The Saratoga Sun February 5, 2020, Page 11 Schedule of Events Friday - Feb 7th 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Competitor sign up Back Room of the Hotel Wolf or Course Design pre-register at saratogaskijoring.com General Race Description Division and Competition In designing our course our main focus is to provide a safe venue for horses, • Registration Fees by Class Criteria riders, skiers and spectators. We will • Race Fees Due at Sign In have a straight track approximately 700’ NEW FOR 2020 - A team consists of • Open 3-D - $25 per participant ($50/Team) a horse, rider and skier and will get 1 in length. Our track designers work with • Amateur/Novice - $20 per participant ($40/Team) what mother nature gives us, and typically run each day. i.e. a skier can not ski includes 3 jumps, Leadville style rings, Youth - Under 18 FREE behind the same horse more than one and multiple ski gates. The skier is offset time per day, a horse may only run to the right of the horse and rider. Horses 6:00 PM till close - Welcome Party 2 times per day and a skier can only run on a prepared dirt track. Horse run a maximum of 4 times per day track safety is our top priority and our Back Room of Wolf organizations have been preparing dirt 7:30 PM Calcutta Skier –Open & Sort Rules horse race surfaces for over 38 years. and Recommendations Back Room of Wolf A skier can choose their division of Horse Boarding competition. Saturday - Feb 8th A skier may compete in only one Division, Thanks to our local supporters and 8:35 AM Race Volunteer Safety unless assisting with the youth division. ranchers we have onsite horse boarding A skier may compete up to four times in at the race venue. All boarding facilities and Rule Meeting a day. have water available, please bring your All skiers must wear approved snow sport own feed. Boarding is at no extra cost Buck Springs Race Track helmets. for participants and reservations are (meet at the timing booth) Any Skiers under 18, must have parent/ made when registering for the event. 8:45 AM Competitor Meeting guardian sign parental consent forms. Proof of insurance for minors is mandatory. Buck Springs Race Track Protective Eyewear and helmet must be Winner Payout worn during competition. (meet near starting gate) It is strongly suggested that bindings be With the support of the Carbon County 9:00 AM Competitor Course tested by a professional prior to skiing. Visitors Council and local sponsors we have raised $6,000 to be used as money Inspection added participant prizes. Winnings 9:30 AM Races Begin Rider –Open 3-D Rules and will be split between rider and skier! Buck Springs Race Track Recommendations Open 1-D with $2,750 Total Money Added (Novice Division will run first) A rider may compete in more than 1st Place: $1,375 plus 25% of Open Class Entry Fees 6:30 PM Concert and Party one division, but must compete on a 2nd Place: $550 plus 10% of Open Class Entry Fees different horse in each Division entered. 3rd Place: $412 plus 7.5% of Open Class Entry Fees Platte Valley Community Center i.e. if a rider has 2 horses they may 4th Place: $275 plus 5% of Open Class Entry Fees 7:30 PM Calcutta be entered in the same or different 5th Place: $137 plus 2.5% of Open Class Entry Fees divisions, a horse may not cross divisions. 8:30 PM Chancey Williams & All riders must be on time for their runs. Open 2-D with $2,250 Total Money Added the Younger Brother’s Band Any rider that cannot be ready on time 1st Place: $1,12 plus 17.5% of Open Class Entry Fees due to running to many horses or horse 2nd Place: $450 plus 7% of Open Class Entry Fees difficulty will be moved to the back of 3rd Place: $337 plus 5.25% of Open Class Entry Fees the order. Second failure to be ready 4th Place: $225 plus 3.5% of Open Class Entry Fees Sunday - Feb 9th on time will result in a DQ for that run. 5th Place: $112 plus 1.75% of Open Class Entry Fees 9:15 AM Race Volunteer Safety Riders have four minutes to begin their run, time starts when the race is called Open 3-D with $500 Total Money Added Meeting by the Starting Gate Judge. If the 1st Place: $250 plus 7.5% of Open Class Entry Fees Buck Springs Race Track rider has not started their run (forward 2nd Place: $100 plus 3% of Open Class Entry Fees progression towing the skier to the 3rd Place: $75 plus 2.25% of Open Class Entry Fees (meet at the timing booth) start line) by the four minute mark then 4th Place: $50 plus 1.5% of Open Class Entry Fees 9:30 AM Competitor Meeting the team will be moved to the back of 5th Place: $25 plus 0.75% of Open Class Entry Fees the order. Second failure to be ready Buck Springs Race Track on time will result in a DQ for that run. Amateur/Novice Class with $500 (meet at starting gate) Recommendations: Total Money Added 9:45 AM Competitor Course Helmets and protective vests 1st Place: $250 are recommended for all riders. 