Country racing series
Three new country racing programs, the
Showcase Country Series, Celebrate Country Series and Sustain
Country Series, began on September 1 2012.
The 'Showcase Country Series' will be
broadcast on the Sky Racing Network and have TAB coverage.
Each race meeting in the Showcase
Country Series will have a feature race branded the 'Showcase',
worth a minimum of $20,000.
Where possible, race meetings falling
on public holiday weekends have been selected to
maximise local community interest and attendance.
Seven race meetings earmarked for
inclusion in the 'Showcase' series include:
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Roma Turf Club, November 17,
2012
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Beaudesert Race Club, January 28,
2013
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Beaudesert Race Club, April 25,
2013
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The second series, the 'Celebrate
Country Series', will see country clubs granted an additional race
meeting.
This series will include an additional
race worth $10,000 named 'The Celebration' and will also see the
Alpha Jockey Club reinstated to the non-TAB schedule.
Race clubs earmarked for inclusion in
the 'Celebrate' series currently include:
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Esk Jockey Club, December 22,
2012
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Mareeba Turf Club, March 2,
2013
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Herbert River Jockey Club, March 23,
2013
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Gladstone Turf Club, June 29,
2013
The third program, the 'Sustain
Country Series', is made up of additional country race meetings
committed as part of the Government's commitment to rebuild racing
across Queensland.
The race meetings are strategically placed to support and sustain
country communities with a particular focus on allowing racing to
support its communities.
The scheduling of these race meetings will give consideration to
the following;
• Weather or unpredictable reasons that have significantly
disrupted community race schedules;
• Community charity events etc. which would be significantly
boosted from an added meeting;
• Community achievements and milestones that would benefit
from an added meeting.
