GAIN Equine Nutrition will continue to sponsor and enhance the ‘Gain The Advantage Series’ of races this year with an additional race and increased prize fund.

The series, which favours smaller trainers, will increase from eight to nine races from April to October, with a race aimed solely for horses who are owned by syndicates or racing clubs at Tramore being a new addition to the series, which sees all races carry 50% more prize money that usual for the grade.

Last year’s trainer league within the series was jointly won by trainers Pat Martin and Kevin Coleman who shared an overall league prize of €5,000 worth of Gain equine products.

Each trainer will receive points for their successes over the course of the series through a grading process, which is designed to give equal opportunity to each trainer to win the overall prize. The number of points per win or placing at each leg will be based on the number of winners the trainer recorded throughout 2022.

A groom involved in the series will win a luxury weekend away, and the breeder of the winning horse from each race will receive a framed photograph of the horse they bred and have their name entered into a draw to win one tonne of Gain products.