HRA - 2025 Feature Race Calendar Jan to July 2025 - Now Available

Harness Racing Australia has released the 2025 Feature Race Calendar through to 31 July 2025.

The HRA Feature Race Committee agreed to release the calendar through to the end of July in order to provide the State Controlling Bodies with sufficient time to finalise the scheduling of races in the latter months of 2025.

The Group Racing Panel earlier this year reviewed the Group Racing Guidelines. There were no recommendations for change to the Pacers whilst a change to the Group Racing Guidelines was made to the minimum dollar thresholds for Trotters group races as follows (effective 1 January 2025):

• The minimum prizemoney for Group 1 races to be $60,000 for Trotters (from $75,000);

• The minimum prizemoney for Group 2 races to be $40,000 for Trotters (from $50,000);

The 2025 Feature Race Calendar through to 31 July, broken down into various categories can be found HERE.

The data presented in the calendar is correct as at 4 December 2024 however remains subject to change, with amendments required to be approved by the HRA Executive.

Should the calendar be updated, a notice to industry will be published on the national website. This listing includes only Group and Listed races, therefore participants should refer to the respective State Controlling Bodies for a full list of feature races in their respective state.