Checkpoints
Checkpoint Mileage From Soda Springs To Auburn Check Type Crew Pulse Cut-Off Times Cut-Off Guidelines
Soda Springs 0.0 0.0 100.0 Ride Start at 5:15 am Yes   5:30 am OUT  
Road 51 12.0 12.0 88.0 Trot By (Vet available) NO     6:45 am IN
Lyon Ridge 2.5 14.5 85.5 Radio Checkpoint NO      
Red Star Ridge 5.5 20.0 80.0 Gate & Go ++ NO 60   8:00 am IN
Robinson Flat 16.0 36.0 64.0 Gate to Hold: 1 Hr. Yes (1) 60 12:00 pm IN 1:15 pm OUT 11:00 am IN
Dusty Corners 9.0 45.0 55.0 Water Only (No Check) Ok (2)      
Last Chance 5.0 50.0 50.0 Gate & Go ++ NO 64 3:15 pm IN 3:00 pm IN
Devil’s Thumb 4.0 54.0 46.0 Water only (No Check) NO      
Deadwood 1.0 55.0 45.0 Gate & Go ++ NO 64 5:00 pm IN 4:30 pm IN
Michigan Bluff 7.5 62.5 37.5 Water Only (No Check) Yes (3)     6:15 pm IN
Pieper Junction 1.5 64.0 36.0 Gate and Go ++ Yes (4) 64 7:30 pm IN
Foresthill 4.0 68.0 32.0 Gate to Hold: 1 Hr. Yes 64 8:30 pm IN 9:45 pm OUT 8:00 pm IN
Cal 2 10.0 78.0 22.0 Hay & Water (No Check) NO 11:45 pm IN
Francisco’s 7.0 85.0 15.0 Gate & Go ++ NO 64 1:45 am IN 1:00 am IN
River Crossing 3.3 88.0 12.0 (No Check) NO      
Lower Quarry 6.0 94.0 6.0 Gate & Go ++ NO 64 3:45 am IN 4:00 am OUT 3:30 am IN
No Hands Bridge 2.0 96.0 4.0 (No Check) Ok (2)      
Auburn Staging Area 4.0 100.0 0.0 Timed Finish No   5:15 am  
McCann Stadium 0.1 100.1   “Fit to Continue” Vet Release Examination Yes 64 / Sound 40 minutes to reach pulse at McCann
“Gate” = when criteria reached, present horse. Criteria must be met within 30 min. of arrival ++After cut off Riders must leave 10 min. after vetting (1) Limit of one vehicle per rider; pass required. (2) Crews allowed, but not recommended. (3) Park short of Chicken Hawk Road and walk down to Michigan. (4) Walk in from Chicken Hawk Road. (5) This mandatory vet exam, between 1 & 2 hours after McCann finish, does not affect finish status; vets want to assure themselves that all horses are okay. Haggin Cup exams are held on Sunday at 10:00 am–All First Ten Horses MUST remain at the Fairgrounds (See Rule 11) 7/17/2017