Bonus Races and Qualifiers

There are a number of schemes designed to incentivise owners by offering enhanced prize-money and bonuses. We have a full rundown of those on offer here. Please refer to each scheme's website or the Racing Calendar for updates and full information.

 

EBF Races

The European Breeders’ Fund (EBF) supports enhanced prize-money throughout Europe.  Nominated horses can enter EBF races throughout their entire racing career.  The majority of maiden two-year-old races in Great Britain, Ireland, France, and Germany are programmed for EBF-eligible horses.

Great British Bonus

Great British Bonus (GBB) is a prize scheme for the breeders and owners of British-bred Flat and Jumps horses that successfully race in Great Britain. Owners, breeders and the winning connections of each horse can win up to £20,000 per eligible race.

The scheme is open to GB-bred fillies and mares on both the Flat and over the Jumps who qualify under the following categories:

  • 100% GBB - up to £20,000 bonus. Foals born in GB, sired by stallions standing in GB.
  • 50% GBB - up to £10,000 bonus. Foals born in GB, sired by stallions standing abroad.

For More information or to register go to: greatbritishbonus.co.uk

Jockey Club Grassroots Series

The Jockey Club’s Grassroots Series provides opportunities for horses operating below the highest level to compete for substantial prize money and is a series that has been well supported in previous years.

All the qualifiers are either Class 4, Class 5 or Class 6 races with the finals open to all qualifiers.

Qualification for the respective finals requires horses to have run in a minimum of one qualification race throughout the season, of which there are at least 16 staged across Jockey Club Racecourses in each series (80 qualifiers in total).

London Qualifying Series

The London Qualifying Series’ at Kempton Park this year will have two new categories.

  • London Stayers’ Series, which culminates with an Open Final on Wednesday 7th December for £80,000.
  • London Sprint Series, culminating with an Open Final on Wednesday 9th November for £80,000.

The introduction of these two new series complements the current successful London Mile and London Middle Distance versions, the finals of which are also worth £80,000.

London Middle Distance Qualifiers

Date

Racecourse

Race No

Race Type

Age

Class

Sex

Distance

02/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60501

Handicap

4+

4

A

10F +219Y

23/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60771

Middle Distance

4+

4

A

10F +219Y

18/04/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61592

Middle Distance

4+

2

A

10F +219Y

18/05/2022

KEMPTON PARK

62601

Middle Distance

4+

3

A

11F +219Y

08/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63387

Middle Distance

4+

6

A

10F +219Y

22/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63921

Middle Distance

4+

4

A

10F +219Y

06/07/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64454

Middle Distance

3+

5

A

10F +219Y

10/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

65872

Middle Distance

3+

5

A

10F +219Y

24/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

66411

Middle Distance

3O

3

A

10F +219Y

 

(Further qualifiers will be added once the programme for the remainder of the year has been published)

London Mile Series

All horses which Start in these races, as defined in the Rules of Racing, will be eligible to enter THE LONDON MILE HANDICAP STAKES (LONDON MILE SERIES FINAL) to be run over about One Mile at Kempton Park on 3 September, 2022, with a Total Race Value of £80,000. In the event of the abandonment of this qualifying race, any horse which has been declared to run in this race, or any horse entered to run in this race if the time of the abandonment was prior to the declaration stage, will be qualified to enter the Final. Any horse which has been eliminated from this qualifying race will also be eligible, subject to the Rules of Racing, to enter the Final.

 

London Mile Series Qualifiers

Date

Racecourse

Race No

Age

Class

Race Type

Sex

Distance

29/01/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60474

3O

5

Handicap

A

8F

06/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60571

4+

2

Handicap

A

8F

06/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60573

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

16/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60692

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

16/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60694

4+

5

Handicap

F

8F

23/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60772

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

16/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61093

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

30/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61221

4+

2

Handicap

A

8F

06/04/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61341

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

18/05/2022

KEMPTON PARK

62602

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

18/05/2022

KEMPTON PARK

62605

3O

5

Handicap

A

8F

01/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63112

3+

4

Handicap

F

8F

22/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63922

3+

4

Handicap

A

8F

29/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64183

4+

4

Handicap

A

8F

06/07/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64456

3O

6

Handicap

A

8F

16/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

66151

3O

4

Handicap

A

8F

17/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

66161

3+

4

Handicap

A

8F

24/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

66413

3O

5

Handicap

A

8F

 

(Full list of qualifiers)

London Sprint Series

All horses which Start in these races, as defined in the Rules of Racing, will be eligible to enter THE LONDON SPRINT HANDICAP STAKES (LONDON SPRINT SERIES FINAL) to be run over about Six Furlongs at Kempton Park on 9 November, 2022, with a Total Race Value of £80,000. In the event of the abandonment of this qualifying race, any horse which has been declared to run in this race, or any horse entered to run in this race if the time of the abandonment was prior to the declaration stage, will be qualified to enter the Final. Any horse which has been eliminated from this qualifying race will also be eligible, subject to the Rules of Racing, to enter the Final.