2nd Place: $125 Inspection Any Riders under 18, must have parent/ 3rd Place: $100 10:00 AM Races Begin guardian sign parental consent forms. 4th Place: $75 Proof of insurance for minors is mandatory. 5th Place: $50 Buck Springs Race Track Helmet and protective vests must (Novice Division will run first) be worn during competition. PARTICIPATION WILL BE HONORED ON A PRIORITY BASIS - REGISTER Awards party following the FIRST, RESERVE FIRST. ENTRY FEES Conclusion of the Races on For complete rules, see WILL BE DUE AT SIGN-IN ON FRIDAY. Sunday Afternoon www.SaratogaSkijoring.com Hotel Wolf Back Room $6,000 added in prize money! • General admission is $5 per person • Kids 12 and under are FREE • Concessions and beverages are available on sight for all to enjoy Page 12, February 5, 2020 The Saratoga Sun Bridge Street Bargains supports the Taking it to another level 4th Annual Skijoring! Saratoga Skijoring enters 4th year Need warm clothes? Come in and look at our gently used winter ware at reasonable prices! 1/2 Price Sale February 5-19! 307-326-3032 114 E Bridge Ave. Saratoga Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10a-5p Saratoga Sun file photo A skier and rider take to the course during last year’s Saratoga Skijoring race. This weekend marks the fourth year for the races. WELCOME By Joshua Wood during the slow winter months. attended as all of those,” said As Saratoga Skijoring pre- In the first year, according to Faust. RACERS & FANS pares to enter its fourth year, Faust, nearly 75 percent of This year, one of the factors it is already proving to be the registrations were in the week that seems to be playing into place to be for competition. leading up to the event. Over such an increased attendance In those four years, the event the past few years, that number is the cancellation of a skijor- R.G. Raymer competition has come a long slowly went down. This year, ing event in Helena, Montana. way. In 2016, the Platte Valley however, Saratoga Skijoring Normally scheduled the same Construction Jaycees approached the Sara- had to shut down registration weekend as Saratoga Skijor- toga Lions Club about putting 16 days before the event. ing, the lack of snow in the Remodeling Specialist on a skijoring race. The Lions “We’ve got 100 races each neighboring state kept the Club, looking for something to day, plus the junior division. event from taking place. Vinyl Siding & Windows replace the cancelled chariot We are trying to be very mindful “We’ve had a flood of calls Cement Work - Decks races, were more than willing and respectful of our volun- from Montana. Folks that are Seamless Guttering to help. teers and our snow situation coming down. We’ve got folks “Initially, it was the Jaycees and not commit to doing too from the New Mexico border to New Homes & Additions that had the idea and they said much,” said Faust. Kalispell, Montana coming to Metal & Commercial Buildings ‘We have no idea how to put In addition to shutting down skijor in Saratoga,” Faust said. 307-326-8448 this stuff on. Would you guys registration a little more than Another likely draw is the partner with us?’ We said, two weeks before the event, return of Chancey Williams 1012 Bridge St., Saratoga, WY, 82331 ‘Absolutely, let’s do it over the Faust stated that every hotel and the Younger Brothers chariot race weekend.’ We in the Valley is booked for the Band. Featuring Saratoga’s had, within the Lions Club, the weekend with some of them own Wyatt Springsteen, the history of knowing how to put having been booked months Younger Brothers Band will be on a big event; registration, in advance. playing for the second consec- calcutas, organization, that “It’s doing what we had envi- utive year in a row. Their return sort of thing,” said Will Faust. sioned, which is filling up town marks the third year they’ve Faust, who is a member on what would normally not be played for the skijoring event. of the Lions Club, now also a busy weekend. That’s always “It takes our weekend to an- serves on the Saratoga Ski- been the goal.