British and Irish trainers and owners have just one more week to qualify their eligible 2-year-olds for the Plus 10 bonus scheme. The deadline to register the third and final owner instalment is Feb. 28 in order to have an opportunity to win an unlimited number of £10,000 bonuses across a horse's 2 and 3-year-old campaigns. To pay the final registration fee click www.plus10bonus.com and download a registration form. Forms are to be submitted for processing, with payment, to Weatherbys UK. Paperwork received on Monday Feb 29 will also be processed.
In the scheme's first year a total of 351 bonuses worth £3.51m were won, divided up between breeders, owners and trainers. For this year, Plus 10 bonuses feature on both 2 and 3-year-old races, and Ireland's Johnny Murtagh was the first trainer to collect a bonus with a 3-year-old, following the victory of Qatar Racing's Russet (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) at Dundalk Jan 29. Commenting on the scheme Murtagh said, “We look forward to targeting the Plus 10 races throughout the year with our horses. It's a huge incentive to the owners and that extra £10,000 bonus is a welcome addition to the prize money. The industry benefits greatly from this little gem.” The first Plus 10 2-year-old races of 2016 will be held at The Curragh Mar. 20 and Musselburgh Mar. 25.
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