Racing Victoria (RV) advises that an additional set of jumps trials has been scheduled at Traralgon on Wednesday, 18 August after participant feedback and a review of the program leading to the final jumps meeting of the season at Sportsbet-Ballarat on Sunday, 29 August.
The Traralgon jumps trial program is as follows:
|
TRIAL
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DISTANCE
|
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0 – 116 Hurdle Trial
|
2400m
|
|
117+ Hurdle Trial
|
2400m
|
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0 – 116 Hurdle Trial
|
2800m
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117+ Hurdle Trial
|
2800m
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0 – 116 Steeple Trial
|
2400m
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|
117+ Steeple Trial
|
2400m
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0 – 116 Steeple Trial
|
2800m
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|
117+ Steeple Trial
|
2800m
|
Nominations for the meeting will close at 12noon on Monday, 16 August.
As a result of Traralgon hosting the jumps trials, the scheduled flat trials at Traralgon on Monday, 30 August will now be held at the Cranbourne Training Centre.
The Cranbourne flat trial program is as follows:
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TRIAL
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DISTANCE
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3YO Trial
|
800m
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3YO & Up (Mdn – Cl2)
|
800m
|
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3YO & Up (Cl3 - Open)
|
800m
|
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3YO & Up (Mdn – Cl2)
|
990m
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3YO & Up (Cl3 - Open)
|
990m
|
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3YO & Up (Mdn – Cl2)
|
1190m
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3YO & Up (Cl3 - Open)
|
1190m
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|
3YO & Up
|
1550m
|
Nominations for the meeting will close at 12noon on Thursday, 26 August.
For the scheduled upcoming flat trials, there is a limit of a maximum number of 25 trials to be conducted at the meeting. This is designed to ensure the track surface remains suitable throughout the day as well as placing a time limit on the length of the day.
Should the number of nominations exceed 25 trials, the method of elimination shall be as follows:
- Four-year-old and older horses in the Maiden – Cl2 rating based on the number of starts, greatest out first,
- If horses are equal on starts then they will be eliminated in rating order, lowest out first.
Individual horses can only be nominated into a maximum of one trial per meeting.
The upcoming trial program is as follows:
| Date |
Venue |
Distances |
| Monday 9 August |
Cranbourne |
800m/990m/1190m/1550m |
| Wednesday 18 August |
Tatura |
850m/1100m/1450m |
| Monday 30 August |
Cranbourne |
800m/990m/1190m/1550m |
| Tuesday 7 September |
Wodonga |
800m/1200m/1590m |
| Monday 13 September |
Cranbourne |
800m/990m/1190m/1550m |
| Monday 20 September |
Tatura |
850m/1100m/1450m |
Note the Nomination fee for Flat and Jumps trials is $121 (inclusive of GST) effective from 1 August, 2021.