Boylesports warrant credit for colossal bonus for greyhound racing ‘triple crown’

Late last year, when the movement of the dates for the Laurels was first mooted, there was some talk of the possibility of a bonus being put in place to reward any greyhound which could win the newly arranged Curraheen Classic and go on to land the English Derby.

That never materialised, but kudos to bookmaking firm Boylesports, which has stepped in to offer a substantial windfall for any greyhound which wins the Laurels, the Irish Derby, and the Leger.

From the perspective of the greyhound board, it’s a positive, insofar as it highlights the new layout of the racing calendar and the face the three biggest stakes of the year in this country are spread in such a way as to make it more feasible than in the past.