Eight chances left to qualify for Golden Gait

With around five weeks to go, time is running out for those trying to qualify for the brand new $1m Golden Gait series at Alexandra Park on December 20.

Ten races will be held on the night, five pacing and five trotting, each worth $100,000. In both gaits, there will be one 2YO and 3YO race as well as three ratings races for the 4YO and older horses.

To be eligible horses must have raced at least six times at the Park during the qualifying period (January 1 - December 6) except for two-year-olds who must have a minimum four starts.

There will be 12 horses in each race, and they will be selected on how many Golden Gait points they have accrued during the year.

The latest points table has just been released.

In the 4YO pacers 28 have qualified so far, headed by Artisan (32 points), Nelsons Boy (31), Seaclusion (28), and Clouding Over and Merlin (25).

Merlin's in-form stablemate Duchess Megxit is at the top of the 3YO pacers' leaderboard with 38 points from Twista (31), Jeremiah (29), Obadiah Dragon (28) and Cold Chisel (25).

There are 31 horses qualified there and 18 2YO pacers, spearheaded by Sugar Ray Lincoln (25), Youraretheonethatiwant (23) and Lincoln Lou (22).

Of the 30 that have qualified so far in the 4YO Trotters, Jasinova is on top with 31 points, ahead of All Cashed Up (28), and Kiss And Run (27).

Just four 3YO and two 2YO Trotters have qualified so far. Leading those two divisions are the Group 1 winning Inasinglemoment and Meant To Be.

Including this Friday, there will be eight more meetings at Alexandra Park in the qualification period.

They are Oct 11, 18 and 25, November 1, 8, 22 and 29 and December 6.

To see the latest points table click here