PROPRIETOR – OWNERSHIP BREEDERS COURSE
The racing series Breeders Course is organized by European Standardbred AB, jurisdiction Malmö, Sverige.
ENTRY FEES
The date of entry is the day of payment and the entry fee must be wired to the European Standardbreds AB bank account not later than this day. For Swedish horses it's simply to register your horse by your user account on travsport.se by 31 October. You will then be billed by Swedish Travsport
in November.
In order for a horse to be eligible the nomination fee to Bankgiro 288-8808 or IBAN: SE9880000821492376787517. Swift: SWEDSESS
2-year old races
1 st Entry: 30/11 2019 50 € (incl. 6% tax).
2 nd Entry: 28/2 2020 200 € (incl. 6% tax).
3 rd Entry: 31/5 2020 400 € (incl. 6% tax).
3-year old races
1 st Entry: 30/11 2019 50 € (incl. 6% tax).
2 nd Entry: 31/10 2020 200 € (incl. 6% tax).
3 rd Entry: 31/1 2021 400 € (incl. 6% tax).
Starting fee: According to the rules of each track concerning stakes races.
STARTING DECLARATION
Declaration to start must be done to each individual track which independently will inform about the declaration times. OBS! The number of series races/elimination is depending on the number of horses declared to race. A maximum of two eliminations at each track. Should two eliminations be necessary the purse money is to split into two equal purses. If the number of declared horses exceed the number of horses allowed to race, horses will be rejected according to local regulations. Below the breakdown of the qualification modus.
Horses Number of Qualified horses
declared eliminations from each elimination
1-12 1 2
13-24 2 1
FURTHER REGULATIONS OF THE SERIES RACES/ELIMINATIONS
Breeders Course for 2 and 3 year old horses will consist of a maximum of 6 elimination. The two (2) first finishers from each elimination (three (3) if four eliminations) are qualified for the final which will have a maximum of 12 horses. If an elimination is split into two races, the two winners are qualified for the final. Should a qualified horse refrain from participating in the final the third finisher (by split eliminations the second finisher) be qualified to the final etc. A horse who has been disqualified in an elimination can never qualify for the final. A horse must have participated in an elimination in order to qualify for the final. A horse who has not paid the fees to Breeders Course may participate in an elimination in terms of place but not in the final. In the eliminations is always priority to horses that have paid all fees. Breeders Course reserves the right to, in consultation with Swedish Trottings Association, interpret the rules for participation in the final. A horse can only participate in one elimination.
Drawings to the final is as follows:
The winners in the eliminations always get lane 1-6 (with 10 horses in the final 1-5 and lane 1-4 if only four eliminations). If only four eliminations the second horses will have 5,6,9,10 and the third horses 7,8,11,12. The draw is always done by racetrack who have the final. A Winner (as we call it) is the first eligible horse in each race and it's the same with the second horse or third (if four eliminations) who qualifies for the final it must be eligible.
There are always two horses (five or six eliminations) or three horses (four eliminations) from each elimination that qualify for the final. If it appears before the draw that only one horse or two (four eliminations) from an elimination can race in the final, ST draws between all racetracks which racetrack who gets three or four (four eliminations) horses in the final. ST will also draw between all racetracks which racetracks that gets three horses in the final when it is five eliminations.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
• In the case a question cannot be answered according to the above regulations, European Standardbred AB and Svensk Travsport (ST) will decide how to interpret the rules in common.
• European Standardbred AB and Jägersro together with Svensk Travsport has the right to take necessary decisions in order to secure the performance of the race.
• In the unlikely case that a lack of entries will not allow the eliminations/final to be held, all entries will be reimbursed. European Standardbred AB reserves the right to decide about the lowest acceptable number of nominations.
• Tax is calculated due to the current Swedish tax rate of 6%.
• Breeding premiums accrue to Swedish-born horses in accordance with ST's rules.
MALMÖ NOVEMBER 2019
EUROPEAN STANDARDBRED AB