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MEDIA RELASE
19 May 2008
Five months extension for QTIS registered four-year-olds
The Board of Queensland Racing Limited (QRL) today announced an extension to QTIS races for four-year-olds in the South-East corner of the State for the period 1 August 2008 to 31 December 2008.
QRL Chairman, Mr Bob Bentley said: “QRL has undertaken a review of the racing pattern of horses subsequent to the outbreak of Equine Influenza (EI) and it has become apparent that stakeholders with QTIS registered horses have been significantly impacted upon due to the shutdown of racing in the South-East corner of the State.”
“The Board has taken the decision to program an additional $1M in QTIS bonuses for four-year-olds for the five month period commencing on 1 August and concluding on 31 of December 2008.
“The race conditions of these races won’t be restricted to four-year-olds, but QRL will add a $30,000 4YO QTIS bonus to one (1) race on every Metropolitan meeting and also 40 QTIS bonuses of $7,000 at Provincial meetings throughout the South-East of the State.”
The breakdown of these races will be as follows:
- Metropolitan Bonuses (24 x $30,000) = $720,000
- Provincial Bonuses
- Gold Coast (10 x $7,000) = $70,000
- Ipswich (10 x $7,000) = $70,000
- Sunshine Coast (10 x $7,000) = $70,000
- Toowoomba (10 x $7,000) = $70,000
- Total 4YO QTIS Bonuses = $1,000,000
“This announcement follows our decision to provide free QTIS registrations for 2006 foals and reinforces the Board’s commitment to the Queensland Breeding Industry,” Mr Bentley said.
“QRL has previously taken the decision to extend the age restrictions on QTIS bonuses at Northern TAB and Country meetings to four-year-old, so this decision will ensure that any QTIS registered three-year-old has ample access to QTIS bonuses.”
The allocation of these races will be published in the program section of the Queensland Racing Magazine.
Media contact:
Queensland Racing Limited – Claire Power (07) 3869 9760
QUEENSLAND Racing media release – May 19
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