Three-year-olds racing in Great Britain and Ireland will be eligible to win the £10,000 Plus 10 bonuses beginning in 2016, with 60 races in Britain and 26 bonuses in Ireland on tap, Plus 10 announced Monday. Combined with the 2-year-old Plus 10 program, this raises the value of the Plus 10 bonus scheme to £5.5 million.
“Owners and breeders with Plus 10 2-year-olds in training in 2015 enjoyed a thrilling ride and it was rewarding to see so many individual owners and breeders share in the multi-million-pound bonus prize pool,” said Plus 10 Chairman Julian Richmond-Watson. “The scheme has become a key part of the British and Irish bloodstock and racing landscape, and it has been pleasing to see more horses being registered for the scheme each year; buyers paying more money to buy a Plus 10 horse in the sales ring; and owners and breeders sharing in £10,000 checks won on the track. In 2015, Plus 10 proved its immense value to owners and breeders, and the industry as a whole, and we look forward to 2016 when 3-year-olds will compete for Plus 10 bonuses for the first time.”
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