Provincial-Midway Championships Final
The Provincial-Midway Championships Final will comprise 15 horses qualifying for the Final, being:
- the first two finishers in the Provincial Trained and Midway eligible qualifying races;
- the three placegetters from the Wild Card race
If any of the qualified horses Provincial Trained qualifying races cannot contest The Provincial-Midway Championships Final, the highest benchmarked third placegetter/s from the Provincial Trained qualifying races will be offered their place in the Provincial-Midway Championships Final.
If any of the qualified horses Midway eligible qualifying races cannot contest The Provincial-Midway Final, the highest benchmarked third placegetter/s from the Midway eligible qualifying races will be offered their place in the Provincial-Midway Championships Final.
If any of the qualified horses qualifying through the Wild Card race cannot contest the Provincial-Midway Final, the fourth placed horse will be offered their place in the Provincial-Midway Championships Final.
Weight Conditions
The Provincial Championships Final will be run as an open set-weight plate race for qualifiers under the following weight scale:
59.0kg Class 6 and above
57.5kg Class 5
56.0kg Class 4 and below
Fillies and mares will receive an allowance of 2kg from the above scale. There shall be no age allowance applied.
Ballot Order and Emergencies
Up to three emergencies will be declared following acceptances. These will comprise of the highest benchmarked runners that finish third in any of the qualifying races or fourth in the Wild Card.
Emergencies will be ordered from the highest to the lowest benchmark. If equal, the ballot order will then be determined by the highest average prizemoney over the past five starts.
Apprentice Claims
Apprentices cannot claim.
Prizemoney
Prizemoney for The Country Championships Final will be $1,000,000, divided as follows.
PLACING PRIZEMONEY
1st: $540,000
2nd: $195,000
3rd: $100,000
4th: $50,000
5th: $25,000
6th: $14,000
7th: $10,000
8th: $10,000
9th: $8,000
10th$8,000
11th-16th: $3,000
Equine Welfare: $7,500
Jockeys Welfare: $5,000
Alteration of Conditions at the Discretion of Racing NSW
Racing NSW may at its absolute discretion alter any conditions or other elements of The Provincial Championships Final at any time.
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