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(NAR) VOL. 20 NO.1 / JANUARY – MARCH 2009

[ PHILRACOM RESOLUTION NO. 03-09, February 03, 2009 ]

HANDICAPPING SYSTEM FOR RACES FOR 2 YEAR OLD HORSES



WHEREAS, the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) is mandated to pursue its aims and objectives of promoting and maintaining efficient and unbiased operation of racing and of raising public confidence in the sport;

WHEREAS, to achieve those objectives, the Philracom has devised a handicapping system that will govern the races of the 2 year old horses;

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the Commissioners present, that the following handicapping system for races for 2 year old horses be adopted, the provisions of which are as follows:

  1. After passing the Novatos, sweepstakes trial race, all 2YO horses will have to run once in a 2YO maiden race or a 2YO maiden sweepstakes race.

  2. Winners and placers of the 2YO maiden race/2YO maiden sweepstakes race will be classified in the winners/placers group. All non placers of the said races will be classified in the non-placers group.

  3. The winner of the winners/placers group will be elevated to the next division, which is the 2YO condition race A. The winner of the non-placers group will be elevated to the next division, which is the 2YO condition race A. Placers and non-placers will remain in the non-placers group.

  4. The winners of the winners/placers group and the non-placers group will have an option to participate in class division 4-4A.

  5. Winners of the 2YO condition race A will be elevated to the next higher group, 2YO condition race B, while placers will be classified in the 2YO condition A placers group and the non-placers in the 2YO condition A non-placers group.

  6. The winners of the 2YO condition A placers group and the 2YO condition A non-placers group will be elevated to the next higher group, 2YO condition race B. Non-placers of the 2YO condition A placers group will move to the 2YO condition A non-placers group.

  7. Merging of groups: if 2YO condition race has no quorum, and then it shall be merged with the 2YO condition race placers group.

  8. Vacation of horses will not apply in the condition races.

  9. Handicapping; set weight. Fillies’ will carry 52kgs handicap weight while colts will carry 54kgs handicap weight.

  10. There shall be only 1 win for all 2YO condition races. Winners immediately go to the next higher group condition.

  11. There will be an additional price of Php20,000 to the winner only of all 2YO condition races.

(HANDICAPPING SYSTEM – Available at Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), UP Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City)

RESOLVED FURTHER, that a signed true copy of this resolution be published in the Kopya and the UP Law Center.

Adopted: 03 Feb. 2009

APPROVED BY:

(SGD.) HON. JOSE FERDINAND M. ROJAS II
Chairman

(SGD.) HON. VERGEL A. CRUZ
Commissioner

(SGD.) HON. EDUARDO C. DOMINGO, JR.
Commissioner

(SGD.) HON. REYNALDO G. FERNANDO
Commissioner

(SGD.) HON. VICTOR V. TANTOCO
Commissioner

(SGD.) HON. GERARDO J. ESPINA, JR.
Commissioner

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