<p>For the third straight year Sportsbet has partnered with Racing NSW to sponsor the lucrative Sydney Sprint Series.</p> <p>Fast becoming an annual highlight of Spring Racing Carnival, the Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series proves there’s plenty of high-quality races outside of Victoria.</p> <p>This year, Sportsbet are offering three different bonuses to horses and their owners across specific races in Sydney’s Spring Racing Carnival.</p> <p>For more information regarding the races that make up the series, as well as the requirements to be eligible for the prize pool, keep reading our 2024 Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series breakdown below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series 2024 Races</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The races that make up the 2024 Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series are as follows:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Concorde Stakes – 07/09/24</strong></p> <p><strong>The Shorts – 21/09/24</strong></p> <p><strong>Premiere Stakes – 05/10/24</strong></p> <p><strong>Epsom Handicap – 05/10/24</strong></p> <p><strong>The Everest – 19/10/24</strong></p> <p><strong>King Charles III Stakes – 19/10/24</strong></p> <p><strong>Sydney Stakes – 19/10/24</strong></p> <p><strong>Russell Balding Stakes – 02/11/24</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series 2024 – Bet With Mates Bonus</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The first of the three bonuses on offer for competitors is the Sportsbet<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/how-to-use-bet-with-mates"> Bet With Mates</a> Bonus.</p> <p>With a prize pool totalling $2 million, the Sportsbet Bet With Mates Bonus is run over six nominated sprint races.</p> <p>The nominated races are the Concorde Stakes, The Shorts, Premiere Stakes, the Everest, Sydney Stakes and Russell Balding Stakes.</p> <p>For each race the points were allocated 5,4,3,2,1 for finishing first to fifth respectively for each qualifying race with the exception of the Russell Balding Stakes, with this race carrying double points.</p> <p>To be eligible for the bonus, horses needed to contest a minimum of three of the six races forming the series.</p> <p>The $2 million kitty is split into five separate bonuses, paying from first to fifth based on points accrued across the six races, with first place taking home a whopping $1 million.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series 2024 – Multi Bonus</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The next bonus on offer for racers is the Sportsbet<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/what-is-a-multi-bet"> Multi</a> Bonus. This bonus is only payable to horses that finish first, second or third at the Russell Balding Stakes on 2 November 2024 at Rosehill Gardens.</p> <p>For runners to be eligible for the Sportsbet Multi Bonus, they need to have contested one of The Everest, Sydney Stakes or The Kosciuszko at Royal Randwick.</p> <p>The top three eligible placegetters will share the $1 million bonus on November 2.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series 2024 – Emerald Mile Bonus</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The final bonus on offer at the 2024 Sydney Sprint Series is the 1.5 million Sportsbet Emerald Mile Bonus.</p> <p>This bonus is based on points earned at the Epsom Handicap and King Charles III Stakes.</p> <p>To be eligible to win a bonus, horses needed to contest both of these races. A share of the bonus will be paid to the horses who accumulate the most points from the two races, with first, second, third and fourth all receiving a share of the 1.5 million purse.&nbsp;</p>