HAZEL PARK HARNESS RACEWAY
Presents it’s Signature Event
THE WILLIAM C CONNORS MEMORIAL TROT
An early closer
for 3-Year-Old Trotters. Open
RACING DATES PURSE
Friday, June 27
Eliminations……………..$12,500 (Estimated)
Friday, July 4 Final……………………....$100,000 (Guaranteed)
NOMINATION FEE:
$500 (US FUNDS) - DUE MARCH 15, 2008
$500 (us Funds) to start in
eliminations. $1,000 (US Funds) to start in the final.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. The conditions of all races will comply with the Rules
and Regulations of the Michigan Racing Commission and the U.S.T.A.
2. Entries
close and horses must be named by date specified. Nomination fee due at the
time of closing.
3. If more
than 11 declare to start, the race may be divided into divisions.
4. If there
is more than one division of any of the preliminary races, each division
will race for a minimum of 80% of the advertised purse.
5.
Elimination dashes or a qualifying dash will be held one week prior
to the final. If only one division, the first 9 in the official order of
finish qualify for the final. If two divisions, the first 5 in the official
order of finish in each division qualify for the final. If three divisions,
the first 3 in the official order of finish qualify for the final. If four,
five or six divisions, the first two in the official order of finish qualify
for the final. If more than six divisions, all official heat winners to
start in the final along with official second place finishers drawn by lot
to fill the remaining positions for a total of not more than 12 starters.
Also eligibles to be drawn from remaining second place finishers if this is
the case.
6. In the
event that qualified horses do not enter for the final, starters in the
series with the next highest placings that declare may be drawn into the
final in order to meet he requirements of the maximum amount of permissible
starters based upon the number of eliminations.
Ties
to be determined by lot. Where there are horses unable to finish due to an
accident and there are fewer horses finishing than would usually qualify for
the final, the additional horses qualifying that declare for the final may be drawn by lot from
among those unoffending horses not finishing.
7.
Post positions for all events to be drawn by lot.
8.
All legs will be raced one dash at one mile. Money divisions in all
legs will be 50, 25, 12, 8 and 5 percent.
9. All horses must meet the qualifying
standards of the Judges for late closing events before being drawn in to
race.
10. Five separate interests will be
required in each leg and the final or the race may be declared off.
11. All contests may be raced as either
betting or non-betting events.
12. Hazel Park Harness Raceway reserves
the right to reject any entry, return any entry fee, declare off any leg if
conditions warrant, and call off any leg not filling satisfactorily.
13. Should any unforeseeable
conditions, including but not limited to incomplete construction works,
prevent the racing of the preliminaries or the Final, all nomination and
starting fees will be refunded to the remaining eligibles.
14. Hazel Park Harness Raceway is
not liable and assumes no responsibility for loss by fire, theft or
accident of or to persons, animals, equipment or vehicles on the premises
owned, leased or controlled by any or
all of the foregoing. Use of the grounds, track and buildings, owned, leased or controlled
by Hazel Park Harness Raceway is a
Person’s or Owner’s risk and is assumed in full by any owners, trainers,
drivers and their employees or agents.
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Agent__________________________________Address___________________________________
City__________________State/Province__________ Zip_________ Phone ( )______________
Make Checks Payable To: Hazel Park
Harness Raceway. Mail To: Race Secretary,
Hazel Park Harness Raceway, 1650 E.Ten
Mile Rd., Hazel Park, MI 48030
Hazel Park Harness Raceway – Phone: (248)
398-1000 – Fax (248) 398-5236