The British European Breeders' Fund (BEBF) has reiterated its support of the racing programme with the provision of more than £140,000 in prize-money support across 90 races in the first month of racing since resumption.
That support starts on Tuesday with the BEBF sponsorship of a 2-year-old maiden at Kempton, followed by the running of the £30,500 British EBF Unibet Snowdrop Fillies' Listed S. the following day.
Last month, the BEBF announced its aim to spend its full allocation of £1.68 million in prize-money enhancements for the 2020 season, despite the loss of the first two months of the Flat season and a premature end to the National Hunt season. It plans to support divisions of any confined novice or maiden races run in June, along with eight listed races, and is making plans to provide sponsorship for an extended Flat programme in to November and December.
“The return of British racing is of course welcomed across the industry and as the sport's financial wheel starts to turn again, the British EBF is delighted to be able to provide a kickstart with vital extra funding derived from racing's original self-help scheme,” said Emma Berry, a trustee of the BEBF and member of the BHA Flat Pattern Committee.
“The British EBF has been working closely with the BHA to give its backing to almost 100 races in the first phase of the resumption to help stimulate the industry through enhanced prize-money at Listed level and below.”
A number of winning graduates of the BEBF Future Stayers' Series races will be seen in action this week, with Hypothetical (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) set to run in the G3 Unibet Classic Trial S. on Wednesday, while Trefoil (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), Convict (GB) (Australia {GB}) and King Carney (GB) (Australia {GB}) are all entered for Classic trials at Lingfield on Friday.
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