Sustaining Fees

Sustaining as a Foal

	Foal Nomination	Series Fee (no more to pay)
Foal Registered with HRNSW	$0*	$500
Foal Registered Interstate	$275*	$650

*compulsory payment to make the foal eligible for the NSW Breeders Challenge.

*NSW foal nomination fee is included in the foal registration fee, paid when the foal is notified to Harness Racing NSW.

Foal Nominators may use the $500 Colonial Stallion Bonus to offset NSW Breeders Challenge Fees at the time of Foal Notification – For more information please click here.

Nominations and Series Fee payments are due by 1 September.

2026-27 Foal Series Fee Form – For website(2)Download

Sustaining as a Yearling

	Nomination Fee	Series Fee (no more to pay)
Yearling Registered with HRNSW	$0	$310
Yearling nominated as a foal	$550*	$1160

*compulsory payment to make the yearling eligible for the NSW Breeders Challenge. Horses nominated as a yearling are not eligible for the NSW Breeders Challenge Foal Nominators Bonus.

2026-27 Yearling Series Fee Form – For website(2)Download

Sustaining as a 2YO

Sustaining Fee (one year only)	Series Fee (no more to pay)
$500	$610

You are able to withdraw your horse from the NSW Breeders Challenge as a 2YO and still be eligible to sustain as a 3YO.

Sustaining payments are due by 31 December (prior to the 2YO racing season).

Late Nomination	Series Fee (no more to pay)
Registered with HRNSW	$2000
Registered Interstate	$2550*

*If interstate nomination fee hasn’t previously been paid

Late nominations are due no later than 28 February in the corresponding racing year

Sustaining as a 3YO

Sustaining Fee (one year only)

$500

You are able to withdraw your horse from the NSW Breeders Challenge as a 3YO.

Sustaining payments are due by 31 December (prior to the 3YO racing season).

Sustaining as a 4YO

There are no sustaining fees due as a 4YO. To be eligible for the bonus you must have paid a Series Fee or alternatively sustained as either a 2YO or 3YO.