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Racing NSW announce record prizemoney, welfare and infrastructure spend
Peter V'landys AM announced a significant prizemoney increase on Wednesday. Picture: Richard DobsonPeter V’landys AM announced a significant prizemoney increase on Wednesday. Picture: Richard Dobson
 
By Racenet
12:41pm • 03 August 2022
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Racing NSW have announced a $30 million prizemoney surge while revealing investment in welfare and infrastructure will soar to record levels.

The 2022/23 racing season will see NSW thoroughbred racing shell out a remarkable $358 million in prizemoney, a figure that represents a $239 increase from levels just a decade ago.

Included in the stakes surge will see a raft of showpiece events bolstered with the Concorde Stakes ($160k to $500k), The Shorts ($500,000 to $1 million), The Premiere Stakes ($500,000 to $1 million), The Kosciuszko ($1.3 million to $2 million), The Sydney Stakes ($500,000 to $2 million) and The Nature Strip Stakes ($1 million to $3 million) all receiving major increases.

Two new races will also be added to the spring carnival, with a $1 million race to be added to Everest Day, called the Five Diamond Prelude, over 1500m for 5yos only, which serves as a lead up for the Five Diamonds.

 

Also, a new $500,000 race will be added to Big Dance Day, called the Little Dance, for those horses eligible, but unable to gain a start in The Big Dance.

Racing NSW will join forces with Sportsbet to bring the Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series bonus to life where a whopping $6 million will be up for grabs.

In a bid to keep Australia’s best horses in Sydney for the spring, the bonus, fully supported by Sportsbet, will be paid to the connections of horses which accumulate the most points across six races; the Concorde Stakes, The Shorts, Premiere Stakes, The Everest, Sydney Stakes and Nature Strip Stakes.

And while the spring and autumn features received major increases, country racing was the other big winner from Wednesday’s announcement, with minimum prizemoney levels for Non-TAB and Country racing increasing while it was also announced two races at every Country TAB meeting will be restricted to Country-trained horses and carry prizemoney of $30,000.

Racing NSW also announced the the industry’s Equine Welfare Fund will see contributions increase from 1.5% to 2%.

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49 minutes ago, scooby3051 said:

WOW where did we get it all so wrong.

They have punters who love to gamble and a State government who provide millions to the sport.

Also, they have Peter V'landys at the helm. 

I see overnight the State govt has pulled the pin on promised funding  to upgrade NRL infrastructure in Sydney due to budget constraints as a result of all the recent flooding etc. V'Landy's response was either give us what you promised or we will take events to Queensland and nobody doubts if he was serious 

 

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52 minutes ago, shaneMcAlister said:

NZTR have released their Statement on Intent for perusal https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/NZTR SOI and Business Plan 2023-25 FINAL.pdf

Not sure how to hyperlink above address, so may need to highlight all and cope and paste.

 

 

 

This is the WRONG direction an extra 20 or 50K won't matter to the top end stakes...unless its hundreds of thousands the best will go for the BIG money in OZ...grass roots is where it is needed to keep the battlers involved or soon there will be very few left.It won't be long before the Guineas are up north and hard to see a Grand National in CHCH next year...JMO.

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And they will need to be the best to win that big money on offer, can't be cheap exercise carting them over there, but nothing holding anyone back from sending there stock over to the lucky country, anyone heard how the Tyler team has been going over there lately, last I heard they had one winner so far.

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