HARNESS RACING VICTORIA
PERPETUAL HIGH POINT AWARD
Sponsored by Harness Racing Victoria, this is the main
award of the show season and is presented to the Standardbred (and owner) that
gains the most points, as per the eligibility requirements set out below, from
the preselected shows as listed:
·
Bendigo Agricultural Show (October)
·
Dandenong
Agricultural Show (November)
·
Kilmore Agricultural
Show (December)
·
Mark Sagona Memorial Show (December)
·
SPPHAV State Championships (January)
·
Yarra Glen
Agricultural Show (February)
·
Berwick
Agricultural Show (February)
·
Melton ARC Show
(April)
To be eligible for this award
the horse must attend six of the eight shows and results from the best 5 shows
nominated for the award. Points must be
submitted on the SPPHAV Performance Card by 7 July each year.
PRESIDENT'S ENCOURAGEMENT
AWARD
Encouragement
award. Awarded by
the President of the SPPHAV.
PRESENTATION AWARD
Any Standardbred or Partbred Standardbred
(Stallion, Mare or Gelding) with the most points from Best Presented and
Smartest on Parade classes.
RUNNER-UP PRESENTATION AWARD
Any Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or Gelding) with the most points from
OPEN led classes.
RUNNER-UP
OPEN LED STANDARDBRED
OPEN LED PARTBRED
Any Partbred Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or
Gelding) with the most points from any OPEN led classes only.
RUNNER-UP
OPEN LED PARTBRED
OPEN RIDDEN STANDARDBRED
Any Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or Gelding) with the most points from
OPEN ridden classes only.
RUNNER-UP
OPEN RIDDEN STANDARDBRED
OPEN RIDDEN PARTBRED
Any partbred Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or
Gelding) with the most points from OPEN ridden classes only.
RUNNER-UP
OPEN RIDDEN PARTBRED
OPEN HARNESS
Any Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or Gelding) with the most points from
OPEN harness classes only.
HIGH POINT HARNESS
Any Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or Gelding) with the most points from
Standardbred ONLY harness classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT HARNESS
HIGH POINT LED STALLION /
COLT
Stallion with the most points in STANDARDBRED ONLY led classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT LED STALLION / COLT
HIGH POINT LED MARE / FILLY
Mare with the most points in STANDARDBRED ONLY led classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT LED MARE / FILLY
HIGH POINT LED GELDING
Gelding with the most points in STANDARDBRED ONLY led classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT LED GELDING
HIGH POINT LED PARTBRED
Any Partbred Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or
Gelding) with the most points from led PARTBRED STANDARDBRED ONLY classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT LED PARTBRED
PLEASURE AWARD
Any Partbred Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or
Gelding) with the most points from Best Pleasure classes.
HIGH POINT RIDDEN STALLION /
COLT
Stallion with the most points from STANDARDBRED ONLY
ridden classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT RIDDEN STALLION / COLT
HIGH POINT RIDDEN MARE /
FILLY
Mare with the most points from STANDARDBRED ONLY
ridden classes.
RUNNER-UP
RIDDEN MARE / FILLY
HIGH POINT RIDDEN GELDING
Gelding with the most points from STANDARDBRED ONLY ridden classes.
HIGH POINT RIDER
Rider with the most points from STANDARDBRED and OPEN rider classes.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT RIDER
HIGH POINT ENDURANCE
Horse and rider that accumulate the most kilometres
in recognised endurance events.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT ENDURANCE
HIGH POINT COMPETITION
STANDARDBRED
Any Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or Gelding) with the most points in
any Equestrian activity/sport other than showing. ie:
dressage, show jumping, eventing, endurance etc. Points to 10th place will be considered from
STANDARDBRED and OPEN events.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT COMPETITION STANDARDBRED
HIGH POINT COMPETITION
PARTBRED STANDARDBRED
Any Partbred Standardbred (Stallion, Mare or
Gelding) with the most points in any Equestrian activity/sport other than
showing. ie: dressage, show jumping, eventing, endurance
etc. Points to 10th place will be
considered from PARTBRED STANDARDBRED and OPEN events.
RUNNER-UP
HIGH POINT COMPETITION PARTBRED STANDARDBRED
SHOW COMMITTEE ENCOURAGEMENT
AWARDS
Awarded to a member who submits a Performance Card for the first time
and who does not win one of the above awards.
BEST OVERALL LED EXHIBIT FOR THE SEASON
BEST
OVERALL RIDDEN EXHIBIT FOR THE SEASON
BEST
OVERALL HARNESS EXHIBIT FOR THE SEASON
Awarded
to the horses (Stallion, Mare or Gelding) that gained the highest points in
STANDARDBRED or OPEN led, ridden or harness classes.
GLOSSARY:
Open
Classes ¾ any class that is open to any
breed of horse.
Standardbred
Only Classes ¾ any classes that are open to Standardbred
horses only.
