Racing Year Permanently Changed to 1 January

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ronically, on the day Australian Standardbreds would ordinarily be turning a year older, Harness Racing Australia (HRA) today advise that the Racing Year (season), will be permanently changed to a calendar year from 1 January 2021.

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=44812

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So will we have an influx of NZ 3yo's (and 2yo's) for an extra 5mths of racing as juveniles?

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So will we have an influx of NZ 3yo's (and 2yo's) for an extra 5mths of racing as juveniles?

You betcha!

Once again, HRA fully transparent and consultative with the decision like it was with the slashing of the stallion services numbers. Or notl

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Rob Auber listing some advantages particularly the better weather months for showcasing our juvenile features and even the spin off of this being that 2yo's that might have been once considered late foals will be nearly 3 full years old before the features