The Breeders Owners Bonus Scheme (BOBS) and BOBS EXTRA are part of an incentive program that is designed to encourage owners to race horses that have been bred in NSW.
BOBS is heading into its eighth season and has handed out more than $40 million in bonuses to racehorse owners. Last season a record $7.35 million was handed to owners from across the state.
These bonuses come on top of the $120 million in prize money that was handed to owners in season 2008/09. Racehorses are eligible for BOBS if their NSW based sire has been nominated for the program.
A fee of $660 (inc. GST) will secure a racehorse’s entry into BOBS. BOBS Extra is an additional $840 (inc. GST) for eligible hroses. There are 156 eligible stallions for the 2009/10 season. BOBS provides bonuses to winners of two and three-year-old races across NSW excluding group and listed races. Bonuses ranging from $1,250 to $20,000 for Saturday metropolitan wins. See below:
|
RACE |
OWNERS |
STALLION |
TRAINER |
NSW JOCKEYS ASSOC. |
TOTAL |
| Metropolitan TAB (Saturdays, Public Holidays with Saturday equivalent prizemoney) |
$16,000 |
$2,500 |
$1,000 |
$500 |
$20,000 |
| Metropolitan TAB (Midweek, Sunday and Public Holidays with less than Saturday equivalent prizemoney |
$8,000 |
$1,250 |
$500 |
$250 |
$10,000 |
| Provincial TAB |
$4,000 |
$625 |
$250 |
$125 |
$5,000 |
| Country TAB |
$4,000 |
$625 |
$250 |
$125 |
$5,000 |
| Country and non-TAB Picnics |
$1,000 |
$156.25 |
$62.50 |
$31.25 |
$1,250 |
As of season 2009/10 racehorse owners will also be able to nominate for a new bonus scheme called BOBS Extra that provides the same bonuses for horses aged four and above that win events at 1600m and beyond.
All owners that earn BOBS Bonuses are also able to ‘Double Up’ their bonus. That means that instead of taking an upfront cash payment, they can choose to take a voucher at double their bonus to reinvest in a BOBS eligible racehorse at any yearling sale.
For example a $32,000 ‘Double Up’ voucher in place of a $16,000 BOBS payment to owners who win a Saturday metropolitan class race.
Owners can also use their ‘Double Up’ to reinvest in unraced horses that are being syndicated.
As in all cases the decision to ‘Double Up’ must be used within 20 working days of the credits being won by a racehorse.
‘Double Up’ credits are eligible for two years so once an owner has informed Racing NSW that they would like to ‘Double Up’ their BOBS credit they then have two years to use reinvest in a new racehorse.
If you would like to know more about how ‘Double Up’s’ can be used to reinvest in Champion Thoroughbreds please call (02) 9436 0795.
INGLIS SALES SERIES
The Inglis Race Series is for two and three-year-olds and offers prizemoney for our current horses under syndication of $2.6 million.
The Inglis Race Series will offer bonuses of $50,000 or $100,000 to selected races in the metropolitan, provincial and country areas as well as having lucrative races exclusively for Inglis only purchased horses.
The events include:
$250,000 Inglis Juvenile – open to all nominated graduates
$250,000 Inglis Nursery – open to all nominated graduates
$250,000 Inglis Classic – open to nominated Classic graduates
$100,000 Inglis Plate – open to nominated Autumn graduates
$100,000 Inglis Challenge – open to nominated Scone and Winter graduates
$100,000 Inglis Trophy – open to all nominated graduates
$250,000* Inglis Guineas – open to all nominated graduates.
* This is a minimum prizemoney total. All monies paid into the series remaining after all the bonus races are run will be dispersed into the Inglis guineas to a maximum of $500,000. Leftover funds will be put towards additional bonus races (and/or Select Sale races as determined by Inglis).
MAGIC MILLIONS
Once again nearly $6 million will be on offer for Magic Millions graduates in January 2010. All eligible Magic Millions sold yearlings are eligible to contest the:
| $2 million |
Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $1 million |
Millions 3YO Trophy (1400m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $500,000 |
Magic Millions Cup (1400m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $250,000 |
Magic Millions Open Sprint (1000m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $250,000 |
Magic Millions Stayers Cup (1800m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $200,000 |
Magic Millions fillies & mares Handicap (1300m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Maiden Plate (1200m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions 2YO Plate (1200m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Restricted Class 6 Handicap (1200m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Country Cup (1400m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions 2YO Prelude (900m) |
Jan 2010 |
Queensland |
| $250,000 |
Magic Millions Perth 2YO Classic (1100m) |
Feb 2010 |
West. Australia |
| $125,000 |
Magic Millions Perth 3YO Trophy (1400m) |
Feb 2010 |
West. Australia |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic (1200m) |
Feb 2010 |
Tasmania |
| $200,000 |
Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic (1200m) |
Mar 2010 |
Sth Australia |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Rockhampton 2YO Trophy |
Mar 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions National Sale 2YO Plate |
Jun 2010 |
Queensland |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Toowoomba 2YO Trophy |
Nov 2009 |
Queensland |
| $200,000 |
Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Slipper (1100m) |
Dec 2009 |
NSW |
| $100,000 |
Magic Millions Wyong 3YO Stakes (1200m) |
Dec 2009 |
NSW |
The Magic Million Series is based on two and three-year-old racing around Australia.