
LOWER LEVEL CLAIMING HORSES AT HASTINGS
THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO B.C. RESIDENTS ONLY
2021 Program Rules
The industry Associations, in recognition of the economic realities of wintering and training lower level claiming horses, have implemented a plan to provide an incentive of
$5000 for horses that make their last start of 2020 at Hastings for claiming price of $6,250 or less ($8000 or less in the case of BC Breds) and make their first start in 2021 at Hastings at any level. Horses which waiver claim for $6,250 or less in their last start ($8,000 or less in the case of BC Breds) are also eligible.
To remain eligible a horse must not have started at any other track after the close of the 2020 Hastings season prior to making its first start of 2021 at Hast in gs.
When an eligible horse arrives and is stabled at Hastings in 2021 with the intention of racing at the 2021 Hastings Race Meet and the papers are placed with and accepted by the Hastings Race office $2,000 will be paid to the owner of record at that time.
When that eligible horse makes its first start at Hastings in 2021, a further $3000 will be deposited to the account of the owner of record at the time of that first start .
The owner must undertake to leave the horse’s papers in the Hastings Race Office until the end of the 2021 Hastings Racing Season and to race the horse exclusively at Hastings Racecourse until the end of the 2021 Hastings Racing seas on.
Repayment of all Wintering Incentive money received for the horse will release the papers at any time