ARC is delighted to confirm that the landmark £1,000,000 Bonus Scheme is back for winter 2026/27! There will be over £1,000,000 to be won throughout the season at Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell and Wolverhampton Racecourses, up to Easter 2027. For the first time this season, any ARC operated fixtures at Chelmsford City Racecourse in the qualifying period (Tuesday 20 October to Good Friday 26 March 2026, inclusive) will also count towards points scoring in the All-Weather Bonus Scheme.
From 20 October 2026 to Good Friday 26 March 2027, over £1,000,000 will once again be available to owners, trainers, jockeys and racing staff connected with the most consistent performers at ARC’s all-weather racecourses, with new prizes to be won in the third season of this competition.
To see the full results for the 2025/26 ARC £1,000,000 All-Weather Bonus scheme, including the final top 30 places in the All-Weather Horse of the Year Competion, please click here.
For a full breakdown of all the winners in the ARC £1,000,000 All-Weather Bonus across the 2024/25 season, please click here.
Competition Structure and Prizes
The 2026/27 Bonus Scheme will operate in the same way as it did throughout 2025/26, with the same points structure and prize funds available.
The Horse of the Month competition will, for the first time, pay the first ten places in January, February and March/April. The top three horses will continue to receive, £40,000, £20,000 and £10,000 respectively whilst those in 4th - 10th will each receive a prize of £4,500, and £500 to the associated Racing Staff of each horse.
The Horse of the Year competition will now pay prizes down to the top 30 horses across the year. Additional cash prizes will be available as per the breakdown below, with an extra £50,000 paid out between these places.
To ensure that horses are rewarded for their consistent performance across ARC All-Weather racecourses in this period the points system has also been updated, with points now available down to 8th place.
Every horse running on an ARC all-weather racecourse during this period will receive points for finishing in the top eight.
HORSE OF THE MONTH
Every horse running on an ARC all-weather racecourse during the season will receive points for finishing in the top five.
The Top 3 horses in October, November and December's Horse of the Month competitions share a total pot of £35,000. January, February and March/April HOTM bonuses will see the top 10 horses receiving a share of £101,500.
Prizes won in each of the five Horse of The Month competition will be allocated 87.5% to the owner of the horse, and 12.5% to the trainer.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th-10th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October & November | £20,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 | n/a |
| December | £20,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 | n/a |
| January | £40,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | £4,500 |
| February | £40,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | £4,500 |
| March | £40,000 | £20,000 | £10,000 | £4,500 |
Horses will still accrue points for the Horse of the Month competition on the first three runs during each period.
RACING STAFF
An additional bonus prize will go to the Racing Staff associated with the first, second and third placed horses in each of the five Horse of The Month competitions.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th-10th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October & November | £5,000 | £3,500 | £1,500 | n/a |
| December | £5,000 | £3,500 | £1,500 | n/a |
| January | £5,000 | £3,500 | £1,500 | £500 |
| February | £5,000 | £3,500 | £1,500 | £500 |
| March & April | £5,000 | £3,500 | £1,500 | £500 |
HORSE OF THE YEAR
At the end of the season, the horse with the most points overall will win a bonus of £100,000, with further bonus prizes down to 30th overall place.
The bonus will be allocated 87.5% to the owner of the horse, and 12.5% to the trainer.
| 1st | £100,000 |
| 2nd | £75,000 |
| 3rd | £50,000 |
| 4th | £45,000 |
| 5th | £42,500 |
| 6th | £40,000 |
| 7th | £37,500 |
| 8th | £35,000 |
| 9th | £32,500 |
| 10th | £30,000 |
| 11th | £27,500 |
| 12th | £25,000 |
| 13th | £22,500 |
| 14th | £20,000 |
| 15th | £18,500 |
| 16th | £16,500 |
| 17th | £14,500 |
| 18th | £12,000 |
| 19th | £11,000 |
| 20th | £10,000 |
| 21st | £9,000 |
| 22nd | £8,000 |
| 23rd | £7,000 |
| 24th | £6,000 |
| 25th | £5,000 |
| 26th | £4,000 |
| 27th | £3,000 |
| 28th | £2,000 |
| 29th | £1,000 |
| 30th | £500 |
Horses will still accrue points for the Horse of the Year competition on a maximum of fifteen runs across the season, with points allocated to the first three runs in any given monthly period, as set out below.
RACECOURSE JOCKEY BONUSES
At the end of the season, the winning most Jockey and Apprentice Jockey at each of Chelmsford City, Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell and Wolverhampton Racecourses will receive a prize of £7,000 and £3,000 respectively.
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