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Tue 24th Dec, 2024
Dates For 2025 Provincial-Midway Championships
Please note the following dates for the 2025 Provincial-Midway Championships, culminating in the $1 million Final (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday, 12 April 2025.
| Date | Venue | Distance | Eligibility |
| Thursday, 20 February 2025 | Hawkesbury | 1400m | Provincial/Midway Eligible |
| Saturday, 1 March 2025 | Newcastle | 1400m | Provincial Trained Only |
| Saturday, 8 March 2025 | Hawkesbury | 1400m | Provincial Trained Only |
| Saturday, 15 March 2025 | Gosford | 1200m | Provincial/Midway Eligible |
| Thursday, 20 March 2025 | Newcastle | 1400m | Provincial/Midway Eligible |
| Saturday, 22 March 2025 | Kembla Grange | 1400m | Provincial Trained Only |
| Saturday, 29 March 2025 | Wyong | 1350m | Wild Card – Both |
| Saturday, 12 April 2025 | Royal Randwick | 1400m | Final |
Fri 20th Dec, 2024
Gosford Races (Friday 10th Jan) – Transferred To Newcastle
The Gosford race meeting scheduled for Friday, 10th January 2025 has been transferred to NEWCASTLE with the following distance amendments applying:
| Race | Race Type | Distance | New Distance |
| 1 | MIDWAY BM 64 HCP | 1000m | 900m |
| 2 | CG&E BM 64 HCP | 1200m | 1250m |
| 3 | F&M BM 64 HCP | 1200m | 1250m |
| 4 | CLASS 1 HCP | 1600m | 1500m |
| 5 | CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE | 2100m | 1850m |
| 6 | SUPER MAIDEN PLATE | 1100m | 900m |
| 7 | PROVINCIAL MAIDEN HCP | 1200m | 1250m |
Tue 19th Nov, 2024
Transferred Gosford Race Meetings (December)
The race meeting scheduled for Gosford on Thursday, 19th December 2024 has been transferred to NEWCASTLE.
The race meeting scheduled for Gosford on Sunday, 29th December 2024 has been transferred to WYONG on Tuesday, 31st December 2024.
Welcome to the NSW Trainers Association members information
General Information
- Board Members
- Racing NSW – Veterinarians Permit
- Amendments to Australian Rules of Racing effective 1 February 2021
- TIC at Official Trials
- Investigations and Surveillance Unit
- Race Day Cancellation Policy
- Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) into the Horse Racing Industry
- Bloodstock – Trainer – Agency Agreement Draft
- Racing Australia Fee Notice Example
- Co-owner Agreement (June2018)
- Australian Rules of Racing – August 2018 (part 1)
- Australian Rules of Racing – August 2018 (Part 2)
- Australian Rules of Racing – August 2018 (Part 3)
- Fee Notice Required – August 2018
- Draft Letter or Email To Owners – July 2018
- NSWTA Benchmark And Programming Survey 2016
Rules of Racing 2020
Health Related Issues & Horse Welfare
- Mental Health Trainers Assistance Program
- Counselling And Help For Trainers
- Advisory Charts For The Treatment Of Racehorses Before Competition
- Detection times for Equine medications – A handy website
- Ibuprofen And Formaldehyde Notices
- Protocols For Application For The Collection Of Blood Samples On The Day Prior To Racing
- Screening Limits
- New Testosterone Rules
- LR114 Equine Welfare
- NSWTA Update – A win for Common sense on Alcohol Policy
- Horse Treatment Record Template
- Addiction Resource
- Alcohol Rehab and Recovery
Coronavirus (COVIT-19)
Employment
- Pay Rates Calculator
- Horse and Greyhound Award Pay Rates – July 2019
- Daily Training Fee Recommendation 2019 -20
- Casual Employees Entitlements
- Workers Compensation
- Superannuation
- 1.5% Stablehands payment information for Trainers
- Apprentice Jockey Wages
Insurance
- Gow-Gates 2022 – 2023 – Personal Accident
- NSW Trainers Association 22-23 Certificate of Currency
- Gow-Gates 2022-2023 – Public & Product Liability and Professional Indemnity
