The Newhaven Park Country Championships consists of a series of seven races, each held at a club representing one racing region in NSW. Each race is worth $150,000 in prizemoney and can be contested by eligible horses that must be under the care of a country trainer in that region. An eighth ‘Wild Card’ race, worth $50,000, will be held to provide one more opportunity for horses to qualify for the final that have already contested an earlier heat. The first and second horse in each regional race will qualify for the $500,000 Newhaven Park Country Championships final to be held at Royal Randwick in Sydney on Day 1 of The Championships, Saturday 2 April 2022.
With six qualifying races for the Newhaven Park Country Championship having already been run and won. … this is the current status of the series.
Northern Rivers region:
Winner: Far Too Easy – Trainer David McColm
Runner-up: Zoukina – Trainer Stephen Lee
South-East region:
Winner: Testator Silens – Trainer Luke Clark
Runner-up: To The Nines – Trainer Tash Burleigh
Southern Districts region:
Winner: Another One – Trainer Gary Colvin
Runner-up: Tap ‘N’ Run – Trainer Ron Stubbs
Mid-North Coast region:
Winner: Swamp Nation – Trainer Glen Milligan
Runner-up: Little Prophet – Trainer Colt Prosser
Central Districts region:
Winner: Zoo Station – Trainer Gayna Williams
Runner-up: Tags – Trainer Gayna Williams
Hunter and North-West Region
Winner: Anethole – Trainer Cody Morgan
Runner-up: Commando Hunt – Trainer Cameron Crockett
The remaining two qualifying races are
The Western region – to take place om March 13
The Wildcard qualifier – to take place om March 20.