Stake money for Harness Racing is on an ever-increasing upward spiral with over $32.1m up for grabs in Victoria alone in 2005/06, representing a 10% increase from the previous year’s stake offering.

With over 4,000 races programmed and an average of 9 starts per horse throughout the racing year, there are plenty of opportunities to share in the money on offer.

The big races of the Harness Racing calendar are:
 

٠	$500,000 Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup - the richest handicap race in the world conducted in February each year at Moonee Valley as the highlight of the Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup Carnival
٠	$300,000 SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup - 'The Purists Race', where the best race the best on equal terms from a random barrier behind the mobile. Conducted each year in late December as the highlight of the SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup Carnival.
٠	$150,000 Alabar Victoria Derby - the pinnacle of the 3yo racing season conducted on Night 1 of the Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup Carnival.
٠	$200,000 Sky Channel Inter Dominion Trotters Championship - run on alternate years to the $150,000 Australian Trotting Grand Prix.
٠	$150,000 Australasian Trotting Grand Prix - run on alternate years to the Sky Channel Inter Dominion Trotters Championship.
٠	$1m+ futurity race series for Australasian Breeders Crown - a super rewarding futurities series for 2yo & 3yo pacers and trotters (to learn more about eligibility for this futurity contact HRV's Futurities Co-ordinator Adrian Barlow on abarlow@hrv.org.au)
٠	$4.6m VicBred futurity program for 2, 3 & 4yo pacers and trotters - features its own 'Super Series', 'Win Bonuses', 'Breeder Bonuses' and exclusive race series. To learn more about eligibility for this futurity contact HRV's Futurities Co-ordinator Adrian Barlow on abarlow@hrv.org.au.

The minimum metropolitan stake at Moonee Valley is $15,000, while the minimum country stake is $4,500. There are also some restricted (picnic style) meetings with $2,000 races.

Everyone is catered for.

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