Maiden winners to be further rewarded at Ladbrokes-sponsored racetracks
Racing Victoria (RV) is pleased to announce a new Ladbrokes Owners Bonus scheme, which will reward the owners of select maiden races at Ladbrokes-sponsored racetracks throughout the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Owners will receive a bonus of $5,000 funded by Ladbrokes if their horse wins a nominated maiden race at one of six Victorian Ladbrokes-sponsored racetracks. In the event of a dead-heat, the bonus will be split evenly among the joint winners.
Commencing at Moonee Valley tonight (Friday 14 February) where the bonus will be offered on Race 3 at 7:15pm, and continuing through to Thursday, 31 July, the initiative will further reward owners who race their horses in Victoria.
Along with The Valley, the other participating tracks will be Cranbourne, Ladbrokes Geelong, Moe, Sale and Stony Creek, with the Ladbrokes Owners Bonus to be offered on one nominated maiden race at each meeting where one is programmed. The nominated maiden for each meeting can be found here.
The Ladbrokes Owners Bonus complements a suite of incentives for maidens in Victoria with a $50,000 Premier Maiden held each Sunday in country Victoria and two lucrative race series for maidens – the $1 million Emerging Stars in the west and $1.2 million Future Stars in the east.
Owners of Inglis graduate horses who are fully paid up for the Inglis Race Series can also take part in the Inglis Xtra Bonus Series – a national series of 50 maiden races, many of which will be in Victoria, throughout the 2024-25 season that carry a lucrative $100,000 bonus.
The Ladbrokes Owners Bonus will be administered by RV and requires no registration to be eligible. It will be paid by RV on top of the advertised prizemoney for the winning owner.
Quotes attributable to Paul Bloodworth, RV Head of Racing:
“We are delighted to provide owners with another opportunity to earn greater rewards when their horse wins its first race which is an exciting moment for all connected with the horse.
“Maximising prizemoney for maiden races has been a focus for RV over recent years and we’ve sought to complement that with additional rewards through schemes such as this one.
“We thank Ladbrokes for their support of our owners who are an essential part of our racing industry and invest so much into the care and training of their horses.”