Plans For Grassroots Flat Series Unveiled
Jockey Club Racecourses, the largest racecourse group in the UK, has unveiled ‘The Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Series’; a six-month series of races aimed at supporting the foundation levels of Britain’s second biggest spectator sport.
Beginning at Nottingham Racecourse next Friday, the Series will consist of 38 races split into two distance categories – Sprint and Middle Distance. Run exclusively at nine of The Jockey Club courses, it will climax with two £25,000 finals at Warwick Racecourse on Thursday 3rd October 2013.
To be entitled to enter into the final a horse simply needs to compete in at least one of the corresponding qualifiers. These will be annotated as ‘The Jockey Club Grassroots Series Qualifiers’ after the race title.
The initiative follows on from the highly successful Grassroots Jump Series launched at Jockey Club Racecourses for the 2012/2013 Jumps season, which culminated in March at Haydock Park Racecourse.
Paul Fisher, group managing director, Jockey Club Racecourses, said: ‘Supporting the foundation levels of British racing is really important to us. After announcing a record contribution to prize money from our own resources for 2013, funding initiatives such as The Jockey Club Grassroots Series is further demonstration of our commitment to support quality, including midweek, at all levels of the sport.’
‘With £50,000 available at the climax of The Jockey Club Grassroots Series, we’re hopeful owners and trainers will welcome the opportunity and get behind the initiative, while supporting the racecourse group investing the most into British racing.’
The Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Series 2013
Sprint
Saturday 11th May Nottingham 5f Handicap (Class 5)
Tuesday 21st May Nottingham 6f Handicap (Class 5)
Monday 3rd June Carlisle 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Monday 17th June Carlisle 6f Handicap (Class 5)
Saturday 22nd June Haydock Park 5f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 27th June Warwick 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Wednesday 3rd July Kempton Park 6f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 4th July Haydock Park 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Friday 5th July Warwick 5.5f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 11th July Epsom Downs 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Friday 19th July Newmarket July Course 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Thursday 8th August Haydock Park 6f Handicap (Class 5)
Friday 16th August Nottingham 6f Fillies Handicap (Class 4)
Friday 16th August Newmarket July Course 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Friday 23rd August Newmarket July Course 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Wednesday 28th August Carlisle 6f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 12th September Epsom Downs 6f Handicap (Class 5)
Wednesday 18th September Kempton Park 6f Handicap (Class 4)
Thursday 3rd October Warwick 6f Handicap (Class 3 Open)
Middle Distance
Friday 10th May Nottingham 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 16th May Newmarket Rowley Mile 1m Fillies Handicap (Class 5)
Friday 24th May Haydock Park 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 30th May Sandown Park 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Monday 3rd June Carlisle 1m 1f Handicap (Class 4)
Thursday 7th June Sandown Park 1m 2f Handicap (Class 4)
Thursday 13th June Nottingham 1m 2f Fillies Handicap (Class 5)
Monday 17th June Carlisle 1m 1f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 27th June Warwick 1m 2f 188yds Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 4th July Epsom Downs 1m 2f Handicap (Class 4)
Saturday 6th July Nottingham 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Friday 19th July Newmarket July Course 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 8th August Haydock Park 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Thursday 15th August Newmarket July Course 1m 2f Handicap (Class 4)
Monday 26th August Warwick 1m 2f 188yds Handicap (Class 4)
Tuesday 27th August Epsom Downs 1m 4f Handicap (Class 5)
Saturday 14th Sept Kempton Park 1m 2f Handicap (Class 5)
Wednesday 18th Sept Sandown Park 1m 2f Handicap (Class 4)
Thursday 3rd October Warwick 1m 2f 188yds Handicap (Class 3 Open)
