Attention
All Yearling Consignors

2012 Deadlines

6 July, 2012:
DBS Premier and St Leger Festival

16 July, 2012:
Goffs Orby; Tattersalls October Books 1-4; Tattersalls Ireland September

Important Deadlines

WHERE A HORSE IS WITHDRAWN, NOT SOLD OR BOUGHT IN AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO COMPLETE ELIGIBILITY A PAYMENT OF £550/€625 IS DUE NO LATER THAN 17TH DECEMBER 2012
* Supplementary from 18th December 2012 to 15th March 2013

WHERE A HORSE IS PURCHASED AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO COMPLETE ELIGIBILITY A PAYMENT OF £350/€395 PER HORSE IS DUE NO LATER THAN 17TH DECEMBER 2012
* Supplementary from 18th December 2012 to 15th March 2013 (except as set out in clause 2.11 T&C)

FORMS AND PAYMENT MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 15TH DECEMBER 2011*

Vendors & Owners Information

What you need to know

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if the yearling I am interested in is eligible?
The 'Racing Post Yearling Bonus' logo on the catalogue page denotes eligibility for the scheme. You can also check the list on this website. To complete eligibility the purchaser must pay £350 by 15 December.

What if I intend to race my horse outside Britain and Ireland - is it worth me registering ?
Yes, the bonuses are allocated to selected maiden races throughout Europe. The more yearlings a market imports the more races will have bonuses allocated and the greater your chance of winning.

I have bought a horse privately - how do I know if it fully paid up for the scheme ?
You can check on the eligibility list on this website.

Owners/Trainers - how do I know which races have the bonus attached ?
They will be appear in the GB/Irish Racing authority websites with the logo - in addition they will appear in the race conditions with the logo in the printed calendars. The updated lists throughout the year will be available on this site.

GUIDE TO THE YEARLING BONUS SCHEME

A stimulus package for the Yearling Sales in GB and Ireland initiated in 2009 as an ownership incentive scheme
Open to every yearling catalogued in a yearling or mixed sale in GB and Ireland between 1 August and 10 December 2011 (must not have been offered for sale abroad previously)
Initial registration fee of £200 per yearling (same fee as 2011 scheme)
Second vendor payment of £200 deducted from sale proceeds (same fee as 2011)
Owners contribution of £350 per yearling payable by 17 December 2012, or supplementary fee of £1,000 if paid by 15 March 2013 (see Owner registration form)
Yearlings withdrawn, not sold or bought in can be fully registered for the scheme with a payment of £550 by 17 December 2012, or supplementary fee of £1,250 if paid by 15 March 2013 (see Vendor/Owner registration form)
Sales company contribution is £25 per catalogued eligible (except for withdrawn horses) and a further £25 per eligible horse sold.
Bonus of £10,000 paid to the Owner of an eligible winner of a selected maiden
Maidens to be selected proportionately and will be paid out in GB, Ire and selected European countries
Over £2.7 million fund achieved in 2009 and 2010 allowing for 270 bonuses to be paid out.

REGISTRATION FORMS

Registration Forms must be signed in order to authorise the sales deduction
Payment / or payment instruction must accompany the form
Part payments for yearlings are not accepted
It is strongly advised that all applications are for yearlings that are REGISTERED with Weatherbys.
Forms and payment must be received by the deadlines or your entry will not be logo’d in the catalogue.

Yearling Bonus

The Yearling Bonus Scheme is now in it’s fourth year and to date over 9.6 million GBP has been paid into the fund by Owners, Breeders, Vendors and Sales company’s and 961 bonuses have been paid out. Owners of eligible racehorses stand the chance of winning 10,000 GBP bonus if their horse wins a ‘selected’ maiden race. The entire fund raised from registration fees is paid out in bonuses in GB, Ireland and across Europe and as far as Singapore. Initiated in 2009 the Scheme is a not for profit venture

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