OWNERS

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Changes to Entry System
26.8.2004
Speaker K L Cheng, Deputy Racing Secretary
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CONTENT

• 6 Day Entry System
• Additional Balloting Criteria

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6 DAY ENTRY SYSTEM
5/9??Declaration
5/9?????Entry Handicap
8/9?????Entry Handicap
8/9??Declaration
11/9??Declaration
11/9?????Entry Handicap
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ADVANTAGES

• Racing public
• can better follow individual trackwork
  performance leading up to race day

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ADVANTAGES

• Racing journalists
• more time to focus on final pre-race workouts to
  facilitate more in-depth media coverage

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ADVANTAGES

• Owners
• more time to organise travel plans, book tables
  and invite friends along

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ADVANTAGES

• Trainers and Jockeys
• more time to discuss race planning

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Entry timetable
Entry Close at 1100am
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Entry timetable
If reopen, close at 1230am
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Entry timetable
Entries will be published by 115pm
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Entry timetable
Options to transfer close at300pm
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Entry timetable
Handicaps will be published by430pm
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Existing order of priority to run
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Additional balloting criteria

• Race Classes 3 4

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Additional balloting criteria

• If equal status, priority will be given to
  horses
• 1. finished in the first four placings in their
  LAST start in the current season and within 45
  days before the race,
• OR

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Additional balloting criteria

• 2. Qualifying Trial winners having their first
  start

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Additional balloting criteria
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e.g.
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Performance of Trump cards (2003/04)
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Performance of Trump cards (2003/04)
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TRUMP CARD SYSTEM

• To be discussed with Trainers Owners Asso.

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Thank you