2026 SA Country Cup Series

Eligibility

  • No Driver Concessions.
  • No Mares Concessions.
  • For SA Trained Horses only.
  • To be eligible horses must be in the stable of an SA trainer for a minimum of 14 days before any qualifying race and a minimum of 28 days before the finals.
  • Field selection for all qualifying races will be determined by manual field selection (preference to horses with a National Rating on or above the minimum rating of each specified qualifying race).
  • Field selection for each Final will be determined by points accrued throughout the qualifying races.
  • In each qualifying race points shall be earned as follows; 1st – 10, 2nd – 5, 3rd – 3, 4th – 2, 5th to last – 1.
  • In the event horses accrue the same points, field selection will be determined by the horse accumulating the greatest prizemoney in the qualifying races.
  • In the event horses accrue the same points & the identical prizemoney, field selection will be determined through ballot conducted by HRSA officers.

Races

Pacing Cup Qualifying Races

All Races NR 70 OR BETTER

  • Sunday March 1 – KADINA PACING CUP (AT PORT PIRIE) $11,000 2050m MS PBD/GNR
  • Sunday March 8 – KAPUNDA PACING CUP $11,000 2610m MS RBD
  • Saturday March 14 – MOUNT GAMBIER PACING CUP $11,000 2190m MS PBD/NR
  • Saturday March 21 – STRATHALBYN PACING CUP (AT GDP) $20,000 2230m MS PBD/GNR
  • Monday March 30 – GAWLER PACING CUP $11,000 2550m SS Discretionary RBD
  • Sunday April 5 – VICTOR HARBOR PACING CUP $11,000 2160m MS RBD

Pacing Cup Final

  • Saturday April 18 – PORT PIRIE PACING CUP $26,000 2530m MS RBD

 

Trotters Cup Qualifying Races

All Races NR 60 OR BETTER

  • Sunday March 1 – KADINA TROTTERS CUP (AT PORT PIRIE) $11,000 2050m SS Discretionary PBD/NR
  • Sunday March 8 – KAPUNDA TROTTERS CUP $11,000 2610m SS Discretionary RBD
  • Saturday March 14 – MOUNT GAMBIER TROTTERS CUP $11,000 2580m SS Discretionary RBD
  • Saturday March 21 – STRATHALBYN TROTTERS CUP (AT GDP) $20,000 2230m SS Discretionary PBD/NR
  • Monday March 30 – GAWLER TROTTERS CUP $11,000 2550m SS Discretionary RBD
  • Sunday April 5 – VICTOR HARBOR TROTTERS CUP $11,000 2160m MS PBD/NR

 

Trotters Cup Final

  • Saturday April 18 – PORT PIRIE TROTTERS CUP $26,000 2530m SS Discretionary RBD
SA Country Cup Series poster: Sunday 1 March to Saturday 18 April 2026