Golden Girls Mares series The NZSBA is excited to announce a new nationwide racing series starting mid-May. The Golden Girls series is a joint venture between HRNZ and NZSBA to provide four-year-old and older mares increased opportunities to race and earn that all important black type, prior to the end of the season.

This series will cater for 0 – 1 win with lifetime earnings of $10,000 and 2 – 4 win pacing mares with lifetime earnings of $40,000. Trotters will also be represented with a 0 – 1 win series with $10,000 lifetime earnings.

The national series will provide 27 additional races this season for mares to compete against their own sex and $217,500 in combined stakes

Our objectives for the series are:
· increase the racing opportunities for four-year-old or older mares;
· contributing to improving winter racing fields and racing opportunities;
· provide opportunities for mares to earn 'black type' prior to the start of the breeding season; and
· provide 'punters' with even-field racing to stimulate increased betting with our aim being to average in excess of 11 mares per race.From Harness Racing NZ.
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