Racing NSW announced dates for Country Championships Series
Racing NSW today announced the 2024 dates and venues for the Country Championships Series.
In 2024, the series of seven regional qualifiers and two Wild Card races of $150,000 prizemoney will culminate in a Final with $1 million in prizemoney.
Total prizemoney, for the Country Championships series in 2024 will be a record $2.35 million.
“The Country Championships have been a tremendous success since their inception.
“This will be the tenth running in 2024 which is being marked by prizemoney for the Final increasing to $1 million,” said Racing NSW Chief Executive, Mr Peter V’landys AM.
The full list of Country Championships dates follows:
| Date | Venue | Region | Prizemoney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2024 | Lismore | Northern Rivers | $150,000 |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Albury | Southern Districts | $150,000 |
| 24 Feb 2024 | Tuncurry-Forster | Mid North Coast | $150,000 |
| 25 Feb 2024 | Mudgee | Central Districts | $150,000 |
| 3 Mar 2024 | Moruya | South East | $150,000 |
| 10 Mar 2024 | Tamworth | Hunter & North West | $150,000 |
| 17 Mar 2024 | Coonamble | Western | $150,000 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Scone | Northern Wild Card | $150,000 |
| 24 Mar 2024 | Goulburn | Southern Wild Card | $150,000 |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Royal Randwick | Final | $1,000,000 |
The Country Championships commence on Saturday, February 17, 2024 with Lismore (Northern Rivers) hosting the region’s qualifier for the first time followed by Albury in the Southern Districts on Sunday, February 18 2024.
The series then features another double header on the weekend of February 24 and 25 at Tuncurry-Forster (Mid North Coast) and Mudgee (Central Districts).
Moruya again hosts the South East qualifier on Sunday, March 3, 2024, followed by Tamworth on Sunday, March 10 2024, with the regional qualifiers again finishing in the Western region at Coonamble on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Northern and Southern Wild Card races will be staged with the winners qualifying for the Final.
The Northern Wild Card is scheduled for Scone Racecourse on Friday, March 22, 2024. The Southern Wild Card is to be held at Goulburn on Sunday, March 24, 2024.