Rule of the Week - Article 283.3 Competition which count for points

3. Competitions which count for points
All competitions, 1.05 meters and above with 10 or more horses and which carry a total of $100 or more in prize money and or goods, excluding trophies advertised in the
schedule, will count for points with exceptions of Art.283.4
This includes

• • All Table A competitions under Art. 238 both against and not against the clock:
  • Competitions for Young Rider Athletes
  • Competitions for Amateurs
  • Competitions for Young Horses
  • Competitions judged under Table C Art. 239
  • Competitions judged under Art. 238 2.2 and Art 245.3
  • Grand Prix Competitions Art. 261
  • Accumulator Competition Art. 269
  • All competitions judged under Art. 273
  • All competitions judged under Art. 274
  • Competition with Winning Round Art. 276
  • Derby Art. 277
  • Power and Skill Art. 262
  • Fault and Out Art. 266
  • Hit and Hurry Article 267
  • Top Score Art. 270
  • Take-Your-Own-Line Art. 271
  • Knock-Out Competition Art. 272

An exception to the above: Competitions with less than 10 athletes. Athletes may elect at the time of the presentation to receive the allocated points. The decision to take this
option must be made at the competition and be communicated to the judge, who will mark the results sheet that is sent to the EA office so that the office can allocate the
correct points to the horse Athletes or owners may elect to take 1 point if a horse jumps two clear rounds The decision to take this option must be made at the competition and be communicated to the judge, who will mark the performance card with a circled numeral “1” (1) and must initial the entry. The judge should then record this decision on the results sheet that is sent to the EA office so that the office can allocate the correct points to the horse.

This rule applies to official classes that are conducted under Table A rules.

• Articles 238.1.2 ; 238.1.3; 238.2.2 ; 238.2.3; 245.3; all competitions
• under Article 273 Competition in Two Phases – all sections of Article 274 excepting subclauses 5.4 and 5.5.

283.4. Competitions which do not count for points
Competitions specifically for Junior Athletes.
Competitions less than1.05 metre in height;
Competitions with less than $100 in prize money and or goods.
Competitions that involve teams (two or more athletes combining to win a competition) eg, relays, jigsaws, representative teams etc.