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  • NSW Midway Races Start Early July

    Wednesday, 23rd June 2021

    From July 3, Racing NSW introduces the $100,000 Midway race to the Saturday metropolitan meeting, a new initiative expected to be a shot in the arm that small to medium-sized stables need. It's a unique concept where eligibility is not only determined by the class of the race each week, but by the status of the trainer under a points system devised to help shield stables with less firepower from the leviathan operations. When Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding announced the Midway races in February, with $4.8 million set aside for the year, he said the initiative would do just that - assist smaller metropolitan and provincial trainers to attract horses into their stables. To be eligible a trainer must have accumulated less than 100 points under the Midway system that takes into account metro, provincial, country and Group and Listed wins. From July 2021, eligibility will be based on points accumulated to 31 May 2021. In future years eligibility will be determined by points accumulated in the previous financial year.