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NEW BOBS BONUSES ANNOUNCED $100,000 BOBS Platinum and $50,000 BOBS Gold Bonuses for Selected Races Throughout NSW Racing NSW have announced that its BOBS Scheme will be enhanced by the addition of a Platinum and Gold Category. Commencing from January 2020, selected races will have a BOBS Platinum bonus of $100,000 or a BOBS Gold bonus of $50,000, offered for the winners of the race. The existing BOBS bonuses will be referred to as BOBS Silver and will continue to apply to the races that already carry BOBS bonuses. The BOBS Platinum and BOBS Gold races will be open to all horses that have been nominated for any BOBS series. Accordingly, it will now for the first time apply to
horses aged four years and older. The BOBS Platinum and BOBS Gold bonus races will be held at locations throughout NSW, in all sectors. Owners winning BOBS Platinum bonuses may forego taking the payment in cash and double up their bonus to $160,000, which can be used to buy or breed a thoroughbred making the total BOBS Platinum bonus up to a possible $180,000. Similarly, owners winning BOBS Gold bonuses may double up their cash bonus to $80,000, with the total BOBS Gold bonus offered, being up to $90,000.
BOBS PLATINUM
BOBS GOLD
CASH
DOUBLE UP
CASH
DOUBLE UP
TOTAL BONUS
$100,000
$180,000
$50,000
$90,000
Owner
$80,000
$160,000
$40,000
$80,000
Trainer
$5,000
$5,000
$2,500
$2,500
Jockey
$2,500
$2,500
$1,250
$1,250
Breeder
$12,500
$12,500
$6,250
$6,250
The BOBS Platinum and BOBS Gold bonuses will commence at Muswellbrook on Friday 3 January 2020, with new bonuses added to races at Kensington 4 January 2020, Royal Randwick 11 January 2020, Moruya on 17 January 2020, Tamworth on 23 January 2020 and Kembla Grange on 29 January 2020.
Opening Schedule of BOBS Platinum and BOBS Gold Races January to March 2020 Distance Prize money
BOBS (Incl. DU)
Prizemoney/ BOBS (incl. DU)
Category
Date
Venue
Race
Gold
3-Jan-20
Muswellbrook
BM66
1500m
$22,000
$90,000
$112,000
Gold
4-Jan-20
Kensington
BM78
1300m
$125,000
$90,000
$215,000
Gold
11-Jan-20
Randwick
BM88
1400m
$125,000
$90,000
$215,000
Gold
17-Jan-20
Moruya
BM66
1200m
$22,000
$90,000
$112,000
Gold
23-Jan-20
Tamworth
Class 3
1000m
$30,000
$90,000
$120,000
Platinum
29-Jan-20
Kembla
Class 2
1500m
$35,000
$180,000
$215,000
Gold
13-Feb-20
Wagga Wagga
Open
1400m
$25,000
$90,000
$115,000
Gold
20-Feb-20
Grafton
Maiden
1400m
$22,000
$90,000
$112,000
Platinum
26-Feb-20
Gosford
BM64
1600m
$35,000
$180,000
$215,000
Gold
6-Mar-20
Dubbo
Class 3
1400m
$22,000
$90,000
$112,000
Platinum
13-Mar-20
Kembla
Class 2
1400m
$35,000
$180,000
$215,000
Gold
19-Mar-20
Newcastle
BM64
1400m
$35,000
$90,000
$125,000
Gold
29-Mar-20
Armidale
Class 2
1100m
$22,000
$90,000
$112,000
www.bobs.racingnsw.com.au Sire guides distributed to all TBNSW members and available at all 2020 Yearling Sales
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