Tamworth Jockey Club has been named as one of eight venues to hosts a Country Championships Qualifier today.
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Racing NSW announced the 2022 dates and venues for the $1.6 million Newhaven Park Country Championships Series on Tuesday.
The series in 2022 will again be run on six Sundays and two Saturdays before culminating in a $500,000 Final at Royal Randwick on April 2.
The Newhaven Park Country Championships commence with a double header at Coffs Harbour and Nowra.
The second week of the series will also see back-to-back meetings at Wagga Wagga and Taree.
The Central Districts qualifier will again be run at Mudgee on February 27 and the Hunter and North West qualifier a week later at Tamworth.
The regional qualifiers finish with the Western region qualifier being held for the third time at Coonamble.
And, for the first time, the Wild Card race meeting is scheduled for Scone March 20.
The race distance will be 1400m, the Wild Card having previously been run over a distance of 1280m when held at Muswellbrook Racecourse.
The full list of Newhaven Park Country Championships dates is as follows:
February 12: Coffs Harbour (Northern Rivers)
February 13: Nowra (South East)
February 19: Wagga Wagga (Southern Districts)
February 20: Taree (Mid North Coast)
February 27: Mudgee (Central Districts)
March 6: Tamworth (Hunter & North West)
March 13: Coonamble (Western)
March 20: Scone (Wild Card)
April 2: Royal Randwick (Final)
