SA Country Cup Back For 2013
A review of all feature events in South Australia saw a restructuring for the 2013/2014 season however we can announce that the SA Country Cup which was last run in 2010 will be included on the feature race calendar for the new season. The race had been taken off the feature race calendar due to the track rationalisation a few years ago where both Port Pirie and Barmera ceased racing.
Below are conditions of how and where greyhounds can qualify for the $5,000 Country Cup Final, to be run at Gawler over 531 metres on Gawler Cup Final night Sunday 3rd November 2013. The Country Cup will be rotated each year between Gawler and Strathalbyn to be held on each clubs Cup night.
Conditions
· All South Australian Greyhound Racing Clubs outside of Angle Park will conduct heats, or nominate greyhounds from which the Greyhound Racing SA Grading Department will choose two representatives.
· The event is open to all South Australian greyhounds that are not above Grade 5 at Angle Park (APK & APM meetings only) over 515 metres at the time of nomination. Winner of each event takes a penalty including the final.
· Graders’ discretion will be used to determine the best nominated.
· The greyhound must be SA trained.
o A South Australian trained greyhound is defined as one that has been racing in SA for a period of not less than 3 out of the 6 months immediately prior to the time of nomination.
· The greyhound must have started at least 2 times in the last 12 months at the track it is attempting to represent.
· There will be a maximum of two heats per Club with the winners of each heat qualifying. If there is only one heat conducted then the first two placegetters will qualify.
· The two reserves will be determined firstly by a ballot of the second placegetters from all heats. The third placegetters will then be considered by ballot if required. If a heat was not conducted at the track, then that track is not included in the ballot. Should a greyhound be withdrawn prior to the ballot, the next placed greyhound from that Club’s heat will be selected.
· Once a greyhound has qualified from a Qualifying Heat, it is not eligible to compete at another track in this series, unless there are insufficient nominations to fill the field.
Qualifying
Track Dist. Date of Meeting
Port Augusta 503m Saturday 05.10.13
Country Cup Final Prizemoney
1st $3,150
Shaun Mathieson – Racing Manager