Lion has announced it is the naming sponsor of the world’s richest country race, The Kosciuszko.
Racing NSW has launched the new $1.3 million race, which will be held on Everest Day at Royal Randwick this October. It will be restricted to NSW country-trained horses, who will get a chance to compete on the biggest day of racing in Australia with more than $16 million of prizemoney on offer.
James Brindley, Managing Director of Lion Beer Australia, said Lion was proud to be associated with the Kosciuszko Race.
“Lion has a long association with racing in Australia, and our support for The Kosciuszko will continue this great tradition,” he said.
“We are particularly proud to be supporting country racing and country pubs, which are both integral to communities across regional and rural NSW.
“It is fitting that the race and the beer are both named after Australia’s highest peak – perfect to showcase the pinnacle of country racing and the very best in brewing.”
The race’s namesake is Kosciuszko Pale Ale, which was born at the Kosciuszko microbrewery in Jindabyne in 2009.
Joint promotion with AHA & Tabcorp
Through a joint venture promotion with the Australian Hotels Association (AHA), Tabcorp (TAB) and Racing NSW, members of the public will be able to buy $5 tickets to win a chance to own a part share in a horse for The Kosciuszko race.
Tickets in the Kosciuszko promotion will be exclusively sold at all NSW AHA hotels that feature a TAB outlet. Tickets can be purchased at the TAB Electronic Betting Terminals in the same way as a normal TAB ticket. Also, selected hotels will have dedicated Eftpos terminals that will exclusively sell the Kosciuszko tickets.
There will be 12 winning tickets drawn. Each winning ticket holder will then have an entry in The Kosciuszko and can select a NSW country trained horse to race in their entry, subject to agreeing with the horse’s owners as to how they will share the prizemoney for the race.
Tickets in the Kosciuszko promotion go on sale on Thursday, July 19, 2018 and the draw will be held on September 14, 2018.
Paul Toole MP, Minister for Lands and Forestry, and Minister for Racing said “The race is a great way to showcase NSW country-trained horses, giving them the chance to compete at one of Australia’s biggest days of racing.
“I congratulate Racing NSW on this exciting new initiative to support regional NSW racing, which plays such a vital role in cities and towns across the state.
“With the recent success of The Everest and The Championships, the NSW racing industry continues to go from strength to strength.”
“This is an exciting new concept involving the public which will further stimulate racing in Country NSW”, said Russell Balding AO, Racing NSW Chairman.
