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Hosting A MBRA Barrel Jackpot - 2012

Hosting a barrel racing jackpot is pretty easy! All you need is a barrel patch, a host package, and a couple of extra hands to help set up timers, rake barrels and take entries! If you have an arena nearby, and live in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or North Dakota, we would encourage you to host an event to help those near to you qualify for the MBRA Finals, held each August.

Please notify the office of your intended jackpot date, which classes you will offer (Open, Youth, Select, PeeWee), location, contact information and any other information such as Added Money. Please give at least SEVEN days notice prior to jackpot to enable us to add the information to our website. Motion passed at the 2007 AGM -Cancelled jackpots without notification to the office will be charged the $10.00 sanction fee.

Motions passed at the 2008 AGM -1) Jackpot hosts have the opportunity to reschedule the same day they cancel without the 7 days notice but must reschedule when cancelling their scheduled jackpot. (2) Jackpots that offer all Divisions can allow carry over of times if the pattern is the same for each for those that run in 2 divisions. Must declare at entry time.(3) The MBRA Board has the right to decline hosts the opportunity to sanction jackpots due to past problems from hosting jackpots.

ATTENTION JACKPOT HOSTS All jackpots must be approved by the MBRA office . Please submit the MBRA Sanction Form (included in the Jackpot Guide downloads), one week prior to your jackpot. ALL jackpot results, sanction fee and prize fund to be returned to MBRA office within one week of jackpot. Jackpot HOSTS must submit the following information to the MBRA Office within one week of event. Jackpot Results ALL time sheets and payouts $10 Sanction Fee $1 per horse Finals Prize Fund $5 non-member insurance fee Please make cheques payable to the MBRA.

Jackpot Host Downloads
Below you will find the downloads for the jackpot hosts.
The JACKPOT GUIDE contains sanction form, entry forms & calculation spreadsheets for payout.

2012 Sanction Form

2012 Jackpot Guide 1  (NEW Payout System)
2012 Jackpot Guide 2 (OLD Payout System)
Non-Member Attendance Record

VIEW Jackpot Rules

 

How to Sanction & Host an MBRA Jackpot - Applies to All Provinces & States

1. Fill out MBRA Sanction Form with appropriate information .
2. Mail or fax to the MBRA office within one week of scheduled jackpot
3. Print off jackpot guide and read the rules.
4. Hosting jackpot - you will require timers, gate worker, rakers, secretary, announcer (optional)After jackpot- do payout with the guidlines of the jackpot guide. Make sure the horse and riders name are correct.
5. Send jackpot results, sanction fee ($10.00) per jackpot and $1 prize fund for each horse/rider combo for all divisions per jackpot within one week. Please specify additional charges that may apply to jackpot.
6. Our association now has insurance. Each member and each sanctioned jackpot are insured.
   Non-members are required to pay a $5 non-member fee to be insured at the sanctioned jackpot.
   The host will ask at time of entries if a member or non-member.