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Country Racing Protocol

Implementation Date - 1 September 2012



TIERS OF CLUBS

A four tiered Club structure - Strategic, Non-Strategic, Picnic and Queensland Community Racing Scheme - has been implemented by The Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board trading as Racing Queensland (RQ), which provides for a minimum of three (3) strategic clubs per region.  

Strategic Non-TAB Race Club

Are Clubs strategically located to ensure regional sustainability.   These Clubs currently provide increased levels of infrastructure to support training and racing requirements within each region.

Listed below are the key areas where funding distributions will vary between the different tiers of racing.

Strategic Non-TAB Race Club

  •  RQ prizemoney allocation of $6,000 per race Non-Strategic Non-TAB Race Club
  •  RQ prizemoney allocation of $5,000 per race Picnic/Grass Fed
  •  RQ prizemoney allocation of $2,000 per race


QUEENSLAND COMMUNITY RACING SCHEME

Upon application Clubs are eligible for up to $5,000 for the conduct of a QCRS meeting.  A detailed set of QCRS conditions are available on the RQ website.

 

GENERAL FUNDING ISSUES

All meetings will be programmed to conduct a five race card, unless a race club wishes to conduct additional races at their expense.


QTIS

Strategic Non-TAB Clubs - RQ will allocate one $5,000 QTIS race for every two meetings allocated.

Non-Strategic and Picnic Non-TAB Clubs - RQ will allocate one $5,000 QTIS race to every meeting where the minimum Club value add is $2,500 or greater.

 

FEATURE RACE FUNDING

South East, Eastern Downs, Capricornia, Leichardt and Far North Regions

  • $5,000 to each Strategic race club

This funding is to be utilized on a single day and each race club must contribute an additional $5,000 to the prizemoney offered by RQ on these meetings to be eligible for the feature funding.  This can be expended in the form of one feature race, the amount distributed across the entire race program or clubs can add an additional race to their program.

Downs, Central West and North West Regions

  • $10,000 to each Strategic race club

This funding is to be utilized on a single day and each race club must contribute an additional $5,000 to the prizemoney offered by RQ on these meetings to be eligible for the feature funding.  This can be expended in the form of one feature race, the amount distributed across the entire race program or clubs can add an additional race to their program.


 Downs, Central West and North West Regions

  • $5,000 to each Non-Strategic Non-TAB race clubs

This funding is to be utilized on a single day and each race club must contribute an additional $2,500 to the prizemoney offered by RQ on these meetings to be eligible for the feature funding.  This can be expended in the form of one feature race, the amount distributed across the entire race program or clubs can add an additional race to their program.


ADMINISTRATION SUBSIDY

Strategic Non-TAB Club

Each Strategic Club will be allocated a $3,000 administration subsidy for all meetings conducted.  This funding will also be provided in instances where meetings are abandoned following the acceptance deadline. 

Non-Strategic Non-TAB Race Clubs

RQ has no provision for the payment of an administration subsidy to Non-TAB Non-Strategic Clubs. 


MEETINGS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

The options for any non-TAB race club that has a race meeting cancelled due to weather/state of the track are:

  • Race meeting may be transferred to another venue to be conducted on the allocated day with the agreement of the two (2) race clubs concerned.
  • Race meeting can be rescheduled to another date, provided that no clash of dates eventuates (including across regions).  This is subject to approval of relevant Country Racing Associations affected by proposed date change.
  • The replacement date must be conducted within the current racing season.


In the event that a meeting is abandoned following acceptances the following funding will be provided:

  • Strategic Non-TAB Club - to be paid the $3,000 administration subsidy.
  • Non-Strategic Non-TAB Club - to be paid $2,000 abandoned meeting fee.

 

RACE DATE PROCESS

RQ will develop a draft race date schedule prior to January each year, which will be provided to the CRC for consideration.  Following CRC consideration the draft dates will be distributed to the CRA's for comment.  This will enable the dates to be integrated within both TAB and neighboring regional dates, in turn providing the ability for stakeholders to participate at a maximum number of meetings.

 

NOMINATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES

Strategic and Non-Strategic non-TAB club - Numbers Required at Closing Times

  • At the closure of acceptances, RQ require a minimum of 25 acceptances for the meeting to proceed.
  • Each race is to have not less than 5 acceptances to proceed with horses being an acceptor in any other race within a 3 day time span not being recognized in the acceptance number required.
  • At the closure of nominations, RQ will extend any race that has less 8 nominations.
  • If at the extended nomination deadline, RQ may delete any race that has less than 5 nominations.
  • Should any race or meeting fail to meet the required nomination or acceptance numbers, RQ will give consideration to requests from Clubs to self fund these events.

Picnic/Grass Fed and Self Funded - Numbers Required at Closing Times

  • At the closure of acceptances RQ, requires a minimum of 20 acceptances for the meeting to proceed.
  • Each race is to have not less than 4 acceptances to proceed.
  • At the closure of nominations, RQ will extend any race that has less 8 nominations.
  • If at the extended nomination deadline, RQ may delete any race that has less than 4 nominations.
  • Should any race/meeting fail to meet the required nomination or acceptance numbers, RQ will give consideration to requests from Clubs to self fund these events.

 

DIVISION OF RACES

Downs, Central West & North West Regions

  • If at acceptance time the number of acceptances in a standard prizemoney race exceeds 20 or more RQ will give consideration to the division of the race.
  • If a race has been cancelled due to lack of nominations or acceptances, and there are 16 or more acceptances in any other standard prizemoney race on the program, such race may be divided.
  • Clubs can self fund divisions of races which do not meet RQ criteria.
  • RQ will only give consideration to the division of one (1) race on any program.


 South East, Eastern Downs, Capricornia, Leichardt and Far North Regions

  • As stakeholders in these regions have increased opportunities they will require a minimum of 24 acceptances in a standard prizemoney race for RQ to consider a division.
  • If a race has been cancelled due to lack of nominations or acceptances, and there are 16 or more acceptances in any other standard prizemoney race on the program, such race may be divided.
  • Clubs can self fund divisions of races which do not meet RQ criteria.
  • RQ will only give consideration to the division of one (1) race on any program.