Grand Prize of a 5th wheel trailer will be awarded to the highest point team during a five year period.  (2019 – 2023)   Team must be constant, without a name change, over the 5 years.

Trailer is sponsored by Clark Nissan/Hyundai/Mt Auto Marine

Teams will be awarded points each year as follows:

Heat winner:                   15 points

Heat 2nd or 3rd place:    10 points

 

Championships:

1st place                         40 points

2nd place                        20 points

3rd place                        10 points

Participation without placing:  5 points

 

Point leaders after year 3:

Black Rock Relay – Browning, MT      100

Two Medicine- Browning, MT               95

Carlson Relay- Browning, MT               65

Grizzly Mountain – Omak, WA             45

Counting Coup- Cusik, WA                   40

ENTRY FEE: $200.00 per Relay team, $100.00 per Chiefs rider

Entry deadline: Entry forms or online submission, online payment or check/money order for entry fees, and all signed release forms must be in the Fairgrounds Office by Monday, Aug 8th by 5 PM (MST). No late entries for any race will be accepted.

Location – Flathead County Fairgrounds

Race Time- Approximately 8:30 pm August 18th, 19th, & 20th (during rodeo half time)

RACE:                                                                       DATE:

1st & 2nd qualifying heats                                         Thursday, August 18  

3rd & 4th (if needed) qualifying heats                       Friday, August 19

Chiefs Race & Championship Race                          Saturday, August 20

 

All races held rain, snow, or shine

 

RACE INFORMATION

·         Upon arrival, check in with race/stall coordinator(s) located inside the contestant gate to receive your stall assignment. 

·         Heat draws will be held Wednesday, August 17th, 5 PM, at the Race Office.

·         Pre-race announcement made 30 minutes prior to start to have horses on track and ready to  race

·         Final call made 10 minutes prior to race start.

·         Teams not prepared to participate by start of race will be disqualified (no refunds).

·         Chief’s race must have a minimum of 5 participants (maximum of 8).

 

AWARDS

Prize payouts (50/30/20 split for 1st/2nd/3rd):

Each heat       = $1500 + $200 per team entry

Chief’s race    = $1000 + $100 per entry

Leroy SkunkCap Memorial Championship Race      = $6500

 

1st place Championship Race team members will receive belt buckles and race jackets

1st place Chief’s winner will receive a belt buckle

TEAM ENTRY

 1.    A team consists of 4 members- 1 rider, 1 mugger, 2 holders - (1 alternate may be listed per team).

 2.  No team member may participate on more than one team.

RIDERS 

1.    No help can be given to the rider.

2.    Riders must dismount with both feet on the ground before mounting the next horse.

3.    Riders must ride all three horses for one complete lap around the course.

4.    Designated riders cannot be changed after the race has started.

5.    All team members must wear ribbon shirts or team colors, utilizing traditional dress elements.   No hats, jeans, sweats,                   athletic pants, etc.

HORSES

1.    There is a four-horse maximum, and they cannot be replaced after the final call.

2.    No horse may participate on more than one team.

3.    Loose horses will result in automatic disqualification.

4.    Horses must be painted in traditional patterns for all the races.

 

ENTRIES & DRAW

1.    Maximum of 32 teams, 8 per heat, with the top 2 finishers from each heat qualifying for the Championship race.  Fair management reserves the right to adjust the number of heats, number of teams per heat, and championship race qualifiers per heat based on total number of entries.

2.    Each team may participate in one heat only.

3.    There will be a blind draw for heats as noted in the Race Information section.

  

RACE

1.    All races will be started by flagger with riders mounted.

2.    The Official Flagger has the right to disqualify for false starts.

3.    Any team with two false starts will be disqualified. Flagger may call for a ground start after two false starts.   

4.    Races may be videotaped for review by judges.

5.    Judges’ decisions are final.

 

PRIZES

1.    A designated team member must collect any prize(s) and must have a valid, current picture ID and a completed W9 (or                   W8 BEN for Canadian residents) in their name.

2.    Prize money can be picked up at the Fair Office after official results are submitted.

 

DISQUALIFICATIONS 

Reasons for disqualification not already mentioned above include but are not limited to: acting inappropriately toward Judges, Flagger, or other teams, and tampering with horses to enhance their performance.

 

 

 

Please read all rules and procedures that are included in this packet. Stalls are provided free of charge from August 17th – 21st.  You must provide bedding, feed and water and must clean stalls. Camping available on a first come, first served basis while space allows.

The Fair will provide 3 wristbands per team member/rider for fair gate admission (12 total per team) and Grandstand access just prior to race time.  Anyone wishing to see the rodeo MUST purchase a rodeo ticket.

Entries are not valid unless all of the following are at the Fair Office by 5PM Aug 8 (MST):

o   This form fully filled out

o   Signed Release Forms (1 for each participant) - see link at the bottom of this page to download and print the form

o   Entry fee