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2024 Sportsbet Finals Day

Racing SA, in partnership with Sportsbet and Morphettville, are pleased to present ‘Sportsbet Finals Day’ – 9 finals from heats ran across South Australia. 

To be held on Saturday, 23 November, 2024, Sportsbet Finals Day will give some of SA's top horses an opportunity to collect a prize reward for their efforts throughout the season.

LEAD UP RACES

Race Dates 

Sportsbet Rebel Raider Series Heats

1. Morphettville Parks Saturday 28th September – Maiden Plate 1000m
2. Murray Bridge Saturday 12th October – Benchmark 64 1000m
3. Morphettville Saturday 19th October – Benchmark 66 1200m
4. Morphettville Saturday 2nd November – Benchmark 68 1100m
5. Morphettville Parks Saturday 16th November – Benchmark 72 1250m

Sportsbet Viddora Series Heats

1. Morphettville Saturday 5th October – F&M Rating 0-62 1200m
2. Murray Bridge Saturday 12th October – Mares Benchmark 64 1100m
3. Gawler Friday 25th October – F&M Rating 0-64 1200m
4. Morphettville Tuesday 5th November – F&M Benchmark 62 1200m
5. Morphettville Parks Saturday 16th November – F&M B’mark 68 1250m

Sportsbet Gytrash Series Heats

1. Murray Bridge Saturday 12th October – Open Handicap 1200m
2. Morphettville Saturday 19th October – Benchmark 78 1050m
3. Morphettville Saturday 26th October – Benchmark 84 1200m
4. Morphettville Saturday 2nd November – Benchmark 78 1100m
5. Morphettville Parks Saturday 9th November – Open Handicap 1250m

Sportsbet Happy Trails Series Heats

1. Murray Bridge Saturday 12th October – Murray Bridge Cup 1600m
2. Morphettville Saturday 19th October – Rating 0-68 1600m
3. Gawler Friday 25th October – Gawler Cup 1500m
4. Morphettville Parks Saturday 9th November – Benchmark 74 1400m
5. Morphettville Parks Saturday 16th November – Benchmark 82 1550m

Sportsbet Riziz Series Heats

1. Murray Bridge Saturday 12th October – E&G Benchmark 64 1100m
2. Morphettville Saturday 19th October – Rating 0-64 1100m
3. Gawler Friday 25th October – Benchmark 64 1100m
4. Morphettville Tuesday 5th November – C,G&E Benchmark 62 1200m
5. Morphettville Parks Saturday 9th November – Benchmark 68 1000m

Sportsbet Skybeau Series Heats

1. Mount Gambier Wednesday 9th October – Benchmark 70 2050m
2. Murray Bridge Saturday 12th October – Benchmark 78 2000m
3. Morphettville Saturday 26th October - Benchmark 78 2500m
4. Morphettville Saturday 2nd November – Benchmark 76 2000m
5. Morphettville Parks Saturday 16th November – Benchmark 80 2250m

Country Mile Final Heats

1. Mount Gambier Wednesday 9th October – Benchmark 64 1400m
2. Port Lincoln Sunday 13th October - Benchmark 68 1350m
3. Penola Friday 18th October - Benchmark 68 1400m
4. Naracoorte Sunday 3rd November - Benchmark 68 1430m
5. Port Lincoln Wednesday 6th November – Benchmark 64 1350m
6. Mount Gambier Friday 15th November - Benchmark 68 1550m

Restricted Series Final Heats

1. Mount Gambier Sunday 22nd September – Benchmark 62 1550m
2. Morphettville Parks Friday 11th October - NMW-LY B’mark 62 1550m
3. Balaklava Wednesday 16th October – Class One 1600m
4. Balaklava Wednesday 30th October - NMW-LY Benchmark 56 1600m
5. Morphettville Tuesday 5th November – NMW–LY B’mark 64 1800m
6. Murray Bridge Wednesday 13th November - NMW-LY B’mark 64 1800m

Country Sprint Final Heats

1. Mindarie-Halidon Sunday 15th September - Benchmark 64 1000m
2. Mount Gambier Sunday 22nd September – Benchmark 68 1200m
3. Penola Friday 18th October – Benchmark 64 Handicap 1100m
4. Naracoorte Sunday 3rd November - Benchmark 64 1200m
5. Port Lincoln Wednesday 6th November - Benchmark 74 1000m
6. Mount Gambier Friday 15th November - Benchmark 68 1200m

Ballot Conditions for the final of each series

Horses will be balloted in order of points accrued in the heats commencing with those horses with the least amount of points.

Horses accruing the same total points shall be eliminated according to the provisions of LR 16.2.

Should any horse win two or more heats such horse shall be automatically exempt from the ballot for the Final.

Points for each race in the series

Points for each race in the Series will be allocated on the following basis:

First – 10 points
Second – 5 points
Third – 3 points
Fourth – 2 points
All other starters – 1 point

In the event of a dead heat points will be divided.

Should any race in the Series be cancelled or abandoned for any reason after the declaration of acceptance all acceptors (not including scratchings, ballots or emergencies not gaining a run) will be allocated 1 point and will be deemed to have competed in a heat.