Société des Courses de Vichy, which runs Vichy racecourse in central France, is offering to double the prize-money for the winner of this year's Prix des Reves d'Or if the winner goes on to win a Group race later in the season.
The five-furlong listed race for 2-year-olds, which this year will be run on Tuesday, July 26, is currently on the European Pattern Committee's 'at risk' list to lose its black-type status owing to its participants in recent years not achieving suitably high ratings.
“It's very close to the August meeting in Deauville, which makes it very difficult for us to attract runners,” said Vichy race committee member Emmanuel Roussel.
“We had to figure out something to help to promote the race, so for this year our President Philippe Bouchara decided to pay double the prize-money to the winning owner if that horse goes on to win a Group race in France, Germany, Britain or Ireland later in the season.”
The Prix des Reves d'Or was won last year by the Christian Baillet-trained Noce (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), who went on to be placed in the G3 Prix d'Arenberg. This year's race is worth €27,500 to the winner.
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