Standardbred
Partbred Classes
¾ any classes that are open to Partbred Standardbred horses only.
ie. These classes are identified with an * on the
show program.
Point Score System
Showing
1st 5 points [plus 1 point
for each horse beaten to 4th max 8points]
2nd 4 points [plus 1 point for
each horse beaten to 4th max 6 points]
3rd 3 points [plus 1 point for
each horse beaten to 4th max 4 points]
4th 2 points
Reserve Champion 7
points
Champion 10
points
Supreme Champion 10
points
Competition
Events
1st 10 points 6th 5 points
2nd 9 points 7th 4 points
3rd 8 points 8th 3 points
4th 7 points 9th 2 points
5th 6 points 10th 1 point
GUIDELINES FOR
SPPHAV
EXCELLENCE
IN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Excellence in Achievement awards require a high standard of competition [ie. numbers of horses or riders] in order to substantiate
the naming of the award as Excellence in Achievement. Awards will be presented to any horse (rider
for point 3) that is successful, for 3 show seasons, in being sashed:
·
Supreme State Champion Led or Ridden Exhibits at the
State Championships.
·
State
Champion Rider at the State Championships
·
State
Champion Dressage Test
·
State
Champion Show Jumper
·
Supreme
Led Exhibit or Champion Ridden at the Royal Melbourne Summer Horse Show
·
Supreme
Led Exhibit or Ridden Exhibit at the Barastoc Horse
of the Year Show
If a horse succeeds in gaining this award 3 times but
did not have the required number of horses as competition, because of outside
factors influencing class numbers (such as drought), it will be eligible for
the award so long as the total field of horses, over the 3 competitions in
question, equals or exceeds 75% of the requirement.
1
Supreme Led Exhibit at the State
Championships – to be
considered for Excellence in Achievement, a total field of 25 horses per
year (including the horse under consideration) is required.
2
Supreme Ridden Exhibit at the State
Championships – to be
considered for Excellence in Achievement, a total field of 20 horses per
year (including the horse under consideration) is required.
3
State Champion Rider at the State
Championships – to be
considered for Excellence in Achievement, a total field of 16 riders per
year (including the rider under consideration) is required.
4
State Champion Dressage Test – to be considered for Excellence in
Achievement, a total field of 6 horses per year (including the horse under
consideration) is required.
5
State Champion Showjumper – to be considered for Excellence in
Achievement, a total field of 6 horses per year (including the horse under
consideration) is required.
6
Supreme Led Exhibit at the Royal Melbourne
Summer Horse Show – to be
considered for Excellence in Achievement, a total field of 18 horses per
year (including the horse under consideration) is required.
7
Champion Ridden Exhibit at the Royal Melbourne
Summer Horse Show – to be
considered for Excellence in Achievement, a total field of 14 horses per
year (including the horse under consideration) is required.
8
Supreme Led Exhibit at the Barastoc Horse of the Year Show – to be considered for Excellence in Achievement,
a total field of 18 horses per year (including the horse under consideration)
is required.
9
Supreme Ridden Exhibit at the Barastoc Horse of the Year Show – to be considered for Excellence in Achievement,
a total field of 14 horses per year (including the horse under consideration)
is required.
·
The
above criteria will apply to purebred and / or partbred
Standardbred horses that are registered with the Standardbred Pleasure and
Performance Horse Association of Victoria Inc.
·
Riders,
contesting the Rider award, must be paid up members of the Standardbred
Pleasure and Performance Horse Association of Victoria Inc. at the time of
competition.
Self-Nomination / Nomination by Another Member for an Excellence in Achievement Award
The SPPHAV
recognise that success achieved outside of the above criteria may be
overlooked. To ensure this does not
occur, members are invited to Self-Nominate or to Nominate
a Member for an Excellence in Achievement award, so long as the following
criteria can be substantiated:
·
The
owner of the horse must be a financial member of the SPPHAV for the entire time
that the nomination period covers.
·
The
horse must have been registered, in that member’s name, prior to the
commencement of the nomination period.
·
The
nomination period must cover at least 3 years.
One-off events will not qualify.
·
In
competition, the achievements of the horse / rider must demonstrate Excellence
in regard to (1) type of competition (2) number of competitors in the
competition and (3) continued outstanding placing by horse or rider in the
competition.
·
For
achievement, not necessarily in competition, excellence and forward progress in
the achievement must be demonstrated over at least a 3-year period.
·
Supporting
documentation, either by publication, certificates, or signed by administrators
of the competition, must accompany the nomination as these awards will not be
considered without it.
·
The
SPPHAV Committee reserves the right to request additional supporting
documentation, if deemed necessary.
·
Any
Self-Nomination / Nomination by Another Member that does not succeed will be
advised, in writing, with reasons for the denial.
·
Self-Nominations
/ Nominations by Another Member for an Excellence in Achievement Award are to
be submitted on an official form, obtainable from the Secretary.