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Awchampionships.Co.Uk PROUDLY SPONSORED BY OFFICIAL PARTNER ALL STARS ALL-WEATHER ALL ACTION! INFORMATION PACK 2016-17 awchampionships.co.uk ROLL OF HONOUR 2013-14 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS 32Red Three Year Old Bookmakers.co.uk Ladbrokes 32Red 32Red Coral Easter Classic Middle Championship Sprint Championship Mile Championship Marathon Championship Mares & Fillies Championship Distance Championship ERTIJAAL ALBEN STAR CAPTAIN CAT LITIGANT LIVING THE LIFE GRANDEUR ALL-STARS Owner Trainer Jockey Horse of the Year Horse with Most Wins Sire SHEIKH MARK ADAM GRANDEUR ALUMINA INVINCIBLE HAMDAN BIN JOHNSTON KIRBY (6 WINS) SPIRIT MOHAMMED AL (68 WINS) (90 WINS) (41 WINS) MAKTOUM (46 WINS) 2014-15 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS 32Red Three Year Old Unibet Three Year Old Unibet Ladbrokes 32Red 32Red Coral Easter Classic Championship Sprint Championship Sprint Championship Mile Championship Marathon Championship Mares & Fillies Middle Distance Championship Championship FOUR LIGHTSCAMERACTION PRETEND GREY MIRAGE MYMATECHRIS SEASONS FRESLES TRYSTER ALL-STARS Owner Trainer Jockey Horse of the Year Horse with Most Wins Sire GODOLPHIN CHARLIE LUKE MORRIS TRYSTER DON’T BE INVINCIBLE (98 WINS) APPLEBY (102 WINS) (5 WINS) SPIRIT (76 WINS) (34 WINS) 2015-16 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS 32Red Three Year Old Unibet Three Year Old Unibet Ladbrokes 32Red 32Red Mares & Fillies Coral Easter Classic Championship Sprint Championship Sprint Championship Mile Championship Marathon Championship Championship Middle Distance Championship SEA OF FLAMES WOLOWITZ ALBEN STAR CAPTAIN JOY MOONRISE VOLUNTEER LANDING POINT GRENDISAR ALL-STARS Owner Trainer Jockey Horse of the Year Horse with Most Wins Sire GOLDOLPHIN MICHAEL LUKE GRENDISAR TANGRAMM CAPE CROSS (35 WINS) APPLEBY MORRIS (7 WINS) (37 WINS) (38 WINS) (86 WINS) WEEKLY LEADERBOARDS For the 2016-17 All-Weather Championships season there will be weekly Leaderboards on www.awchampionships.co.uk showing which horses have qualified for Finals Day. In addition there will be an ‘All-Stars’ championship highlighting the leading owner, trainer, jockey, horses (based on most wins and prize money won) and sire. The All-Stars will be celebrated on Finals Day along with the Championship Category winners. WELCOME WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FOURTH ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS We have been thrilled with how exciting the first three seasons of the All-Weather Championships have proved. From the start of the season in October, through every Fast Track Qualifier, up until the £1 million Finals Day at Lingfield Park on Good Friday the All-Weather Championships provide competitive and compelling racing. We are delighted to welcome back 32Red as category sponsors as they continue their successful partnership with the All-Weather Championships for the third year. This season they will be joined by new category sponsors Betway and Sun Bets. As Authorised Betting Partners all three betting companies recognise the value of British Racing to their business and we are really excited to have the chance to be working with them all. I am also pleased to welcome Be Wiser Insurance as the ‘Official Partner’ of the All-Weather Championships across ARC’s racecourses. As with previous years we have received support from numerous organisations. In particular I would like to take this opportunity to thank the British Horseracing Authority, the European Breeders Fund, our racecourse partners Chelmsford City, Kempton Park, Dundalk Stadium, Cagnes-sur-Mer and Deauville, as well as France Galop and Horse Racing Ireland. Most importantly we greatly appreciate the support of owners, trainers, jockeys and stable staff who are crucial to ensuring the All-Weather Championships are a continued success. As we enter the 2016-17 All-Weather Championships we can look forward to enjoying another winter of exciting racing ahead of crowning new champions on Good Friday. Everyone at ARC hopes you find this Information Pack a useful guide to the All-Weather Championships. Martin Cruddace Chief Executive, ARC #awchamps OFFICIAL PARTNER awchampionships.co.uk THE FACTS... awchampionships.co.uk INCREASE 8.43 IN 2013-14 219 FIXTURES AVERAGE TO FIELD SIZE (COMPARED TO 187 IN 2015-16) 8.70 IN 2015-16 101 AVERAGE BHA RATING PART OF THE ALL-WEATHER FOR WINNERS ON FINALS DAY BASED ON OFFICIAL RATINGS PRIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO RUNNING ON 25TH MARCH 2016 THROUGHOUT EACH CHAMPIONSHIPS 1,500 RACES THERE WERE OVER... INCREASE FROM 1,300 2015-2016 ...THROUGHOUT 1007 783 265 162 THE 2015-16 SEASON TOTAL PRIZE FUND OF £1 MILLION 10,000+ ON FINALS DAY, GOOD FRIDAY RACEGOERS VISITED LINGFIELD PARK RESORT ON GOOD FRIDAY 8,777 (2014), 8,979 (2015), 10,106 (2016) ITV COVERAGE OF GOOD FRIDAY IN 2017 AT THE RACES TOTAL COVERAGE MEDIA £2.6M TOTAL TV AUDIENCE 16% INCREASE ON 2014-15 280,000 VALUE REPORT ON REPUCOM BASED GOOD FRIDAY 2016 THE ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016-17 The All-Weather Championships will run from GETTING IN TO THE ALL-WEATHER Thursday 27 