JCR Announce Prize-Money Boost

Brian Ellison | Racing Post

The Jockey Club will increase their contribution to British prize money through their group of racecourses by £2.1m in 2017. In total, £22.9m will be contributed by JCR this year, split between £11.6m to jumps racing and £11.3m to flat racing. JCR's group of small racecourses, namely Exeter, Huntingdon, Market Rasen, Nottingham, Warwick and Wincanton, will see their prize money pool benefit to the tune of more than £100,000 each, while an even greater injection to Carlisle will swell their total fund by £241,000.

Paul Fisher, group managing director of Jockey Club Racecourses commented, “All levels of British racing will benefit from the prize money increase we announced today, but I hope the clear boost for National Hunt racing and the grassroots of our sport is particularly welcome. The Jockey Club recognises that prize money provides an important return for racehorse owners and is vital to the livelihoods of trainers, stable staff and jockeys. It's also essential to our sport's competitiveness, so this is a real area of focus for us.”

Yorkshire based Brian Ellison trains a large string of both flat and jumps horses and he welcomed the news.

“It's great to see the Jockey Club investing further money into National Hunt Racing with particular focus on the grassroots,” said Ellison. “The fact that smaller courses will benefit and courses in the north such as Carlisle is a big step forward for the sport.”

 

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