SCOTBET’S INNOVATIVE SCHEME TO SUPPORT THE SCOTTISH RACING INDUSTRY
Scotbet featured for the first time in a race-title on Wednesday 14th May at Perth Racecourse, when Scotland’s largest independent bookmaker launched its sponsorship of a new series of races at all five racecourses in Scotland.
In addition to injecting additional prize money into two of the races on the card, Scotbet will be providing a £1,000 bonus to the connections of the first Scottish-trained horse past the post in the Scotbet Handicap Hurdle. The bonus, which will also be applied to races at each of the other four Scottish tracks this year, forms part of a new initiative aimed at promoting racehorse ownership
in Scotland.
Said Jonathan Garratt, Commercial Manager for Scottish Racing “Scotbet are so enthusiastic about horseracing in Scotland and have really got behind our drive to promote racehorse ownership. We already offer prize money which is well above the UK average for most grades
of race and, through ROA Scotland, we offer Scottish racehorse owners a free admission scheme and some of the best hospitality available. The bonus scheme for the first Scottish trained horse to pass the post is designed to highlight the opportunities available to anyone who chooses to place their horse in training in Scotland.”
Further sponsorship will take place atthe following Scottish Racecourses:
Ayr
Kelso
Mussleburgh
Mussleburgh
24th November
18th October
11th October
8th December
Ayr 2008 Fixtures
May
Thursday 29th
August
Saturday 9th* Wednesday 27th
Thursday 28th
November Saturday 1st Monday 24th
June Friday 20th*
Saturday 21st
September Thursday 18th
Friday 19th
Saturday 20th
December Wednesday 3rd
Monday 15th
July Sunday 6th
Monday 14th
Monday 21st
October Thursday 2nd
Friday 10th
Friday 24th
* denotes evening fixture and Italics denotes Jump fixture For further details contact 0870 850 5666 or visit www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk
Hamilton Park 2008 Fixtures
May Sunday 4th
Friday 9th*
Friday 16th*
July Tuesday 1st
Saturday 12th*
Thusrday 17th
Friday 18th*
September Monday 1st
Sunday 21st
Monday 22nd
June Thursday 5th
Wednesday 11th*
Wednesday 18th
Thursday 26th*