2021 Newhaven Park Country Championships
Launched in 2015, the inaugural Country Championships proved a resounding success for the racing industry and generated unprecedented interest and coverage.
An initiative of Racing NSW, The Country Championships was created to support and promote NSW racing in country areas, ensuring that horses from across the state are part of The Championships in Sydney in the autumn.
About The Series
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The Newhaven Park Country Championships consists of a series of seven qualifying races, each held at a club representing one racing region in NSW.
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Each race will be worth $150,000 in prize money, and will be contested by eligible horses that must be under the care of a country trainer in that region.
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An eighth ‘Wild Card’ race, worth $50,000, will be held to provide one more opportunity for horses to qualify for the final that have already contested an earlier heat.
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The first and second horse in each regional race will qualify for the $500,000 Newhaven Park Country Championships final to be held at Royal Randwick in Sydney on Day 1 of The Championships, Saturday 10 April 2021.
DATE |
VENUE |
DISTANCE |
REGION |
Sat 13 February 2021 |
Coffs Harbour |
1400m |
Northern Rivers |
Sun 14 February 2021 |
Nowra |
1400m |
South East |
Sat 20 February 2021 |
Wagga Wagga |
1400m |
Southern Districts |
Sun 21 February 2021 |
Taree |
1400m |
Mid North Coast |
Sun 28 February 2021 |
Mudgee |
1400m |
Central Districts |
Sun 7 March 2021 |
Tamworth |
1400m |
Hunter & North West |
Sun 14 March 2021 |
Coonamble |
1400m |
Western |
Sun 21 March 2021 |
Muswellbrook |
1280m |
Wild Card |
Sat 10 April 2021 |
ROYAL RANDWICK |
1400m |
THE NEWHAVEN PARK COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL |