7 teams compete 42 races over 6 meetings for over £2m prize money
Each team consists of:
Group of trainers - representing the region
7 jockeys - who will ride exclusively for one team during the competition
Team Manager - who will decide team selection for each race
Races
Each team will enter two runners in each race
Each race will have a field of 14 runners
6 races each week will be handicap races open to horses 3 years old and above with a handicap rating of 0-90
1 race each week will be handicap races open to 2 years old horses with a handicap rating of 0-85
£50k prize money per 3 yr+ race - paid to owners/trainers/jockeys
£25k prize money per 2 yr race - paid to owners/trainers/jockeys
Race distances
Each meeting will have 7 races over a mixture of distances:
6 furlongs
7 furlongs
8 furlongs - The 1 mile race
10 furlongs - The 1 mile and 1/4 race
11 furlongs - The 1 mile and 3f race
12 furlongs - The 1 mile and 1/2 race
15 furlongs - The almost 2 mile race
Each Team Manager will have the opportunity to play a Joker on any two of the 42 Racing League races
The Joker will double the points won by the two horse representing the team in that race
* When played, the team will receive double points in the given race but it is not applied to individual jockey points.*
Prize Money:
Over £2m prize money is up for grabs
Prize money is distributed to owners, trainers, jockeys and yards as per standard BHA distribution
Plus an additional:
£50,000 winner-takes-all prize for the winning team
£5,000 to each of the winning team's 7 jockeys
£20,000 to the jockey that scores the most individual points over the competition
Horse Racing Terms explained
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FAQs
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Owners & Trainers
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