2010 Golden Easter Egg Dates and Conditions

With the year rapidly progressing – who can believe we’re halfway through February already? – we thought we should update our site with more information on the 2010 Golden Easter Egg, which will be taking place next month in March. As we’ve detailed before, the 2010 Golden Easter Egg is now officially Australia’s richest greyhound race. As such there is certain to be a lot of interest from punters in this event.

Below we have detailed the dates and conditions for this exciting event. These details have been released by the GBOTA. Please note that we will also update our dedicated 2010 Golden Easter Egg Macro Meats Group 1 Race page with this same information.

2010 Golden Easter Egg Dates and Conditions

Heats

Saturday, March 20, 2010

1 st $5,300
2 nd $1,500
3 rd $ 750
Unp $ 100

Semi-Finals

Saturday, March 27, 2010

1 st $6,000
2 nd $1,675
3 rd $ 840
Unp $ 200

Final

Saturday, April 3, 2010

1 st $250,000
2 nd $62,500
3 rd : $31,250
Unp $ 2,500

Total prizemoney – $475,000!
Special Conditions and Order of Entry

The event is open to the best 80 greyhounds nominated plus reserves. The following Order of Entry shall apply:
1.  Winners of the following Group Events will be granted priority entry into the Golden Easter Egg if nominated and eligible to race:

2. Greyhounds that are deemed by the GRNSW TAB Grading Policy to be Grade 1 to 3 inclusive at Wentworth Park (520m Saturday night) at the time of nomination closing will be granted Priority Entry, if nominated and eligible to race.
3. Official winners of a Golden Easter Egg Prelude will be granted Priority Entry, if nominated and eligible to race.
4. Subject to Clause 5, the balance of the best 80 nominations will be determined by top down grading principle and the point score system as defined by the GRNSW TAB Grading Policy.

5. Discretionary Powers
5a. A Selection Panel comprising two representatives of the NSW GBOTA and two representatives of GRNSW will review the form of all greyhounds qualifying for the best 80 under condition (4).

5b. If in the opinion of the Selection Panel, a greyhound outside the best 80, as determined by conditions (1) to (4), has superior race form under the elevation criteria, the said greyhound may be elevated into the best 80.

5c. In order to be elevated, the Selection Panel must be satisfied that the elevated greyhound has superior race form credentials under the following criteria:

• Number of wins at Category A tracks as defined by the GRNSW TAB Grading Policy.
• Grade of greyhound at Category A tracks as defined by the GRNSW TAB Grading Policy.
• Overall Group Race form from July 1, 2009.
• Quality of form at past five starts.

5d. The Selection Panel will not be bound to elevate any greyhounds. It must not elevate any more than 10 greyhounds at its discretion.
5e. The decision of the Selection Panel as to the composition of the heats will be considered final.

Preludes

Saturday, February 27, 2010.
Saturday, March 6, 2010.

The Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Preludes will be conducted on the above dates. Three Preludes will be conducted on each date.

The Preludes on each night are open to the best 24 greyhounds nominated plus reserves that are deemed by the GRNSW TAB Grading Policy to be eligible for 4 th or 5 th Grade events at Wentworth Park on Saturdays at the time of nominations closing.

Greyhounds may only compete in one Prelude. Accordingly, greyhounds which compete in a February 27 Prelude are not eligible to nominate for the March 6 Preludes. Greyhounds winning a Prelude will be granted Priority Entry if nominated for the Heats of the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg.

Nominations for the February 27, 2010 Preludes close with GRNSW at 9am on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
Nominations for the March 6, 2010 Preludes close with GRNSW at 9am on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Field Composition Details

Heats
The composition of the 10 heats of the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg will be determined by blind draw. Greyhounds trained in the same interest will be guarded.

Semi-Finals
Four semi-finals of the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg will be drawn and they will comprise the 10 heat winners, 10 heat second placegetters, 10 heat third placegetters and the fastest two fourths in the heats. The field composition of the semi-finals will be determined, firstly, by placings in heats and, secondly, times recorded in registering such placings. The formula used fairly seeds greyhounds into the semi-finals based on a combined consideration of the placings and times recorded by all greyhounds in the heats. No guarding for greyhounds trained in the same interest applies in the semi-finals. Semi-final composition is determined solely on the basis of heat performance to a pre-set formula.

Final
The final will comprise the four semi-final winners and the four semi-final second placegetters. The fastest two semi-final third placegetters will be first and second reserves in the final.

Golden Easter Egg Nomination Closing
Nominations for the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg will close with GRNSW at 12 Noon on Friday, March 12, 2010.
Greyhounds may be withdrawn without penalty up until 10am on Monday, March 15, 2010.

Box draw will take place at 2pm on Monday, March 15, 2010.

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