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HARNESS WAWA SEASON INFO 2019/20 YOUR GO-TO FOR FEATURE RACES DETAILS, NOTICES AND CONTACTS A Tribute TO WOMEN TRAINERS FOR ALL YOUR WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HARNESS RACING INFORMATION Better your betting experience Premium Racing Form Giddy-Up ratings & speed maps Live Racing Race Replays Watch Sky1 & Sky 2 live Watch the form T&Cs apply. SKY Racing vision applies to all Aus. & NZ races. Race Replays applies to all Aus. races ex. VIC thoroughbreds. Gamble responsibly. Call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. HWA SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 HARNESS WA CONTENTS Better your Harness WA is a publication of Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) PUBLICATION DESIGNER: Michele Florent CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Alan Parker CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Scott Hamilton Media betting experience Photography by Jodie Hallows ALL ENQUIRIES: Kelly Sarich 08 EMAIL: publications@ rwwa.com.au PHONE: (08) 9445 5504 ADDRESS: 14 Hasler Road Osborne Park WA 6017 ONLINE: rwwa.com.au FACEBOOK: /racingandwageringwa @OfficialRWWA TWITTER: @RWWA_Harness HARNESS RACING DEPARTMENT HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 14 Hasler Road Osborne Park WA 6017 EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: 7.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday DRIVING MASTER: Trevor Warwick MOBILE: 0434 609 604 TRAINERS' CENTRE PH: (08) 9445 5267* FAX: (08) 9445 3056 24HR NOM SERVICE PH: (08) 9445 5268* * N.B. all incoming and outgoing calls are recorded 17 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT GENERAL MANAGER INTEGRITY Denis Borovica PHONE: (08) 9445 5427 CHIEF STEWARD Barbara Scott PHONE: (08) 9445 5176 FAX: (08) 9477 5215 12 EMAIL: [email protected] DEPUTY CHIEF STEWARD Rhys Chappell PHONE: (08) 9445 5177 FAX: (08) 9477 5215 COVER IMAGE: GROUP ONE WINNING TRAINER KRISTY ELSON EMAIL: [email protected] SENIOR INVESTIGATOR: Geoff Johnson MOBILE: 0408 843 560 02 NOTE FROM EDITOR NOTE FROM THE HARNESS RACING MANAGER RWWA INTEGRITY 03 RECORDED MESSAGE SERVICE: (08) 9445 5565 A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN TRAINERS EMAIL: [email protected] 08 12 HILDA THOMAS Premium Racing Form LICENSING & REGISTRATIONS Giddy-Up ratings & speed maps ADDRESS: 14 Hasler Road 14 AROUND THE TRACKS Osborne Park WA 6017 EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (08) 9445 5568 17 BREAKOUT SEASON FOR EGERTON-GREEN FAX: (08) 6314 4792 Live Racing Race Replays 18 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Watch Sky1 & Sky 2 live Watch the form RACING AND WAGERING WA HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 14 Hasler Road 28 TWO NEW STALLIONS FOR WA 2019 Osborne Park WA 6017 PHONE: (08) 9445 5333 FAX: (08) 9244 5914 30 WASBA NEWS EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.rwwa.com.au 33 LEST WE FORGET STAKES FEATURE RACE CALENDAR EMAIL: [email protected] 36 T&Cs apply. SKY Racing vision applies to all Aus. & NZ races. Race Replays applies to all Aus. races ex. VIC 46 RACING POLICIES thoroughbreds. Gamble responsibly. Call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. 1 HWA SEASON 2019-2020 NOTE FROM EDITOR HWA Harness WA (HWA) will be produced six times per season My email address is [email protected] or you can commencing with a hard copy in September/October to catch me at Gloucester Park or your local track when I am in coincide with the start of the new harness racing season. the area. A further five editions will be produced bi-monthly and It is the aim to provide something for everybody whether published on the Racing and Wagering WA website they be breeder, owner, trainer, driver or fan and while the www.rwwa.com.au/media-centre/publications/ main focus will be Western Australia you can also expect to see stories on Eastern States and overseas harness racing I am excited to again be in a position to indulge my passion particularly if it has a link to our great State. for writing about harness racing and bringing stories about the great horses and people that make harness racing in In speaking with some of the younger participants in harness Western Australian tick. racing there is a void in the depth of knowledge about some of our past champions both equine and human. We will endeavour to cover all levels from the elite full-time participant right through to those whose involvement is at a As an unofficial custodian of harness racing history in this hobby level as all have the same special quality – a passion State, readers can expect some stories from the past but for the Standardbred. they will certainly be playing second fiddle to stories about our current achievers from Perth to Albany and all points in The beauty of a predominantly online publication is that there between. is less pressure on the amount of space available but to fill that space there needs to be material. To borrow a line from an old television series “there are eight million stories in the naked city” but