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THE QROOI STAKES PROGRAM
The QROOI Stakes Program for 2011 includes a total of twenty nine (29) stakes scheduled to be held at Ajax
Downs and Fort Erie Race Track during June through October 2011.
All QROOI Stakes Races are conducted at race tracks in Ontario, and fall under the jurisdiction of the Ontario
Racing Commission. All participants are bound by the rules of the Ontario Racing Commission and the rules
of the American Quarter Horse Association. The conditions outlined in this Guide shall apply to all stakes
races, including trials, run under the auspices of Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. (QROOI) in 2011.
The following Stakes Conditions have been approved by the Ontario Racing Commission.
Purse funds for the QROOI Stakes Program are provided by the Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry
Development Program (QHRIDP), as administered by the Ontario Racing Commission. Further details on the
Program and the 2011 Breeding Program Criteria can be accessed from the ORC website at www.ontarioracingcommission.ca or by calling (416) 213-0520.
Unless otherwise specified, all purses offered are in Canadian dollars (Cdn. $).
DEFINITIONS:
A QROOI stakes race is defined as any AQHA/APHA recognized stakes race, as well as any QROOI race run as
part of the QROOI Stakes Program.
Where eligibility criteria refer to definitions for horse or owner, the respective definition will be as included
in the 2011 Program Criteria for the Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program.
The 2011 Program Criteria can be viewed at:
www.ontarioracingcommission.ca
| 1. Submission of
payments |
| Where stakes require nomination and/or sustaining payments,
payments MUST be submitted by the required deadline to the
offices of the QROOI, Attention Stakes Coordinator. Applications
sent by mail will be received after the deadline if postmarked
with the deadline date. Any applications received by mail that
have no postmark or have an unreadable postmark on the
envelope, will only be accepted until the deadline date. It is
suggested that post-dated cheques for all sustaining payments be
sent with the nomination. Upon notification to the Stakes
Coordinator that a horse is being withdrawn, all cheques
covering future payments will be returned to the nominee.
Cheques MUST have the horse’s name and race entered, shown
on it. All payments must be in Canadian Funds. |
| 2. Withdrawal from
Program |
| Withdrawal from a Stakes race must be done by midnight of the
payment due date, verbally and confirmed in writing to the
Stakes Coordinator. A stop payment of a cheque used to nominate
or enter a horse into the Stakes Program will not constitute
withdrawal from the Stakes Program. |
| 3. Missed payment |
| Late penalties must be paid when the nomination date is missed
or a second sustaining payment is missed. If a sustaining payment is missed, the horse will become removed from the race.
The horse can be reinstated by paying triple the amount of the
missed payment prior to the due date of the next payment. A
returned cheque will be treated the same as a missed payment,
with the exception where if a letter of explanation is supplied
from the bank, indicating bank error rather than non-sufficient
funds as the reason. |
| 4. Late Penalties |
| Late penalties will be accepted at triple the missed payment up to
and including the next payment due. At no time will a horse be
allowed to miss two consecutive payments. |
| 5. Entry to Finals |
| Where entry into the finals of a stakes race is based on the results
of time trials conducted in advance of the final, the finalists will
be selected by the Race Secretary on the basis of time, using onehundredths
of a second. Where two or more horses run the same
time, the photo strip will be used. Where two or more horses run
the same times in different races, placing shall be drawn by lot by
the Racing Secretary in the presence of the affected owners or
their representatives. If a tie occurs for the final position, the
owners or their representative will attend a draw to determine
which horse goes to the final. This draw will be made by the
Racing Secretary as soon as it is practical. Entry fees are due and
payable at the time of entry. The entry fees for any also eligible horses are due and payable when the horse is assigned a post
position. |
| 6. Effect of change
in order of finish in a time
trial |
| In the event a horse is placed for interference in a time trial, it
shall receive the time of the horse it is placed behind plus one
one-hundredth of a second, and shall be eligible to qualify for the
finals of the race on the basis of the assigned time. |
| 7. Time Trials not required |
| If time trials are not required, the final will run as advertised. |
| 8 Horse unable to participate in final (Time Trials) |
| If a horse has qualified for the final of a Stakes race through trials,
but is unable to participate, the horse is automatically eligible for
last place money. If more than one horse scratches, the last
money positions will be divided equally among them. |
| 9. Horse unable to participate in final (No Time Trials) |
| If a horse has qualified for a Stakes race but is unable to
participate, the next horse with preference (meeting eligibility
criteria) will run. Two also eligible horses will be carded in order
of preference, and will draw in when a horse scratches. The also
eligible horses will be released according to the time set by the
Association. In the case where a horse is scratched after the also
eligible horses have been released, the scratched horse’s portion
of the purse will be redistributed to the remaining field. |
| 10. Required number of sustained and/or nominated horses |
| Should any race have less than ten horses nominated, the race
will be cancelled and all payments will be returned to the owners.
An exception to this requirement may be allowed by the Board of
Directors of the QROOI, with approval of the Ontario Racing
Commission, or where the race conditions specify less than ten
starters (for example races at 870 yards). |
| 11. Horse declared a non-starter |
| In the event that the Stewards declare a horse to be a non-starter
due to malfunction of the starting gates during a trial, all
sustaining and/or nomination payments will be refunded. If a
horse is declared a non-starter in the finals, it shall receive last
place money. |
| 12. Jockeys’ Fees |
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Jockeys’ fees for Stakes Finals will be deducted from the purse
money earned. Except in the circumstance that the jockey does
not attend or withdraws themselves from the mount, jockey fees
are due and payable for any horse that entered and declared into
a final. |
| 13. Purse Distribution |
| Purse distribution for Stakes races will be as follows: 40%, 20%,
10%, 8%, 7%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2% and 1%.
When there are less than 10 horses participating in a Stakes race,
the remaining percentage of purse money will be split
proportionately among the participants. Payout of the purses will
be made to the Owner (Lessee) of record at the time of the race. |
| 14. Declaring Entry |
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Any horse, which has nominated and sustained to a particular
Stakes race must declare entry with the Race Secretary to
maintain its eligibility. |
PROGRAM AWARDS:
Horses enrolled in the
Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program
(QHRIDP) will earn Breeders Awards, Stallion Awards and
Stakes Breeder/Stallion Bonuses where race conditions meet
Program eligibility requirements.
QROOI AWARDS PROGRAM:
Points will be awarded for the
annual QROOI Awards Program based on
the following Points Structure:
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Points will
be awarded
in these
categories
as follows: |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
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Category
1 -- Purses
of $50,000
or more |
10 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
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Category
2 -- Purses
of $20,000
up to
$49,999 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
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Category
3 -- Purses
under
$19,999 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Under no
circumstances
will the last
place horse
receive points.
If the jockey
has earned a
fee, the horse
will count as a
participant. All
horses in a dead
heat will
receive the
points for the
position of
finish and the
subsequent horse
or horses will
receive points
in accordance
with the number
of horses ahead
of them. |
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