Greyhound Racing Ireland is delighted to welcome Castleisland family-run business T. Nolan CVRT Centre as title sponsors of the Juvenile Classic after they signed a two-year agreement today for the event in Tralee’s Kingdom Greyhound Stadium.
The T. Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic is the opening classic of the year on the Irish Greyhound Racing calendar and will get underway on Friday, February 14th in Tralee.
Boasting a total prize fund of €26,000, the competition will run over four nights with the €11,000 overall winner decided in the final on Friday, March 7th.
Household Names in the Doggy World
The competition, for Juvenile Greyhounds now attracts some of the most promising youngsters with recent winners such as Ballymac Patriot, Wi Can Dream and Singalong Sally becoming household names in the racing world.
Sponsor Tom Nolan and the Nolan family businesses have been strong supporters of Greyhound Racing in Kerry for many years.
Life-Long Involvement
It was Tom’s parents Tim and Mary who established the business back in 1976, with their children now at the helm today.
Tom Nolan, sponsor spoke of his life-long involvement with greyhounds: “I developed my love for them from my own parents, and we’ve been sponsoring for the last 25 or 30 years. We’re absolutely delighted to be stepping up to sponsor such a prestigious event in the Irish calendar. We’re really looking forward to it and seeing what future stars emerge from it.”
Launch Pad for Promising Stars
Kieran Casey, Racing Manager at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, said “We’re delighted to have Tom and the T. Nolan CVRT Centre on board as sponsors and we look forward to working with them over the coming weeks and indeed years. The Juvenile Classic has had some fantastic winners to date and has become a launchpad for promising stars of the sport and we look forward to seeing more start their racing career with us this February.”
Global Audience for Final
The 2025 T. Nolan CRVT Centre Juvenile Classic Final will not only be eagerly followed by Irish sport fans but will be viewed by a global audience with the Final part of this year’s SIS Irish Greyhound Racing coverage. Enthusiasts nationally and internationally will also be able to watch the Final live online via sisracing.tv.
More information on the T. Nolan CVRT Juvenile Classic, and information on restaurant meals and bookings throughout the competition, are available with a click on the link here: http://www.KingdomGreyhoundStadium.ie.
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