Handicap System for the Performance Horse industry based on money won

Handicap System for the Performance Horse industry based on money won.

Non pro Division

These rules are designed to make the non pro the division for the hobbyists.

1. No more than $5000 added to any Non Pro event

• We want to encourage the people who show horses for the money to move to the open
• We also want to keep Non Pro entry fees lower to encourage more participation

2. Any Non Pro that wins more than $10,000 in 5 years or less competing in the open division gives up their non pro status
3. Any Non pro that wins a medal in an international open competition gives up their Non pro status

Professional Division

1. Open to any rider
2. No limit on added money
3. All added money to the professional division will be split between levels offered with no less than a 10% less difference allowed for each level down. For example:

• If the Professional division has 3 levels (see levels below) offered in a show then the open level can not have more than 10% more added money than the next highest level offered, and the middle level offered can have no more than 10% more than the lowest level offered.

We want to encourage owners to support young and new trainers,, the added money in each level cant be less than 10% from the one above it..

Handicap system

Show rankings

Since who a person beats to win money has a lot to do with their handicap ranking number, the shows will be ranked as follows.

1. If a class at a show has a median exhibitor handicap number of 11 or higher; the money won in that class at that show will be multiplied by 2 for handicap number assigning purposes.
2. If a class at a show has a median exhibitor handicap number of 10 or lower, the money won in that class at that show will be 1 for 1 for handicap number assigning purposes.

National handicap numbers

1. Each horse and rider will be assigned a national handicap number - based on their position in the ranking of all horses and riders showing the previous 3 years. Using the previous discussed show ranking multiplier in the addition of a riders total earnings ,
2. Example;

• There were a 1000 competitors showing in the last 3 years
• The top 100 money earners would be assigned a 10
• The next highest 100 money earners would be assigned a 9
• The next highest 100 money earners would be assigned an 8
• Etc. all the way to the lowest one hundred money earners being assigned a 1
• The same thing for the horses, if there were 2000 horses showing last year then their numbers would be based on 200 horses per number assigned.

3. Any new horse and rider will automatically start at number 1

• In year 2 Their first years earnings will be multiplied by 3 for their 3 year average
• In year 3  their 3 year average will be established by averaging their 2 year total and adding that to their 2 year total. Example - year one they won $1000, year 2 they won $1500, year 3 total for handicap number would be $2500 + 1250 = $3750

Levels offered

1. The levels offered would be a range of the total of the rider and horses numbers added together for example:

• A rider with a handicap number of 3, riding a horse with a handicap number of 5, could show in any class that allowed an 8 handicap or above.

2. Levels offered would be

• The top level class would be a rider and horse total of 17-20
• The second level class would be a rider and horse total of 13-16,
• The third level class would be a rider and horse total of 9 -12
• The fourth level class would be for a rider and horse total of 5 – 8
• The fifth level class would be for a rider and horse total of 1 - 4

3. Shows must offer at least 3 levels

• The lowests level and the highest level must be offered plus one in the middle.

General rules affecting handicap

1. Riders and horses can show over their handicap level but not under,
2. Riders can only enter 2 levels with the same horse

• This allows for more winners at each show instead of having one rider win all levels.

3. Money added in aged events can not exceed

• $30,000 for 3 year olds
• $40,000 for 4 year olds
• $50,000 for 5 and 6 year olds

4. Futurity handicapping ie; All horses have no handicap number yet

• The horses advertised stud fee will be used to set another level
• A stud fee and booking and chute fee total of a $1000 or less level B
• A stud fee and booking and chute fee total of a $1001 or more level A
• Each rider can show 2 horses from each A and B level
• Riders handicaps will be used to set levels
• The top level would be a rider handicap of 9 - 10
• The second level would be a rider handicap of 7 - 8
• The third level would be a rider handicap of 5 - 6
• The fourth level would be a rider handicap of 3 - 4
• The fifth level would be a rider handicap of 1 - 2

5. We want to encourage the diversifying of the breed, by creating a level based on the cost of breeding and open to each level of rider we hope to encourage the training and showing of less popular pedigrees.
6. Derby handicapping will be done the same way as ancillary classes, using the averaging and adding after a first years earnings are established.
7. We want to encourage training without rushing, so we will put most of the added money in the open classes.
8. Horses will be allowed to show in the open classes, once they reach the age of 3 for those trainers and owners that do not want to take the extra time.