to bring them to you we need to know about them so if you know of someone or something that may make an interesting story please let me know. 2 NOTE FROM THE HARNESS RACING MANAGER HANDICAPPING Something to note, we have introduced a concept similar to that used in the Greyhound industry that allows a doubly The implementation of the new handicapping system in engaged horse to retain its handicap or barrier position November last year has proved a challenging transition in a race despite it having won an earlier race; this means from the known to the unknown for all participants; a doubly engaged horse that wins its first engagement looking at year on year statistics it's difficult to gauge a will not be re-handicapped to contest the second positive change in turnover but the monthly figures from engagement. Essentially it will be an opportunity to Beat February to May clearly indicate turnover has improved. The Handicapper. The policy, (refer RACE CONDITIONS Turnover for June however was down 1.5% for the same section) reads: month last year. "The eligibility of a horse entered into a race shall be There has been an increase in the number of first time determined as at the time acceptances close for such race. winners and an increase in the number of first time starters Following that time a horse which is listed as a starter will remain eligible for the race irrespective of any subsequent and a wider distribution of stakes amongst owners. performance and will retain the same handicap mark or There’s no doubt the new handicapping system has caused barrier position (unless excluded from the draw) except varying levels of unrest and there has been discussion and that a Maiden winning a race will be ineligible to start in a Maiden." calls from industry participants and enthusiasts for WA to convert to the “national” Ratings Based Handicapping The GPPBD/HWOE concept has proved to be a point System (RBHS) ; this system was implemented in July by of contention this season as many people confuse this Harness Racing Australia on behalf of all the other States. method of barrier draw with the PBD/HWOE. It’s only early days and the state controlling bodies and participants are facing the same angst and problems PBD/HWOE is a preferential draw that results in the horse experienced in WA this season. with the lowest HWOE drawing the best barrier, the horse with the second lowest HWOE drawing the second best RWWA was always determined to work with the new barrier etc. with the horse with the highest HWOE drawing handicapping system for twelve months before making the worse barrier. any decisions about the future of the system; however, due to the implementation of the national RBHS, RWWA A Grouped Preferential Barrier Draw will draw horses in will continue with our system through until March next order of their HWOE Groups/Levels. (Refer Table 1) year. This will give us a better opportunity to understand the full impact of the new handicapping system as well as 1. Horses in the same Level/HWOE Groups will be an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of subject to a Random Draw within the Level/Group. the RBHS. 2. Level 15+/HWOE $100,000+ shall be drawn together The HRA Executive ruled to delete the M,C,R class in ascending groups of $50,000. (Refer Table 2) handicapping system as of 1st July 2019, for this reason 3. Horses nominating out of their group will be drawn there are only two recognised handicapping systems - our together with the lowest group. CRS and the national RBHS. It is impractical to make a decision to change the handicapping system until further 4. Horses using a concession will be drawn in their knowledge and evidentiary fact is available that clearly original group not a reduced group using the supports one system over the other. concession value. RACING POLICIES At the request of RWWA, well known former racing administrator and harness historian Alan Parker has coordinated a review of the harness racing policies; the revised and now current policies have been included in this magazine and will be available for reference on the RWWA website. 3 HWA SEASON 2019-2020 TABLE 1 - Level 1 to 13 TABLE 1 - Level 1 to 13 Level HWOE $ HWOE Group Level HWOE $ HWOE Group 15 $100,000+ FFA 15 $100,000 - $149,999 LT $150,000 14 NA $150,000 - $199,999 LT $200,000 13 $85,000-$99,999 LT $100,000 $200,000 - $249,999 LT $250,000 12 $70,000-$84,999 LT $85,000 $250,000 - $299,999 LT $300,000 11 $55,000-$69,999 LT $70,000 $300,000 - $349,999 LT $350,000 10 $40,000-$54,999 LT $55,000 $350,000 - $399,999 LT $400,000 9 $32,500-$39,999 LT $40,000 $400,000 - $449,999 LT $450,000 8 $25,000-$32,499 LT $32,500 $450,000 - $499,999 LT $500,000 7 $18,500-$24,999 LT $25,000 $500,000 - $549,999 LT $550,000 6 $12,000-$18,499 LT $18,500 $550,000 - $599,999 LT $600,000 5 $9,000-$11,999 LT $12,000 $600,000 - $649,999 LT $650,000 4 $6,000-$8,999 LT $9,000 $650,000 - $699,999 LT $700,000 3 $3,000-$5,999 LT $6,000 2 $1-$2,999 LT $3,000 1 $ 0 MAIDEN EXAMPLE 1: EXAMPLE 2: Barrier configuration for Wagin with a maximum field size of No horses in Levels 1, 2, 3.