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2019 WCBRA FINALS | SALINAS VALLEY FAIRGROUNDS
KING CITY, CA | AUGUST 31st – SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2019 | 5D FORMAT
Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division Street, King City, CA 93930
All Finals related questions need to be directly emailed to info@westcoastbarrelracing.com. Do not contact the King City Fairgrounds facility directly. Check this page regularly for your most up to date information.
www.salinasvalleyfair.com
The Keefer’s Inn
615 Canal Street King City, CA 93930
Tel: (831) 385-4843
Toll Free: (800) 745-9050
Email: info@keefersinn.com
August 25th, 2019
2019 RV Reservations Open July 1st, 2019
Stall Reservations Open June 3rd, 2019 at 7:00 PM (PST).
RESERVATION LINK HERE:
https://wcbrafinals.wufoo.com/forms/m1d4ak7z12xcwt4/
The Salinas Valley Fairgrounds grounds offers 220 indoor stalls and unlimited pre-purchased outdoor stalls. Stalls are only available for horses entered in the Finals. Pricing is shown below. All horses staying on-site must have a stall. No portable panels or tying-up overnight will be permitted. Fines will be enforced for not following facility rules.
The form will only allow you to purchase five stalls at a time. Credit card payment will be collected at the time of purchase. Make sure to have your form of payment ready.
The stall reservation form will remain open through July and closed in August at a later determined time. Please purchase your stalls early, so the facility has time to plan accordingly.
Most stalls are 12′ by 12′ paneled stalls, but some variations may exist. Historically, the indoor stalls have sold out within the first few hours. The footing is clean dirt in the indoor pens, but the outdoor pens range from grass to dirt.
Indoor stall locations will be preassigned. You may group your reservations with friends by communicating with them and using matching names in the ‘GROUP NAME’ field when completing your form. Outdoor stalls reservations will guarantee you a stall; however, contestants will pick their own stall location upon arrival to the Finals. More details on this to follow.
**PLEASE NOTE** No need to purchase extra nights for stalls. The price will include the entire event duration. Shavings will be for sale on site, however outside shavings are welcome as well.
Please email all questions to info@westcoastbarrelracing.com.
$5 cash at the gate. 60 second time limit. Limit 2-time onlys per horse/rider combination, if a line exists. No saving spots in line. Multiple horses? Must go to the back of the line after the first horse.Schedule:
• Time Onlys | 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, August 30th
• Time Onlys | 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
There is no charge for those hauling in daily. Please remain courteous and respectful when parking. No cleaning out trailers on grounds. There will be designated parking locations for haul ins specifically.
5D format in the Open. $280 total for all three rounds in the open race. $90/round plus a $10 office fee per entry. No Finals Fees held out ($5) and no entry fee into the average. You must compete on the same horse in IT’S DRAWN ORDER all 3 days to be in the average (running a horse out of the drawn order will result in disqualification of that run and no refund of fees). Fees will be paid in cash or by cashier’s check/money order during check-in. Credit cards will be accepted with an added convenience fee.
Junior Race: $35/round (only two rounds)
All Side Pots: $75 for all three rounds ($25/round) (includes Senior, Youth, 18/49, Helmet, Futurity & Derby)
Year-end awards will be presented to the TOP 25 points finishers. These point values will be based on the placings before the Finals begin, therefore the Finals do not have any bearing on the year-end awards. The awards banquet will immediately follow the conclusion of go round 1 on Saturday. Top 25 contestants must be present during the ceremony in full western attire to receive their awards. If you cannot attend the ceremony, arrangements need to be made prior to the Finals with the WCBRA office via email.
Average awards to 10th in each division will be presented at a set time shortly after the conclusion of the third go-round on Monday. There is no entry fee into the average. As long as a contestant completes all three rounds on the same horse, they are eligible for the average awards. All contestants receiving an average award must be present during the ceremony in full western attire. More details to follow.
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, however, hats lost before the first barrel will result in a $25 fine. Any dress code violations will result in a $50 fine. Please dress professional, as photos will be taken and displayed in various publications.
ADDITIONAL ARENA RULES
The main arena will be set up with a holding pen and alleyway. A Race Official will control and police the holding pens. Instead of disqualifications, we will be implementing a fine system as follows; Riders are expected to load the holding pens during the drag (5 riders that are up and their helper if needed). The holding pen gate will be closed when the barrels are set and the tractors are parked. Riders and helpers NOT in the holding pens when the gates are shut will be fined an additional entry fee ($100 fine) but allowed to run if they choose to run, so long as they’re drawn position has not been passed. Riders will have 60 seconds to enter into the alleyway and cross the eye after their name is called. Failure to start your pattern will result in a $50 fine. After 90 seconds, racers will be disqualified for that one round if they have not crossed the eye. If your horse is hard to start, please have a plan. Help, in full western attire, is allowed in the holding pen, but no person or horse is allowed past the plane of the gate into the alleyway except those that are up. You must be mounted when entering the alleyway. No dismounting in the alleyway for any reason. Failure to follow the holding pen rules will result in a fine of a minimum $50. All decision of the Race Official will be final.
SPORTSMANSHIP
All contestants and their family members are expected to display good sportsmanship at all times. Foul language, misconduct or abusive comments spoke to any contestant, spectator, staff member or volunteer will result in a minimum $100 fine. The maximum penalty will result in immediate disqualification and no refund of entry fees. Parents and contestants, please realize that any abuse via social media, emails, face-to-face or otherwise will result in a fine or disqualification. All decisions by the race director are FINAL. Disqualified contestants due to abusive behavior must leave the premises immediately. No level of abuse will be tolerated at any time. Excessive whipping, spurring, jerking, inhumane equipment, etc., will result in a minimum fine of $100 and/or disqualification by a race official. No electronic training devices of any kind allowed, no exceptions.