Westspeed EPONA mares breeding credits

• 10% of winning prizemoney will be accumulated as a line of breeding credit,
• Local breeders and owners can redeem credits once $2,500 worth has been accumulated,
• Payment is made by Racing WA directly to the Stud upon attainment of a positive 45-day pregnancy test.

• Any filly or mare who wins a WA race, excluding community meetings.

• Credits can be redeemed once $2,500 worth has been accumulated, up to a maximum of $10,000.

Westspeed EPONA forms part of Racing WA’s $6.8 million in additional Westspeed funding, to boost the thoroughbred breeding industry from FY21 to FY23.

Racing WA has brought the initiative forward to support the breeding environment following COVID-19, with fillies and mares accumulating credits from 1 August 2019 available to be redeemed from the 2020 breeding season, to use towards Westspeed Platinum Stallion service fees for their first two seasons at a stud or three years – whichever is the lesser.

• 10% of advertised winning stakes can be accumulated as a line of breeding credit by any filly or mare who wins a WA race (excluding community meetings). E.g. should a mare win a $70,000 race, the advertised winning stake is $41,300 – therefore the mare would accumulate $4,130 towards her breeding credit on top of the stake money won.
• The amount is in addition to the advertised winning stake.
• The monies are a notional provision calculated by Racing WA, to be utilised only once the Owner claims for reimbursement against the scheme via the EPONA Claim Form in the documents to download on the page link below.

 Westspeed documents

• Breeding credits are capped to a maximum of $10,000, and can only be redeemed once $2,500 worth of credits have been accumulated.
• Payment is made by Racing WA directly to the Stud upon attainment of a positive 45-day pregnancy test.
• Payment to the stud is made on the condition that a ‘free return’ for that mare is provided if the mare fails to deliver a live foal.
• The credits are “attached” to the mare who earned them and are not transferrable.
• The credits do not have to be used within a single breeding season, however are only valid for the mare’s first two (2) seasons at stud or three (3) years – whichever is the lesser. With the exception that if a broodmare misses (served but did not conceive) the credit will extend out to the subsequent breeding season.
• Should the mare become deceased or cannot reproduce, any existing credits will be lost.
• Mare Owners can only redeem the accumulated credit through the payment of Westspeed Platinum Stallion service fees.
• While mares may accrue Breeding Credits from the 1 August 2019, payment of Breeding Credits may only be redeemed from 1 August 2020.
• The EPONA Scheme will be reviewed periodically. Racing WA has the discretion to change, amend or cancel the scheme at its discretion.