Bettor.com announces that tonight sees the start of two new competitions alongside the semi-finals of the Bettor.com Scottish Greyhound Derby, of which the two qualifiers from each heat will be entered into the finals held next week to compete to win a share of the £6,000 total prize fund that is up for grabs, in addition to the £25,000 to the connections of the Scottish Derby winner.
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The heats that commence tonight, which is also the night of the semi-finals, are for the Sprint Trophy and Maiden Trophy.
PR Manager of Bettor.com, Jayne Clarke, says, ‘Aiming to create a more exciting event this year, we decided to introduce more prize funds in these competitions, which coincide with the final of the Derby. Getting everyone involved and creating more competition to ensure finals night was bigger and better this year was key, and that there was not only one but several competition winners.’
The Bettor.com Scottish Greyhound Derby commenced on Tuesday 28th March 2010, when the first round of heats commenced, and the finals will be held on Saturday 17th April 2010. Finals night will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Jayne added, ‘The first and second round has been incredibly intense, resulting in many unexpected semi-finalists, so the challenge is certainly on and with the new competitions in place to enhance the contest, finals night should be an exciting showdown,’ she said.
The Maiden Trophy is a 480m race and is for all dogs that have not won an open race. The Sprint Trophy is over the track’s 300m distance. There will be three heats in each competition with the first two qualifying for the final. The prizes for each of the trophies – the Maiden and Sprint Trophy - are as follows:
£1500 for the winner;
£500 for second place;
£250 for third place;
£150 for the final three.
Bettor.com is offering £1m to the connections of a dog that wins the Triple Crown and with the first leg almost complete, the focus will soon be on the English Derby. Jayne adds that ‘no dog has managed to win all three Derbys, even though a couple have come close, so as soon as there is a winner for this one, it will no doubt be in the spotlight during the next one in May.’
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