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Travel Award and stipend structure: ratios and a per-race outlay bound, 2026 season (LAIC/EUIC/NAIC travel-award races)

2026 season (LAIC/EUIC/NAIC travel-award races)

EstimateOur model or estimate. Treat it as an order of magnitude.

What this is

Ratios between award cells; per race: 4 × award (top 4, paid before the event) + 4 × $1,000 stipend (5th–8th, paid after).

The values

  • Out over in adult times: 1.75
  • Out over in minor times: 2
  • Minor premium in times: 1.25
  • Minor premium out times: 1.43
  • Stipend 5th 8th $: 1,000
  • Per race top8 outlay $: 12,000 to 24,000

Some detail is too fine to show here; it is kept in the trainer’s notes.

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.

Show the working
  1. Ratios between award cells
  2. per race: 4 × award (top 4, paid before the event) + 4 × $1,000 stipend (5th–8th, paid after)