October 2016 to Friday 14 April 2017 CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS DAY and include every all-weather race held at Lingfield Park, Newcastle Racecourse, Southwell Racecourse, There are two ways for a horse to qualify for one of the Wolverhampton Racecourse, Kempton Park and Finals on All-Weather Championship Finals Day: Chelmsford City Racecourse. • Either a horse must run a minimum of three times on the The All-Weather Championships celebrates its stars at all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland or France Lingfield Park on Good Friday, Friday 14th April, when during the Qualifying period which runs between 27 seven races are held as the Finals to the six championship October 2016 and the six day confirmation stage for the categories that make up the All-Weather Championships, Championships Final races and be rated high enough to as well as a competitive handicap for apprentice jockeys. ‘make the cut’ in a Championships Race by order of its Official BHA Rating; or As we move into the fourth season the aim of the All-Weather Championships remains the same: to improve the race programme and prestige of all-weather racing. All-Weather racing is an exciting sport to follow, engaging racegoers, bookmakers, punters and horsemen throughout • A horse can win a specific ‘FAST-TRACK QUALIFIER’ the year, especially through the winter months. which will qualify for FREE and GUARANTEED entry into a specific race on Finals Day. The All-Weather Championships are helping give the sport the profile it deserves with the practical benefits this HORSES OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN brings to the sport, including ensuring more horses staying in training over the winter, boosting field sizes, betting Horses trained outside Great Britain are eligible to turnover and adding to the excitement of British Racing. compete in the All-Weather Championships, provided they meet any of the qualification criteria below; • Run 3 times during the All-Weather Championship period on a designated all-weather surface in Great Britain, Ireland or France; or • Run 3 times during the All-Weather Championship period, including twice on a designated all-weather surface in Great Britain, Ireland or France AND have run at least once at Meydan (Dirt); or • Have won an official FAST-TRACK QUALIFER in either Great Britain, Ireland or France during the All-Weather Championship period. There will be four ‘FAST TRACK QUALIFIER’ races in each All-Weather Championship Categories. Dates for the FAST TRACK QUALIFERS are provided in the BHA Racing Calendar, in this Information Pack and on the All-Weather Championships’ website. OFFICIAL PARTNER awchampionships.co.uk THE SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS CATEGORIES 3YR OLD MILE FILLIES & MARES The 3 year old category aims to find the very best 3 The Mile category aims to find the best All-Weather Milers The Fillies & Mares category comprises every race year old All-Weather Colts, Fillies & Geldings with with a Championship Final over 8 furlongs (1,600m). on the All-Weather tracks over the season open to a Championship Final over 6 furlongs (1,200m). all Fillies & Mares, with a 4 year old+ Championship To qualify for the Championship race, a horse has to race on the All-Weather Championships Finals The All-Weather Colts, Fillies & Geldings have run a minimum of three times on the All-Weather Day, over 7 furlongs, 1 yard (1,409 metres). Championship comprises every 2 year old race the in the qualifying period and be rated high enough, or win year before Finals Day and 3 year old races on the 1 of the 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers that will be scheduled. To qualify for the Championship race, a horse has to All-Weather tracks over the qualifying period. have run a minimum of three times on the All-Weather With prize money of £150,000, it is the in the qualifying period and be rated high enough, or win To qualify for the Championship race, a horse has to UK’s richest All-Weather Mile race. 1 of the 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers that will be scheduled. have run a minimum of three times on the All-Weather in the qualifying period and be rated high enough, or win With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s SPONSORED BY 1 of the 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers that will be scheduled. richest All-Weather Fillies & Mares race. With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest 3 year old All-Weather race. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY MARATHON The Marathon category aims to find the best All-Weather ‘Stayer’ with a Championship race MIDDLE DISTANCE on All-Weather Championships Finals Day over SPRINT 15 furlongs, 169 yards (3,172 metres). The Middle distance category aims to find the best All-Weather horse over 10 furlongs. Qualifying races range in distance from 13 furlongs The Sprint category aims to find the best 4 year (2,600 metres) to 15 furlongs, 169 yards (2 miles or 3,172 With races ranging in distance from 10 furlongs (2,000 old+ All-Weather sprinters with a Championship metres).
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