Gin It To Win It is back!! Sign up here for the 2024 Gin It To Win It points challenge for Scottish eventers over 40 that celebrates endurance, perseverance, grit and sheer willingness to creak on regardless (even if gin is sometimes required to oil the wheels and summon up sufficient nerve 🍸😉)
There are three separate age categories - 40+, 50+ and 60+. We also have a special prize for the Best Male competitor (rider, not horse), the Best ROR competitor (horse🐴, not rider, though the rider must be over 40!) and the Best Rider Overall across all age groups.
AND - back again this year - we have TEAMS!!! The teams are open to all Gin It competitors who want to take part, including non-riding members, and we hope lots of you do because they are about having more fun and making even more friends. Teams will be made up of around 12 or so people, with the best scores counting from each competition). You don't have to put a team together or wait to be picked (horror flashbacks to gym lessons anyone?? 😱). We will be putting together the teams, with a mix of age groups and competing levels in each team. All you have to do is tick the box to say you'd like to join in. And don't be worrying about whether you are good enough to be in a team or any nonsense like that. It's just for fun!
The prizes will be awarded at the end of the event season to the rider and horse combinations who accumulate most points, at any level, across the season. Remember - entry is NOT automatic so, even if you entered last year, if you want to be Gin It To Win It in 2024 please make sure you fill in this entry form and take care to fill in your date of birth correctly and the age you will be by 31/12/2024 so we put you in the right category. And make sure you tick the boxes for the special prizes if you are eligible!
We will track your points from the date you enter, so make sure you get your entry in before your first Scottish event this season. We won't be backdating points because a) it messes with the leaderboards and b) it's a nuisance because c) our scorer is idle 😂.
Entry conditions
Gin It To Win It is free to enter but if you can afford it, we ask you make a donation to the British Eventing Support Trust and mention Gin It To Win It in your message 🙂🍸
Participants must be in the year of their 40th birthday or older (so if you are 40 in 2024 you can join in. Hurray for getting older!)
Points will be awarded at Scottish events only. Classes at Blair will only count for team scores, not individuals
Points to be awarded the same for every class 80 upwards and in all sections
8 points for a win 7,6,5,4,3, down to 6th place
If not placed in top 6 you can still earn points - 2 points for a double clear and 1 point for competitors who have completed, and haven't been placed or gone double clear. These points will not be added to competitors who have been awarded points for a place.Time penalties are not counted in any phase, so you can have still have a point for a double clear if you prefer a sedater pace!
Riders can enter on more than one horse, but points for each horse/rider combination will be counted separately. Riders must list each horse at time of registration (but if you get a new horse you can always email us details later)
Team riders with more than one horse must choose which horse they want to count for their team score at the start of the seaon. A different horse can be nominated during the season but only scores after the date of nomination will be counted
Registrations can be made throughout the year but points can only be won after registration
In the event of a draw, the person with the highest number of placing points will win. If still equal, most double clears wins. If still equal after that, the lowest dressage score wins.
Registration is through the attached form and is free. Entrants are responsible for the accuracy of the information supplied. Your scores may be missed or incorrect if you do not supply details which correspond to information on BE results pages
The information you supply will be used by Eventing Plus volunteers only for the purpose of compiling points across the eventing season and communicating with you. Phone number and email address may be shared with your team mates if you choose to enter a team. A list of entrants and points will be publicly viewable. You can ask for your information to be removed at any time
