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Article: Greyhounds Racing: Top Dog launch promises blizzard of cash and stars - Rowe: Top Dog league 'unique'.(Sports)
- Article from:
- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2006
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Byline: JIM CREMIN
TOP DOG, a pounds 120,000-plus initiative to spice up the major open event programme - and so persuade owners and trainers to campaign the sport's stars more frequently in the year's main four-and six-bend events - was formally launched yesterday by the British Greyhound Racing Board,.
A total 33 competitions through the next 11 months have been deemed as qualifiers' all carry a first prize equal to or in excess of pounds 7,500, and the inaugural overall champion is likely to be crowned and handed a cheque for pounds 50,000 after the ...