The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced details of an additional trial of Tuesday Twilight fixtures to be held during autumn 2013.
The trial has been agreed following consultation with the Levy Board and Bookmakers.
Ruth Quinn, Director of Racing for the BHA, said:
“We have been pleased with the success of the trial of Tuesday Twilight fixtures in September and October, when six fixtures have produced promising field sizes and competitive racing. As such we thought it appropriate to continue the trial.
“The seven additional fixtures will also hopefully provide opportunities for horses who have had limited options due to the long, dry summer we have experienced this year.”
Due to autumnal sunset times, only the two floodlit tracks, Wolverhampton and Kempton Park, were invited to apply. The Levy Board will contribute £2,500 per race in addition to the prize money contributed by each racecourse.
The programme at all fixtures will commence approximately ten minutes after the last afternoon race.
Dates and venues for the trial are as follows:
|
Date |
Venue |
First Race Time |
Prize Fund |
|
15th October |
Kempton |
5:40 |
£30,000 |
|
22nd October |
Kempton |
5:40 |
£30,000 |
|
29th October |
Wolverhampton |
4:40 |
£30,000 |
|
5th November |
Kempton |
4:30 |
£30,000 |
|
12th November |
Wolverhampton |
4:10 |
£30,000 |
|
19th November |
Wolverhampton |
4:00 |
£30,000 |
|
26th November |
Wolverhampton |
3:50 |
£30,000 |
Details of the race programmes and times will appear on the Racing Admin website shortly and appear in the relevant Racing Calendar in due course.
