€100,000 Bonus For Cronin Unraced Winner

The Mike Cronin Readymix Unraced Juvenile Classic has already become the leader in its kind in Ireland and the latest development will ensure that it is one of the most sought after prizes on the Irish greyound scene. The Tralee Management announced on Tuesday that there will be a massive bonus of 100,000 Euro on offer to the winner of the 2009 Cronin Juvenile Classic if that dog goes on to win the 2009 paddypower.com Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park.
The bonus is being sponsored by well known Tralee bookmaker Berkie Browne and add hugely to the attraction of the already extremely valuable competition. However, in contrast to other bonuses on offer in Ireland and the UK, this bonus is on offer to the trainer of the winner. The thinking behind this strange condition is obviously to attract as many entries as possible. There has been a disappointing numerical response to the competition in the first two years of its existence, but the quality has been of the highest standard. The management are obviously hoping that every leading trainer in the country will be attracted by such a bonus and the winner would be standing to win some 300,000 Euro in the Derby final - if he gets that far. There is the 25,000 Euro Cronin prize, plus the Derby winners cheque of 175,000 Euro and the bonus of 100,000 Euro. The Cronin Juvenile Classic is due to commence in early March while the Derby will run between August and mid September.
taken from the igb web site