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Current Document: Breeders’ Prizes 2010
Breeders' Prizes were introduced in 1993 under a scheme operated by the Thoroughbred Breeders Association in conjunction with Weatherbys. Its aim is to improve the quality of the British Thoroughbred racehorse by upgrading the quality of breeding stock in Britain.

Under the Scheme, the breeder of the winner of a qualifying race is paid a prize dependent upon the category of the race, the distance over which it is run and providing the winner is a British-bred horse. A race qualifying for a Breeders' Prize must be identified on the race card and the HBLB allocation for the Breeders' Prizes Scheme in 2010 was £1.539m.


What is an Eligible Horse?

Horses foaled on or after 1st January 2000 must meet the following criteria to be eligible for Flat Breeders’ Prizes and National Hunt First Tier Breeders’ Prizes:

a) must be the progeny of a *British based sire, as determined by the TBA.

b) i) must have foaled in Great Britain and not left before July 1st of the year following birth, except to accompany its dam to be covered, provided it returns with its dam by 1st October of that year, or if the dam has died abroad, returned alone to Great Britain before October 1st of that year.

Or

ii) foaled while its dam was visiting a stallion outside Great Britain, provided that it returned with its dam to Great Britain before October 1st of the year of its birth or, if the dam died abroad, returned alone to Great Britain before October 1st the year of its birth and did not leave Great Britain again before July 1st of the following year.

c) A horse which is otherwise qualified under a) and b) above shall not be disqualified from the Breeders’ Prize Scheme if it is exported from Great Britain having been sold in the year of its birth or as a yearling, under the hammer, by public auction in Great Britain at Tattersalls Ltd., Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Ltd., or Brightwells.

*England, Scotland and Wales



Full details of 2010 Prizes are shown below

Flat Breeders' Prizes Scheme 2010 (from 2nd August)

Flat 2-y-o	Category 1	Category 2
	£	£
Group 1	3,200	4,800
Group 2	2,240	4,480
Group 3	1,280	2,560
Listed Races	768	1,536
Class 2	448	896
Class 3	384	768
Class 4	256	512
Class 5	256	512

Flat 3-y-o +	Category 1	Category 2	Category 3
	£	£	£
Group 1	3,200	4,800	6,400
Group 2	2,880	4,800	6,400
Group 3	1,600	3,200	4,800
Listed Races & Heritage Handicaps	896	1,792	2,688
Other Class 2 Races	576	1,152	1,728
Class 3	448	896	1,344
Class 4	320	640	960
Class 5	256	512	768

Note 1: Providing the relevant cap (Category 1, £3,200; Category 2, £4,800; Category 3, £6,400) is not exceeded, all wins in races not restricted to their own sex by qualifying Fillies and Mares will attract a 100% increase on the amounts shown above.

Note 2: Categories are as follows
Category 1: 5f – 6f 180y
Category 2: 6f 181y – 10f 180y
Category 3: 10f 181y +
(distances as advertised in the conditions of the race)

National Hunt Breeders' Prizes Scheme 2010 (from 2nd August) - First Tier (100% of Breeders' Prize)

	Colts/Geldings		Fillies/Mares
	General £	Novice/Maiden £	General* £	Novice/Maiden* £
NH Steeple Chases
Grade 1	6,400	6,400	6,400	6,400
Grade 2	6,400	4,928	6,400	6,400
Grade 3	6,400	-	6,400	-
Listed	3,840	3,072	6,400	6,400
Class 2 - Open Handicaps	3,520	-	6,400	-
Class 2 - Other	3,072	3,072	6,400	6,400
Class 3	1,664	1,664	3,328	3,328
Class 4	-	800	-	1,600
NH Hurdle Races
Grade 1	6,400	6,400	6,400	6,400
Grade 2	6,400	6,400	6,400	6,400
Grade 3	6,400	6,400	6,400	6,400
Listed	3,392	2,752	6,400	5,760
Class 2	-	2,112	-	4,480
Class 3	-	1,664	-	3,328
Class 4	-	800	-	1,600
NH Flat Races
Grade 1	-	3,840	-	6,400
Grade 2	-	3,072	-	6,400
Listed Races	-	2,304	-	4,800
Class 2	-	1,600	-	3,200
Class 3	-	1,280	-	2,560
Class 4	-	960	-	1,920
Class 5	-	480	-	960
Class 6	-	320	-	640

*The enhanced prizes detailed for Fillies and Mares relate only to performances in races not restricted to Fillies and Mares. In all other circumstances, a registered Filly or Mare would be eligible for the standard prize value, subject to the provisions of Rule 124.7 and 126.4.



National Hunt Breeders’ Prizes - Second Tier (40% of Breeders’ Prize)

From 2008 the National Hunt Breeders’ Prize Scheme has awarded a lesser percentage, 40% of the prize, to horses which otherwise qualify under a) and b) but were previously excluded by one or more of the following criteria –

a) the progeny of a stallion based overseas
b) had its first run on the Flat
c) was sold as a foal outside Great Britain

By introducing the Second Tier, the TBA is no longer excluding those mares owners who used the best stallion for their mare, irrespective of where it stood, or excluding those mare owners who set out to breed a dual purpose horse, whose first run was on the Flat, or those breeders who routinely sell a number of their stock as foals at overseas sales.


Recognition and Reward for Leading National Hunt Mares
In September 2008 owners of the highest rated National Hunt race mares, identified by their official rating in the Anglo - Irish Jump Classifications published annually in May, were notified by the TBA that their mare was a member of an elite group that had been identified to receive an incentive to breed winners of the future, entitling them to a voucher – Continuing for the 2010 breeding season, the HBLB Mare Voucher Scheme, awarded annually to the highest rated NH race mares, is worth up to £3,000 (subject to available funds) against a nomination to a British based stallion.