2025 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

• The Country Championships consists of a series of seven races, each held at a club representing one racing region in NSW.
• Each race will be worth $150,000 in prizemoney and will be contested by eligible horses that must be under the care of a country trainer in that region.

• The first and second horse in each regional race will qualify for the $1,000,000 Country Championships Final to be held at Royal Randwick in Sydney on Day 1 of The Championships, Saturday 5 April 2025.