Harness Racing Victoria prides itself on governing the best harness racing jurisdiction in Australasia. It has the most prizemoney, most races, most clubs and most loyal fans and supporters. That makes it the best place to get involved in ownership, but, importantly, it also has the best futurities race series and bonus schemes.

Futurities

Let’s start with the futurity schemes, which reward locally bred pacers and trotters.

• Vicbred is a nation-leading breeding scheme that provides incentives and rewards to breeders and owners of racehorses. It has different levels of eligibility and benefits based on the horse’s lineage and where it was born as well as September’s amazing Vicbred Super Series.

• Breeders Crown is a prestigious racing series in November that brings together the best horses in their divisions. Horses compete in different categories based on their age and gender, such as two-year olds, three-year olds and older horses. Breeders Crown showcases top-level competition and is highly regarded by both horse racing enthusiasts and industry professionals.

• Need for Speed is for three-year-old trotters and consists of heats and finals, with the latter part of a big Melton celebration that spotlights our terrific Team Teal, a fundraiser to support the fight against ovarian cancer. The top placed horses in the heats qualify for the finals, with a consolation race for each division.

For more information on all the above Futurity Schemes, please visit the Breeders Barn.