National Sprint And Distance Championships Get Under Way
Nominations officially closed last Wednesday for the TattsBet.com National Championships.
With nominations closed, each state now begins the process of finding their representative/s for 2010.
Heats begin this week and detailed below are the dates of the races in each state.
Each state receives an invitation for one representative for each distance, with the host state (SA) to have two representatives.
The remaining position in each Final goes to greyhound ranked the highest from the AGRA rankings as at July 30, which competed in its state Final but did not qualify.
The two reserves for each Final will come from SA and will be determined by finishing positions in the SA state Finals.
Queensland
Brisbane GRC – Albion Park
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Sprint (520m):
- Heats Thursday 5th August (tonight) – 3 Heats
- Final Thursday 12th August
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Distance (710m):
- Final only Thursday 5th August – 6 runners
Victoria
Sandown GRC – Sandown
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Sprint (515m):
- Heats Thursday 5th August (tonight) – 5 Heats
- Final Thursday 12th August
Melbourne GRA – The Meadows
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Distance (725m):
- Heats Saturday 7th August – 2 Heats
- Final Saturday 14th August
New South Wales
NSW GBOTA – Wentworth Park
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Sprint (520m):
- Heats Saturday 7th August – 3 Heats
- Final Saturday 14th August
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Distance (720m)
- Heats Saturday 7th August – 2 Heats
- Final Saturday 14th August
Western Australia
Greyhounds WA – Cannington
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Sprint (530m):
- Heats Saturday 7th August – 3 Heats
- Final Saturday 14th August
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Distance (715m)
- Heats Saturday 7th August – 2 Heats
- Final Saturday 14th August
Tasmania
Launceston GRC – Tasman Park
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Sprint (515m):
- Heats Monday 9th August – 3 Heats
- Final Monday 16th August
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Distance (720m)
- Heats Monday 9th August – 2 Heats
- Final Monday 16th August
South Australia
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Sprint (515m):
- Heats Thursday 12th August – drawn 9th August
- Final Thursday 19th August
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Distance (731m):
- Heats Thursday 12th August – drawn 9th August
- Final Thursday 19th August
The TattsBet.com National Finals will be held at Angle Park on Saturday 28th August.
Both the Sprint and Distance Finals will carry $75,000 each, with the winners to receive $50,000.