au