London Sprint Series Qualifiers

Date

Racecourse

Race No

Age

Class

Race Type

Sex

Distance

16/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60691

4+

2

Handicap

A

6F

23/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60773

3O

4

Handicap

A

6F

23/02/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60775

4+

5

Handicap

A

6F

09/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60972

4+

4

Handicap

A

6F

09/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

60974

3O

5

Handicap

F

6F

16/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61092

4+

3

Handicap

A

6F

26/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61163

4+

2

Handicap

A

6F

08/04/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61381

3O

4

Handicap

A

6F

18/04/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61594

4+

2

Handicap

A

6F

08/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63382

3O

4

Handicap

A

6F

08/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63385

4+

5

Handicap

F

6F

29/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64184

4+

5

Handicap

A

6F

29/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64185

3O

5

Handicap

A

6F

02/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

65531

3+

2

Handicap

A

6F

16/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

66153

3+

4

Handicap

A

6F

(Full list of qualifiers)

London Stayers’ Series

All horses which Start in these races, as defined in the Rules of Racing, will be eligible to enter THE LONDON STAYERS’ HANDICAP STAKES (LONDON STAYERS’ SERIES FINAL) to be run over about One Mile at Kempton Park on 7 December, 2022, with a Total Race Value of £80,000. In the event of the abandonment of this qualifying race, any horse which has been declared to run in this race, or any horse entered to run in this race if the time of the abandonment was prior to the declaration stage, will be qualified to enter the Final. Any horse which has been eliminated from this qualifying race will also be eligible, subject to the Rules of Racing, to enter the Final.

 

London Stayers’ Series Qualifiers

Date

Racecourse

Race No

Age

Class

Race Type

Sex

Distance

16/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61091

4+

3

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

26/03/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61162

4+

2

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

08/04/2022

KEMPTON PARK

61382

4+

5

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

01/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

63115

4+

5

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

29/06/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64182

4+

4

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

06/07/2022

KEMPTON PARK

64451

4+

3

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

03/08/2022

KEMPTON PARK

65543

3+

4

Handicap

A

15F +218Y

 

(Further qualifiers will be added once the programme for the remainder of the year has been published)

Sky Bet Sunday Series

SKYBET SERIES RETURNS WITH OWNER BONUS
 

The Sky Bet Sunday Series returns even bigger and better this year, with the organisers revealing that an additional £250,000 of bonuses and prizes will be on offer for jockeys, apprentices, trainers, owners, and stable staff.

That’s on top of the bumper £1.2m of prize money already on offer across the six fixtures which are all shown in their entirety on a late Sunday afternoon slot on terrestrial television on ITV4, as well as Racing TV.

The bonuses and prizes linking the Sky Bet Sunday Series include:

  • £100,000 to the owner of the first horse to win three races in the Series
  • £100,000 to the first jockey to ride seven winners in the Series
  • £25,000 to the first trainer to train seven winners in the Series
  • Stable Staff prizes to the three leading stables with guaranteed prizes of £10,000 (1st), £3,000 (2nd) and £2,000 (3rd), based on points from winners, seconds, thirds and runners
  • Prize for winning apprentice (based on most wins/places in the Series), including a 12-month sponsorship from Sporting Life (worth £5k) and Media training/internship with Racing TV
  • Enhanced Best Turned Out: £250 per race (split for 1st, 2nd and 3rd) for all races in the Series

The Sky Bet Sunday Series is open to all trainers who have horses eligible for the race conditions.

Sales Races

Sales races are specific races which are confined to horses purchased at a particular auction.  The conditions for each vary, but a common feature is that entries for these races generally close several months before they take place, usually before a horse’s ability is known, and the entry fees are generally high.

The race conditions will set out the forfeit stages where connections have to either opt-out of the race to avoid any more charges, or stay in and pay the next entry stage.

Although prize-money on offer is high and offers rich rewards for prize-winners, the sponsor’s contribution is generally low, with almost all the prize-money contributed by owners’ entry fees.