Rules
- All horses must be registered in the Equine Database.
- All owners must be registered with the RTRC to compete in races (and earn RTRC points!)
- All horses must be pure Thoroughbreds. No crosses allowed.
- All Thoroughbreds age as of January 1st of the new year, regardless of actual birth date.
- Horses may begin racing at age 2.
- Horses may only compete in Halter/Lunge Line prior to January 1st of their two-year-old year. i.e. a 2007 Thoroughbred may compete in Halter through December 31st 2008.
Upon January 1st 2009, a horse competing in a discipline other than racing is not eligible to compete in the RTRC.
- Horses are not eligible to cross between flat racing and steeplechase. Once a horse has steeplechased, it may no longer compete in the RTRC.
- Once a horse races, it may not compete in any other event until it retires from racing.
- Horses may start off at any level owner sees fit, however Maiden is recommended until experience is built up*.
- Horses must retire from flat racing at age ten.
- Races require at least three entries to run.
HORSES BORN IN OCTOBER (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE)
Some stables have their foal crops in October, as opposed to the usual months of Spring, due to climate. In the instance of owning a Thoroughbred racer born in October, it is up to the
owner to realize the horse will be immature come the start of the 2yo racing season. As per RTRC rules, all horses age on January 1st, which includes October-born foals.
As the owner of an October-born horse, please make sure to take the following information as a guideline:
- Wraps are recommended to avoid serious damage to the legs.
- It is also recommended two-year-olds begin racing in May/June to allow for an extra month or two for additional maturity.
ECLIPSE AWARDS
The RTRC will honor the following Eclipse Awards, which will be given to the highest point earner in the category:
Horse of the Year (Voted on)
Two-Year-Old Colt
Two-Year-Old Filly
Three-Year-Old Male Horse
Three-Year-Old Filly
Older Male Horse
Older Female Horse
Outstanding Owner (Based on the number of points overall an owner earns throughout the season)
Outstanding Breeder (Based on the number of points overall a breeder earns throughout the season)
POINTS
Points will be awarded as follows:
| GRADE |
1ST |
2ND |
3RD |
4TH |
5TH |
| Maiden |
2 |
1 |
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| Allowance |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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| Stakes |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Special Races
TC/BC/etc |
10 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
GENERAL LEVEL GUIDELINE
This is solely a guideline (except for Maiden) and not forced upon any members competing in the RTRC!
Maiden - Open to all horses who have never won a race.
Allowance - Open to all horses; horses generally run Allowance until 2 wins overall have been achieved.
Ungraded - Open to all horses; horses generally run Ungraded until 3 wins overall have been achieved.
Grade III - Open to all horses; horses generally run Grade III until 4 wins overall have been achieved.
Grade II - Open to all horses; horses generally run Grade II until 5 wins overall have been achieved.
Grade I - Open to all horses.
MEMBER RACES
All RTRC members and non-members are invited to hold races! All races, both association run and non association run,
will count for RTRC points if the host chooses to sanction it. Since there will be four races a month (once weekly on a Saturday, please!), points will not be hard to keep track of,
thus Bam will have no problem with people hosting races. However, please make sure you contact the RTRC and let us know which
saturday you would like to host a race on. Please note the first and third saturday of every month is reserved for RTRC races only! The
second and fourth saturdays are for anyone in the game to hold!
As for the race list, you may mix and match whichever you prefer!
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