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I am wrong btw you don't haft to do OKC in dec that way its only ft smith that you must pay for the 4yr old year. I'm sorry! Shew its hard keeping it all straight! LOL |
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Location: California | linds - 2015-04-07 10:05 AM Here are your options. You can only run them in the Open BFA futurity ONCE. As a 4 or 5 year old. MOST people running at the BFA have been running all year, this is like their finals.
You can run them all year 2015 AND still eligible to run them in the 2015 BFA. The no compete date was 12/1/14
You can run him in the 2015 BFA, then futurity him 2016. BUT, you cannot enter him in the 2016 BFA.
If you want to run him in the 2015 BFA, I would start making runs now and call him a 4yo futurity horse.
If you want him to be a 5yo futurity horse, hold him until 12/1/15 and run him in the 2016 BFA.
BFA Futurity is for 4 year olds only.
It is a pretty tall order to ask your 4 year old to run their first race against 4 year olds that have been running for a full year. There are a few people that have done it and made the finals, but it's tough. |
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Location: In my own world | linds - 2015-04-07 12:05 PM Here are your options. You can only run them in the Open BFA futurity ONCE. As a 4 or 5 year old. MOST people running at the BFA have been running all year, this is like their finals.
You can run them all year 2015 AND still eligible to run them in the 2015 BFA. The no compete date was 12/1/14
You can run him in the 2015 BFA, then futurity him 2016. BUT, you cannot enter him in the 2016 BFA.
If you want to run him in the 2015 BFA, I would start making runs now and call him a 4yo futurity horse.
If you want him to be a 5yo futurity horse, hold him until 12/1/15 and run him in the 2016 BFA.
You can run in the BFA as a 5 yr old? I was told that was 4 yr olds only by somebody that does futurities for a living. All BFA sanctioned shows are 4 yr olds only. |
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| livinonlove&horses - 2015-04-07 9:32 PM
linds - 2015-04-07 12:05 PM Here are your options. Â You can only run them in the Open BFA futurity ONCE. Â As a 4 or 5 year old. Â MOST people running at the BFA have been running all year, this is like their finals.
You can run them all year 2015 AND still eligible to run them in the 2015 BFA. Â The no compete date was 12/1/14
You can run him in the 2015 BFA, then futurity him 2016. Â BUT, you cannot enter him in the 2016 BFA.
If you want to run him in the 2015 BFA, I would start making runs now and call him a 4yo futurity horse.
If you want him to be a 5yo futurity horse, hold him until 12/1/15 and run him in the 2016 BFA.
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 You can run in the BFA as a 5 yr old?  I was told that was 4 yr olds only by somebody that does futurities for a living.  All BFA sanctioned shows are 4 yr olds only.
All BFA futurities are for 4 year olds. The juvenile is for three year olds. The derby is for 5 year olds. The horses that are eligible for the 2015 BFA futurity in OKC in Dec have been running in futurities since January of this year. They want to get them out there and be prepared for OKC. These horses are winning the 1D in open races. |
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| livinonlove&horses - 2015-04-07 10:32 PM
linds - 2015-04-07 12:05 PM Here are your options. Â You can only run them in the Open BFA futurity ONCE. Â As a 4 or 5 year old. Â MOST people running at the BFA have been running all year, this is like their finals.
You can run them all year 2015 AND still eligible to run them in the 2015 BFA. Â The no compete date was 12/1/14
You can run him in the 2015 BFA, then futurity him 2016. Â BUT, you cannot enter him in the 2016 BFA.
If you want to run him in the 2015 BFA, I would start making runs now and call him a 4yo futurity horse.
If you want him to be a 5yo futurity horse, hold him until 12/1/15 and run him in the 2016 BFA.
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 You can run in the BFA as a 5 yr old?  I was told that was 4 yr olds only by somebody that does futurities for a living.  All BFA sanctioned shows are 4 yr olds only.
If you want to hold back til 5 you can you'll be a derby horse tho not a futurity horse. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | astreakinchic - 2015-04-08 8:21 AM livinonlove&horses - 2015-04-07 10:32 PM linds - 2015-04-07 12:05 PM Here are your options. You can only run them in the Open BFA futurity ONCE. As a 4 or 5 year old. MOST people running at the BFA have been running all year, this is like their finals.
You can run them all year 2015 AND still eligible to run them in the 2015 BFA. The no compete date was 12/1/14
You can run him in the 2015 BFA, then futurity him 2016. BUT, you cannot enter him in the 2016 BFA.
If you want to run him in the 2015 BFA, I would start making runs now and call him a 4yo futurity horse.
If you want him to be a 5yo futurity horse, hold him until 12/1/15 and run him in the 2016 BFA.
You can run in the BFA as a 5 yr old? I was told that was 4 yr olds only by somebody that does futurities for a living. All BFA sanctioned shows are 4 yr olds only. If you want to hold back til 5 you can you'll be a derby horse tho not a futurity horse.
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| 3canstorun - 2015-04-08 8:45 AM
astreakinchic - 2015-04-08 8:21 AM livinonlove&horses - 2015-04-07 10:32 PM linds - 2015-04-07 12:05 PM Here are your options. Â You can only run them in the Open BFA futurity ONCE. Â As a 4 or 5 year old. Â MOST people running at the BFA have been running all year, this is like their finals.
You can run them all year 2015 AND still eligible to run them in the 2015 BFA. Â The no compete date was 12/1/14
You can run him in the 2015 BFA, then futurity him 2016. Â BUT, you cannot enter him in the 2016 BFA.
If you want to run him in the 2015 BFA, I would start making runs now and call him a 4yo futurity horse.
If you want him to be a 5yo futurity horse, hold him until 12/1/15 and run him in the 2016 BFA.
  You can run in the BFA as a 5 yr old?  I was told that was 4 yr olds only by somebody that does futurities for a living.  All BFA sanctioned shows are 4 yr olds only. If you want to hold back til 5 you can you'll be a derby horse tho not a futurity horse.
I was referring to OKC only....ft.smith allows you to even run as a 6yr old in the derby. Some futurities have their own "rules" but are sanctioned BFA shows. |
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Location: OH | I believe, that in order to run the Ft Smith Derby---you had to have been entered in the futurity. |
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| Mighty Broke - 2015-04-08 10:38 AM
I believe, that in order to run the Ft Smith Derby---you had to have been entered in the futurity.
Yes you must pay for their 4 and 5yr old year...you don't haft to run but you must pay. It is the only one you must pay each year for to be eligible to go to their 5 and 6 yr old year. I thought OKC was this way because we've always just paid juvenile on up but its not you can just pay for your futurity or derby year. |
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