T Nolan CVRT Centre the new sponsor of Juvenile Classic
THE Juvenile Classic at Tralee's Kingdom Greyhound Stadium has a new sponsor for 2025 in the shape of Castleisland family-run business T Nolan CVRT Centre.
The 525 yards competition is the opening Classic of the Irish greyhound racing year and is scheduled to begin on Friday 14th February.
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 7th March, which is live on sisracing.tv.
The competition, inaugurated in 2007, 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.
Tom Nolan said “We’re involved in Greyhounds all our lives, 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.”
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.”
