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NZTBA eagerly awaits continuation of series for next season
The NZB Insurance Pearl Series has become an important part of the New Zealand racing calendar and the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (NZTBA) that administers the series eagerly awaits the continuation of the Series in the new 2020-21 season.
The NZTBA's chief executive Justine Sclater said that when the new calendar for the season is finalised Pearl Series bonus races will be programmed.
"After fielding calls from owners who have Pearl fillies eligible for bonuses in the new season, I have been in discussion with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing who have assured me that once funding and the new programme for the season is approved they will be looking to programme Pearl races," Sclater said.
"NZTR have also told me that they may even be able to schedule some Pearl races into the new programme of racing in July."
In March, the NZTBA announced that they were extending the Early Bird nominations for all southern hemisphere fillies born in 2018 until May 31 2020, due to the COVID-19 Lockdown. The price of registration before that date is NZ$800 plus GST.
