NEW BOBS BONUSES ANNOUNCED $100,000 BOBS Platinum and $50,000 BOBS Gold Bonuses for Selected Races Throughout NSW

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 CASH DOUBLE UP TOTAL BONUS $100,000 $180,000 Owner $80,000 $160,000 Trainer $5,000 $5,000 Jockey $2,500 $2,500 Breeder $12,500 $12,500

BOBS GOLD CASH DOUBLE UP $50,000 $90,000 $40,000 $80,000 $2,500 $2,500 $1,250 $1,250 $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

Category Date Venue Race Distance Prize money BOBS (Incl. DU) Prizemoney/ BOBS (incl. DU) 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