Owners will be further rewarded for racing VOBIS eligible horses in Victoria from Monday, 1 August 2022 with the introduction of the VOBIS Sires Boost.
Victoria’s acclaimed owner and breeder incentive scheme, which includes Super VOBIS, VOBIS Gold and VOBIS Sires, has been expanded to welcome VOBIS Sires Boost – a $7.5 million scheme to promote reinvestment in Victorian progeny.
The VOBIS Sires Boost is a joint initiative between Racing Victoria (RV) and Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) and is supported by the Victorian State Government through the Victorian Racing Industry Fund (VRIF).
The program aims to reward those who breed, buy, own and race in Victoria and encourage reinvestment in the Victorian breeding industry.
The VOBIS Sires Boost comes in the form of $30,000 in vouchers on offer to the connections of eligible winners in each of 250 races across the 2022-23 racing season.
All VOBIS Gold-nominated progeny of stallions entered in the VOBIS Sires program will be eligible, with winning owners to receive $30,000 in VOBIS Sires Boost vouchers along with the existing $20,000 VOBIS Gold cash bonus on each of the 250 races.
The vouchers can be put towards purchasing the progeny of a VOBIS Sires stallion at an eligible sale or via an approved syndicator; or it can be used to pay for the service fee of a VOBIS Sires stallion.
VOBIS Sires Boost vouchers are allocated to named owners and aligned with prizemoney distribution according to ownership percentages.
Owners will be given a maximum of two years from the time the VOBIS Sires Boost voucher is allocated to redeem it, which may occur in a partial, single or multiple transactions up to the value of the vouchers held.
Throughout August, VOBIS Sires Boost vouchers will be offered at designated races at Geelong (3, 12 and 18 August), Ladbrokes Park (10 August), Bendigo (14 August), Ballarat (19 August), Sale (21 August), Pakenham (26 August) and Warracknabeal (27 August).
The addition of VOBIS Sires Boost will see the VOBIS program offer more than $30.5 million in prizemoney and bonuses across the 2022-23 season in a major fillip for the Victorian racing and breeding industries.
The VOBIS Sires program is headlined by the $1 million VOBIS Sires Showdown (1200m 2YO) and the $500,000 VOBIS Sires Guineas (1600m 3YO), both of which feature on Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday each April.
For a current list of eligible VOBIS Sires, which include Victoria’s most popular stallions Toronado, standing at Swettenham Stud, Shamus Award (Rosemont Stud) and Nicconi (Widden), the sire of sprinting superstar Nature Strip, please visit vobissires.com.au.
Quotes attributable to RV Executive General Manager – Racing, Greg Carpenter
“There’s never been a better time to breed, buy, own and race in Victoria with over $30 million in VOBIS prizemoney and bonuses on offer for the 2022-23 racing season.
“This includes the introduction of the $7.5 million VOBIS Sires Boost which not only enhances the returns for winning owners in Victoria but promotes reinvestment in the Victorian industry which can only be a positive for the future.
“It also serves as a welcome reminder for all that nominations for the VOBIS Gold program close for new season two-year-olds on 31 August 2022 so you can’t afford to miss out.
“As we herald the introduction of the VOBIS Sires Boost program, I want to thank the Victorian Government for their ongoing support of thoroughbred racing and breeding in Victoria.”
Quote attributable to Minister for Racing, Anthony Carbines
“Enhancing Victoria’s standing as the home of thoroughbred breeding in Australia is vital to the longevity of the industry.”
Quote attributable to TBV President, James O’Brien
“This is a terrific initiative that directly rewards owners and breeders that use a Victorian sire and encourages them to do so in the future as well. It will provide a significant boost to our industry.”