SABRA Charity Race General Rules and Guidelines

• In 2024 we had 450 entries and paid out over $40,000 in winnings and prizes!
• Pre-entries must be post marked by October 15thor turned in at a race before that. The first draw will be on
our website and Facebook the day before the race or sooner. There is a $25 late fee per horse after the deadline.
• Enter on our website at https://www.sazbra.org/charityrace, we will e-mail you an invoice for payment upon
receipt of your entry.
•Payment must be mailed upon receipt of entry to: Cindy Cross, 13690 N. La Cholla Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85755.
We can accept cash, check, or money order. Any payments received after the deadline or at the race will incur a
$25 late fee per horse. Checks must be made out to SABRA.
• All entry fees include a $15 arena fee (for example open is $60 and arena fee is $15 = $75 total per run). We
hold 70% of entry fee and pay out 100% of added money.
• Stalls, RV spots, and dry camping are managed on site by the fairgrounds. More information on booking site
will be announced after September 1, 2025.
• Only Saturday is pointed for SABRA members this year unless a pointed race is cancelled before this weekend.
• Please check website or Facebook for updates www.sazbra.org
• Dress code required OR any SABRA branded official gear.
• Runners may buy back a run this year but note that this does not count for points for members and the entry
fee does not get added to the pot as your original time gets replaced for results and averages.
• You may roll over your time from Saturday to Sunday but must declare that on Saturday with the office and
ensure it is on our carry-over form.
• Rake every five runners, big drag after the youth, and big drag at least every 100 runners depending on ground
conditions. If more frequent big drags are needed, we will announce by the start of the race.
• We will have a holding pen and alley; stay tucked up behind the panels and please keep gates and alley clear at
all times. Please no small children or dogs in the holding pen or alley. Keep the area between the warmup pen
and race arena free of foot traffic.
• Enter via East Brekke road only (North entrance with the guard shack). No parking on the South side of the
Ramada, this is strictly reserved for vendors, handicap, and the volunteer SABRA board.
• Concessions available on site
• Open 5D, with 1⁄2-second splits, equal pay to each division.
• Masters, 55 and over as of January 1st is a 2D with 1-second splits
•BIG MONEY side pot is $100 entry, 90% payback, 5D format with 1⁄2-second splits and all divisions paid equally.
Must run in Open 5D and carry over to the Big Money side pot.
• Youth age is 15 as of January 1. It is a 3D with 1 second split to the 2D, and 3 seconds from the first to third division.
• Poles is a 2D with 2 second split will run Saturday after the open and is pointed for members; buckles awarded
to winners of each division.
• If your time is missed for timer malfunction, you will receive a rerun with a clean slate.

• Pee wee will run on Sunday morning only. Pee wee is for walk, trot, and lead line kids. We do not measure a
pattern, track times, or calculate an average. Prizes to entrants and a random draw for a buckle. If your child is
loping the pattern they should be in the youth.
• Futurity side pot is open to any horse 2020 or younger cannot have competed before 11/15/2024. This is a
straight open with no splits.
• Futurity Showcase will run on Sunday after the youth with the open to immediately follow. The cost is $25, no
prizes or money is paid out, this is an exhibition only for 2026 eligible horses. We will rake every 5 for this.
• All changes made after the draw is posted require a change form and $10 change fee.
• Saturday order of run is Youth, Open, then Open Poles. Order of run Sunday is pee wee, youth, Futurity
Showcase, then open. Youth may carry their time to the open but must indicate it on the entry form before they
run. Exhibitions/time only are $5 at the gate on Saturday and Sunday at 8 am.
• Contact us to be a non-food vendor, the cost is $50 per day.
• The SABRA board will refer to our club’s rules for issues outside of this document.

We are excited to sponsor Christian Cowboy Ministries of Arizona this year! Christian Cowboy Ministries of
Arizona was founded on the principle of offering young men and women a unique opportunity to receive solid
Biblical teaching, all while fostering a deep appreciation for horses, rodeo skills, and the timeless cowboy
tradition. We aim to inspire faith, instill values, and cultivate a love for horses and the rodeo arena in the hearts

of the next generation. For more information go to www.ccmacamp.com.

We give 100% of our Saturday raffle, direct donations, and online auctions to charity. Thank you all for making

this race bigger every year!