Field Day 2025 Rules
New Rule! You can enter only one class, you don’t have to enter a whole division!
Competing horses must be serviceably sound.
All starts will be from the start line, walking your horse to the start line is acceptable.
Teams will be started at 2-minute intervals, except for the Trotting Races.
Division Champions will be calculated based on the following point system: 1st – 10 pts 2nd – 6 pts 3rd – 4 pts 4th – 2 pts 5th – 1 pt 6th – 1/2 pt. Championships will be presented at the Awards Ceremony at the Annual Meeting.
No horse/rider team may compete in more than 3 classes (with the exception of the Arapahoe Relay Race).
Riders may ride multiple horses in different divisions only.
Starting order will be posted at the event that morning.
In all timed events, the time starts when the timer says “go” and ends when the nose of the trailing horse of the team crosses the finish line. All events will be timed to the tenth of a second. Ties will be resolved by a flip of a coin.
Any rider willfully obstructing or interfering with a competing rider or horse shall be disqualified. This is not the Palio di Siena!
Competitors may not ride the course prior to the event.
All protests must be made to the steward directly within 30 minutes of the finish of an event. Decisions of the steward are final.
Entries may be refunded at presentation of a veterinarian’s certificate or at the discretion of the steward.
Substitutions for riders or horses will be determined by organizers and steward. Bettors should be aware that substitutions may have to occur.
Two rider teams may include one staff member. Three member relay teams may include no more than two staff members.
For Classes 1-6, teams will consist of two riders.
For Class 7, the Relay Race, all teams will have three members, CHOSEN BY PRIOR BLIND DRAW AT THE CALCUTTA.
For two-person teams, additional riders are allowed but will not be scored. Please declare all team members and team name on the entry form. Each team member must send in a separate entry form!
NO DOGS WILL BE ALLOWED! If you bring a dog, you will be asked to remove them from the property. Please leave your dog at home.
Lunch, provided by Glenn Dupler, is included with each rider’s entry. Additional lunches—at $12 per person—may be noted on each rider’s entry form and paid for with entry. All purchased lunch tickets for riders and their guests will be placed in riders’ pinney packets.