A new race series for mares, with a $50,000 bonus attached, will be launched on Saturday at Caulfield.
The Mebourne Racing Club, in conjunction with sponsor Sportingbet Australia has developed a three-race sprint series for mares.
The 2010 Sportingbet Sprint Series races are:Heat 1 - Saturday 28th August, Memsie Stakes Day $70,000 - Open Mares Handicap (1100 metres)
Heat 2 - Saturday 18th September, Underwood Stakes Day $125,750 Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200 metres)
Final - Saturday 9th October, The Age Caulfield Guineas Day $100,500 Listed Northwood Plume Stakes (1200 metres)
To be eligible for the $50,000 bonus, a horse must win either heat 1 or heat 2 and the series final on The Age Caulfield Guineas Day.
Heat 1, to be run on Saturday at Caulfield, has attracted a strong list of 38 nominations including Avenue, Cat’s Pyjamas and Irish Lights who won the 2009 Schweppes Thousand Guineas.
The full list of nominations for Heat 1 on Saturday:
Alpharari (Allison Bennett)
Avenue (Peter G Moody)
Avionics (Robbie Griffiths)
Belle's Ready (Michael Kent)
Big Spirit (Rick Hore-Lacy)
Cat's Pyjamas (Mark Kavanagh)
Charlie's Queen (Max Hinton)
Charlottes Mint (Chris Parry)
Delyara ( Lee & Shannon Hope)
Elly's Spirit (Dale Short)
Elusive Peak (Roberta MacLeod)
Falvelon's Dream (Geni Gillis)
Floramour (Peter Gelagotis)
Frustrating (John P Thompson)
I'm a Hussy ( D & S Brunton)
Irish Lights (David Hayes)
Jaalippy (Gordon Richards)
Jolie Brise (Pat Hyland)
Margham (Peter Snowden)
Miss Octopussy (Tom Hughes)
My Girl Helen (Pat Hyland)
New Years Eve (Gerard Moloney)
Orbiting Belle (Mick Price)
Paymistress (John P Thompson)
Queen of Grace (Dale Short)
Returntosender (Peter G Moody)
Select (IRE) (Colin Little)
Serenada (Peter G Moody)
Solchow (Kel Chapman)
Starry Eyed (Grant Craven)
Starxaar (Barry Burke)
Sunday Rose (Bart Cummings)
Tango's Choice (Mick Price)
Ten to Midnight (Peter G Moody
Testa Monte (Robert Smerdon)
Turkish Slippers (Marcus Fahler)
Venus World (Brian Jenkins)
Versary (Trent Pennuto)
MELBOURNE RACING CLUB MEDIA RELEASE
