The Draft

Overview

Draft Day: Wednesday February 19, 2025
Time: 2 pm AEST
Live Broadcast: via this website featuring draft guru Cam Luke, Ladbrokes Adam Hamilton, Jess Otten from the Meadowlands and The Creek’s Darren Clayton.

Draft day can be where the Championship can be won or lost and slot holder form analysts come to the fore. The draft provides each Slot Holder the chance to pick the horses for their driver with a snake-style draft used to make the selection process as even as possible.

Following a ballot (watch the ballot replay here) the draft order has been determined as outlined in the table below:

Responsive Table

Slotholder	Driver	Draft & Pick Order
N40/BGP Syndicate	Carter Dalgety	1	20	21	40	41	60	61	80	81	100	101	120	121	140	141	160	161	180	181	200
First Over Crush Syndicate	Nathan Dawson	2	19	22	39	42	59	62	79	82	99	102	119	122	139	142	159	162	179	182	199
Ladbrokes	Dexter Dunn	3	18	23	38	43	58	63	78	83	98	103	118	123	138	143	158	163	178	183	198
SEN/Garrards/1Equine Syndicate	Angus Garrard	4	17	24	37	44	57	64	77	84	97	104	117	124	137	144	157	164	177	184	197
Triple Play Syndicate	Brad Hewitt	5	16	25	36	45	56	65	76	85	96	105	116	125	136	145	156	165	176	185	196
Tumby Park Syndicate	Bjorn Goop	6	15	26	35	46	55	66	75	86	95	106	115	126	135	146	155	166	175	186	195
The Unharnessed Hawks Syndicate	Pete McMullen	7	14	27	34	47	54	67	74	87	94	107	114	127	134	147	154	167	174	187	194
ABR/Summit/Ron Burke/Weaver Bruscemi	Yannick Gingras	8	13	28	33	48	53	68	73	88	93	108	113	128	133	148	153	168	173	188	193
Gloucester Park Gurus	Gary Hall Jnr	9	12	29	32	49	52	69	72	89	92	109	112	129	132	149	152	169	172	189	192
Gath Racing	Kate Gath	10	11	30	31	50	51	70	71	90	91	110	111	130	131	150	151	170	171	190	191

How snake-style draft works

The draft provides each Slot Holder the opportunity to select horses for their driver, with a snake-style draft ensuring a fair and balanced selection process.

The draft follows a ‘snake order’ format, meaning the pick order reverses after each round. For example, the Slot Holder with the last pick in Round 1 gets the first pick in Round 2. This process continues until all available horses are assigned across the 20 races, ensuring an equitable and fair distribution. You can see the full list of draft picks for each team in the table above.

Slot Holders can choose from any unselected horses within each round, and the draft continues until every driver/Slot Holder is matched with a horse in each race. The selection process plays a vital role in shaping the race dynamics, making strategy and preparation key to success.

The graphic below displays how the draft order will work for the first 5 rounds:

Overview

How snake-style draft works

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