Full Race Conditions
About the $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m)
Date: Saturday 13 April 2024
Meeting: Riccarton Park
Distance: 1600m
Weights: HCP conditions max weight of 62kg
Conditions: Three ‘Golden Ticket’ event winners are exempt from the Ballot. The first three eligible placegetters in the Southern Mile Final are also exempt from the ballot
Eligibility: Open to all horses trained by a trainer operating a Trainer’s Premises (as defined in the Rules) located in the South Island as of 1 August 2023. Horses must be stabled or trained at the Trainer’s Premises in the South Island as at 31 December 2023. Horses must start in a minimum of two races conducted at racecourses in the South Island after 31 December 2023
2024 Winner: Matscot
Trainer: Sharon Robertson
Jockey: Joe Doyle
Owner(s): Ross Falloon, Sharon Robertson & Alan Reeves
Breeder: R W Adams, A L Reeves & Mrs S J Robertson
Golden Ticket Races:
| Club | Track | Date | Race | Winner | Trainer |
| Banks Peninsula Racing Club | Riccarton Park | Saturday 10 February 2024 |
Rating 75 Benchmark* 1400m - $40,000 |
Mystic Park | Michael & Matthew Pitman |
| Otago Racing Club* | Wingatui Racecourse | Saturday 2 March 2024 | Rating 82 Benchmark 1600m - $200,000 | The Grey Goose | Jo-Ann Gordon |
| Canterbury Jockey Club | Riccarton Park | Saturday 23 March 2024 | Rating 65 Benchmark* 1600m - $40,000 | NA | NA |
| Riverton Racing Club | Riverton Racecourse | Saturday 30 March 2024 | Rating 75 Benchmark* 1600m - $40,000 | Charbano | Michael & Matthew Pitman |
*The first three placegetters in the 2024 Southern Mile run at Wingatui on Saturday 2 March 2024 will (if eligible) also be exempt from the ballot