Thistledown will be conducting a three race sprint series for claimers beginning April 26th with legs worth $20,000 and $25,000 and a $30,000 final. Later in the meet we will also have a three race route series. Below are the details for the sprint series.
Jack Thistledown Racino
Sprint Series
Presented by the OHIO HBPA
Horses must run in either of the 1st two legs of the Sprint Series (April 26th or
May 26th) in order to be eligible to run in the Sprint Series Finale on June 26th.
1st leg (April 26th 5F $20,000) is a $5,000, for each $500 higher in claiming price an
additional 1 lb.
2nd leg (May 26th 5-1/2F $25,000) is a $7,500, for each $500 higher in claiming price
an additional 1 lb.
3rd leg (June 26th 6F $30,000) will be run under open weight conditions and
restricted to horses that have run in either of the 1st two legs of the Sprint Series.
Preference for the Sprint Series Finale will be given to horses with the highest points
accumulated in the 1st two legs of the series. Point system is as follows;
1st – 5 Points, 2nd – 4 Points, 3rd – 3 Points, 4th – 2 Points, 5th – 1 Point.
(Preference to horses with highest points accumulated in the series. Tiebreaker will be
determined by highest earnings in 2021)