Jackpot Sanctioning Information

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To host an SBRA jackpot your Jackpot Sanction Form must be submitted to your District Director a minimum of 4 days prior to the date you would like to host the jackpot. 

The Jackpot Host must be a current SBRA member and must allow all members or permit card members the right to compete at the jackpot. Anyone competing or doing an exhibition at a SBRA jackpot must be a member of the SBRA.  

There are no upfront fees to sanction a SBRA Jackpot. Hosts are required to charge a prize fund fee of $4.00 per horse/rider combination for each jackpot. 

Example 1: A contestant with a Youth/Open membership entering both the Youth and Open divisions at a jackpot would be a $8 ($4 for the Youth entry and $4 for the Open entry) 

Example 2: A double header jackpot where a contestant enters both jackpots on the same horse in the Open would be $8 ($4 collected for the 1st jackpot and $4 collected for the 2nd jackpot)

After your sanctioned jackpot has finished, the SBRA requires you to submit the jackpot attendance to your district director and send the prize fund fee to the SBRA, this can be done via e-transfer saskbarrelracing@gmail.com or you can mail a cheque to the office.  This must be sent in within two weeks of your jackpot.  

In the event that jackpot hosts do not submit their attendance and sanction fees within the 2-week deadline: Jackpot hosts will be notified that their jackpot attendance and money is past due and a fine of $50.00 will be assessed. The fine will increase by $50.00 increments for each week that it is past due. 

The suggested payout for all 3D jackpots is 1D-40%, 2D-30%, 3D-30% with the ability of the host to vary the payout percentages by 5% up or down per division. 

The suggested payout for all 4D jackpots 1D-35%, 2D-30%, 3D-20%, and 4D-15% with the ability of the committee to vary the payout percentages by 5% up or down per division.  

Please see below for the 3D & 4D Standard Payout Schedule with number of places for each division based on the number of entries. 

 All monies intended for the payout must be paid out. If a hole is not filled in a D the money is split between those who did place. If there aren’t any placings in a D, the money is split between the other Ds (60/40 or 50/30/20) in the case of a 4D). *Reference the standardized payouts sheet for how many holes to pay. For example, if it was intended to pay 4 holes but there were only 2 people in the D, then you would use the percentages for 2 placings to payout that D. 

Hosts may choose between the following time splits: 1 second, 7/10ths, or a 5/10th/ 1 second split. 

The most frequently used is a 3D with a 1 second split.  7/10th and 5/10th splits are typically used in a 4D. 

As the SBRA continues to grow, it is important to review and clarify the role of districts, jackpot sanctioning, and associated fees to ensure consistency, fairness, and proper oversight.

Background & Intent of Districts

● Districts were originally established to:

○ Ensure each region contributed financially toward SBRA Finals

○ Provide local oversight of jackpots, with directors as the primary point of contact

● Since the introduction of the mandatory prize fee, the district role has shifted toward:

○ Supporting jackpot hosts and contestants within their area

○ Providing local oversight and consistency

○ Acting as the first point of contact for issues, including incidents or accidents involving insurance

● Directors continue to be required to fulfill duties at SBRA Finals

● There is nothing in the SBRA insurance policy that requires jackpots to be sanctioned within a district, but the district system remains important for accountability and local management

Current Practices & Challenges

● Jackpots must be sanctioned within the district in which they are physically located

● The only exception is jackpots near a district boundary — hosts may choose a neighbouring district, but that choice must remain consistent and not change between seasons or events

Series Naming & District Mini Finals Clarification

● Series using names like "District 1 Mini Finals" or "District 10 Mini Finals" are series names only

● All series must follow SBRA rules first and foremost

● As long as SBRA rules are followed, the SBRA does not have control over or input into how a series is operated

● Each series independently sets its own:

○ Rules and structure

○ Fees and qualifications

○ Prizes and payouts

○ Approval or non-approval of jackpots within the series

● No SBRA member may be turned away from a sanctioned jackpot or mandated to pay a series fee

● Jackpot entry fees are set by the host — not the series

● Contestants who choose not to participate in a series may still enter the jackpot but would be excluded from series prizes or money

● Much of the confusion stems from the naming — a series called "The Prairie Series" or "Get R Done Series" would be far less confusing than one named after an SBRA district

Fee Structure & Transparency

● Districts cannot enforce a mandatory fee to be applied to each jackpot

● Each jackpot host sets their own fees and should clearly communicate:

○ The portion going into the payout (contestant pot)

○ Any arena and/or timer fees

○ The SBRA mandatory prize fee