Stall Information

$70.00 1 night * plus 1 bags of shavings, $105 2-3 nights plus 1 bags of shavings

Questions:  Email stalls@cowpalace.com 

Mail In Check Payments

No later than Monday, October 15th

Classic Barrel Racing

5246 Maple Road

Vacaville, CA 95687

We are excited for the 2018 Cow Palace Grand National Barrel Racing Jackpot!

Pre-Entries close at Midnight on October 15th.  Late entries will open the 17th at noon with a late fee.

Friday, October 19th $500 Added OPEN 4D Warm Up Race and Youth 4D Race

Saturday, October 20th $1,000 Added OPEN 3D race with .7 Second Splits 

Sidepots (Sidepots are carry over only) $25 Entry Fee Each

Friday, October 19th

Contestants Ages 19-45

Contestants Ages 46+

Sidepots (Sidepots are carry over only) $25 Entry Fee Each

Saturday, October 20th
Contestants Ages 18 & Under

Contestants Ages 19-45
Contestants Ages 46+

4D Open (anyone running in the open 3D can choose to enter the standard 4D sidepot)

All Races are 70% Payback

Awards will be based on Saturday's runs only, there are no average awards between Friday and Saturday, both races will stand independent of each other.  

Parking reservations are HIGHLY recommended. Contestants arriving without a confirmed reservation will be treated on a “first come, first served" basis up to the number of remaining
unsold/available horse trailer parking spaces. 

Gate #8 access hours will be Friday, October 19th between the hours 6am and 4:00pm and 10:30pm to 1am (Oct 20) and opening again October 20th at 5am. 

Parking reservation payment is via PayPal with Credit/Debit Card and MUST be paid at time of booking, any unpaid reservations are NOT confirmed and will be deleted if payment is not made.   $25 per day.

Approximately 1 week prior to the event you will receive a Parking Pass via EMAIL that you will need to print and bring with you upon arrival for check in, you will also be required to leave the parking pass in your vehicle WITH your phone number clearly on display. 

Reservations are NON Refundable, you MAY sell/transfer your reservation but you MUST notify Spring@ClassicBarrelRacing.com, thank you.

2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Subject to change based on number of entries received by pre-entry cut off date.

Friday, October 19th

7-9am Time Only Exhibitions

10am Open 4D Warm Up $500 Added Race Followed by Youth 4D

Saturday, October 20th

6-7am Time Only Exhibitions (limited to 1 per horse entered - no PeeWees)

8am Open 3D $1,000 Added Race

PeeWees will run a 2nd big drag of the open race, limited to 20 contestants.

At approximately 11:30am or Noon we will take a break in the barrel racing action to run the Queen Contest, this will take approximately 1 hour.

Saturday NIGHT

6:30pm

Short Go (Top 5 contestants from Saturday Open)

Rules, Guidelines and Other Information

Arrival at Cow Palace:  When you arrive, please do not enter Cow Palace from the Main Gate off of Geneva Avenue, you will need to enter the BACK gate on Martin Street, see map on FB event page for details.

Check In:  ALL contestants are required to check in at the office BEFORE they make their run and pay their fees due. 

Warm Up Arenas:  There will be one warm up arenas available, a small indoor arena behind the indoor box stalls.

Riders may not compete on the same horse in the same race. BOTH contestants will be DISQUALIFIED if they ride the same horse with NO refund of fees.

Draw Order:  You must compete on the horse in IT’S DRAWN ORDER.  We will do our best to space your horses apart and put them in the order that is listed on the entry form.  If you see on the draw we have your horses in an order different than you entered them, please contact us BEFORE you to run so that we switch your horses to the correct order or you will receive a no time, thank you.

Association Member Numbers:  If you want your race to count toward WCBRA or ACBRA please be sure to include the appropriate membership numbers, the $5 WCBRA fee is included in the OPEN entry fee, however you must pay an additional $5 for your race to count for ACBRA.  Membership applications will be available at the race.

Dress Code/Western Attire: Mandatory long sleeved, buttoned up, collared shirt, TUCKED IN. Western pants, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat or helmet. Hats lost in the arena will result in a $10 hat fine. Any dress code violations will results in a $50 fine. Please dress professional, as photos will be taken and displayed in various publications.

Sportsmanship: All contestants and their family members are expected to display good sportsmanship at all times.  All decisions by the race director are FINAL.

Releases/Draw Outs: After entering, contestants may be refunded 100% of their fees drawing out via email (Spring@ClassicBarrelRacing.com) 72 hours prior to race date, after that time 70% refund issued with doctors or vet note.

Youth:  Age 18 and under as of race date.

Qualified Run: To receive a time at a WCBRA race YOU MUST MAKE A COMPETITIVE RUN! This means, if you pull up, you will not receive a time. 

Knocked Over Barrels:  Result in a no time.

Electric Eye:  If the electric eye fails during a rider's run the barrel racer has the CHOICE of a re-run or receive a refund.  If the electric eye fails AND the contestant had a downed barrel or was of course there will be no re-run granted.  It is up to the barrel racer to contact office staff and make it clear as to if they will take the re-run at the end of the race on clean ground or receive a refund. 

NSF checks will result in a $50 fine and the member being put on an ineligible list.

Payout/Check Processing:  We will make every effort to have the payout checks ready for pick up 30 minutes after the last rider in the race runs.  Any checks that are not picked up by 6pm (with the exception of the short go checks) will be mailed to the riders address listed on entry form.