The Vicbred Super Series will launch a big spring of Victorian harness racing, with the rich two, three and four-year-old series to run from August 28 to September 19.
Harness Racing Victoria CEO Matt Isaacs said the racing team had brought the series forward after working closely with Harness Racing Australia and the other states to maximise racing opportunities for juvenile horses.
“We think Victoria has the country’s best two and three-year-olds and want to make sure they are given the right stage at the right time to shine,” Isaacs said.
“Moving the Vicbred Super Series back to September will put the spotlight on Victoria’s two and three-year-olds first and provide a launching pad into the season’s features.”
The Vicbred Super Series will precede the Need For Speed trotting series (October 10), the Victorian pacing Derby and Oaks (October 17), the Redwood Classic and Trotting Derby (November 1) at Maryborough, and the Breeders Crown finals (December 19).
The Vicbred Super Series finals for two and three-year-olds, which will be on September 12, will be elevated to Group 1 prizemoney, with pacing finals worth $150,000 and trotting finals $100,000. See the table at the bottom of the release for full series details.
This year will mark the final running of the Australasian Breeders Crown, a series that will feature only three-year-olds in December. Declining subscriptions, particularly from interstate and New Zealand, made the futurity series unviable in its present form.
HRV, having worked closely with breeding and participant stakeholder groups, will combine the Breeders Crown and Vicbred Super Series in 2027, forming the Vicbred Breeders Crown, which will keep alive the state’s great traditions while elevating the next generation of superstars.
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