Harness Racing Victoria’s kindergarten and graduation series, which encourages early juvenile racing, will continue through May, following a warm reception since its March launch.
The graduation series, for horses who have won no more than $10,000 in their lifetime, will be offered for both pacers and trotters as will the kindergarten series for two-year-olds.
The first pacing graduation series concluded at Melton on Friday night when Mount Barker Boy made it two from two in the $14,000 final, which drew a deep field like the preceding heats at Maryborough and Bendigo.
Below is a breakdown of acceptances thus far:
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |
| 2YO pacers (kindergarten) | 6 | 9 | TBD |
| 2YO trotters (kindergarten) | 9 | 8 | TBD |
| 3YO pacers (graduation) | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| 3YO trotters (graduation) | 11 | 10 | TBD |
In May, the series have identical dates and venues and culminate in $14,000 finals on May 31 at Maryborough.
| Kindergarten 2YO pacers and trotters | |||||
| Date | Venue | Prizemoney | Distance | PBD | |
| Heats | May 11 | Maryborough | $8,000 | 2190 | NR |
| Heats | May 20 | Bendigo | $8,000 | 2150 | Sex |
| Final | May 31 | Maryborough | $14,000 | 2190 | RDM |
| Graduation 3YO pacers and trotters (no more than $10K lifetime as of 6 May) | |||||
| Date | Venue | Prizemoney | Distance | PBD | |
| Heats | May 11 | Maryborough | $8,000 | 1690 | NR |
| Heats | May 20 | Bendigo | $8,000 | 1650 | Sex |
| Final | May 13 | Maryborough | $14,000 | 1690 | RDM |
