THE €20,000 Boylesports Champion Stakes 550 final headlines a brilliant Shelbourne Park card on Saturday with two other deciders down for decision. All the action is live on sisracing.tv and Jonathan Kay caught up with Ian Fortune to get his early thoughts ahead of the weekend. 0:00...

GREYHOUND racing in the UK is set to return to something like normal on Tuesday with a drop in temperatures forecast. Seven meetings were cancelled on Monday in line with the GBGB's 'Hot Weather Policy' with those tracks that did race under close observation by the...

SNOOZING PLUM is a very consistent sprinter for her class and the veteran can maintain her decent recent form by landing Harlow's D4 over 238m at 7.24. Di Jinks' bitch has made the podium on her last five starts in the grade, registering two wins, two...

BRAVEHEART BAMBI powered to victory in the €10,500 final of the Donal Beatty Memorial Corn Cuchulainn over 750 yards at Shelbourne Park as Pat Buckley's bitch maintained her unbeaten record over six bends. And it was very much a family affair as the daughter of Deerjet Sydney...

SIR PHILIP DAVIES, the former MP and current chairman of Derby sponsor Star Sports, has reacted to the publication of the GBGB's track injury and retirement data by saying "no sport has more to be proud of in terms of focus on animal welfare than greyhound racing....

THE GBGB says the publication of track injury and retirement data for 2024 "provides unequivocal proof that the sport has made huge strides forward". The data for 2024 reflects the impressive step-change that has been achieved across the sport since the Greyhound Commitment was introduced in 2018. This...

RICHARD BRANKLEY, head of greyhound operations for SIS, has heralded the "clear strategic vision" of Greyhound Racing Ireland after the two organisations extended their collaboration for a further three years through to end 2028, contrasting it to the situation pertaining in the UK. Expanding further on the recent...

PHIL LAW, the GBGB director of regulation, has announced that he is stepping down from the role. Law has worked for the GBGB since October 2021 and has been responsible throughout this period of time for overseeing the licensing and regulation of GBGB-licensed tracks and trainers. Commenting on his time...

SIS has announced a three-year extension to its Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) partnership, with major events delivered to global operators through to 2028. The renewed deal will see SIS broadcast over 500 races per month from 10 of Ireland's leading tracks, with additional venues set to be announced....

RETURN PACKAGE, the 14/1 outsider of the field, was a surprise but thoroughly merited winner of the £1,000 Alan Dobbin Derby final over 435m at Star Pelaw. Owned and trained by Savva Roberts, he was landing a first UK victory at the fifth time of asking having been...

RARELY has a Star Sports/TRC English Derby been more eagerly-awaited than the 2025 renewal and it is fair to say that the Towcester Classic fully lived up to the billing. From the first night on 8th May when leading fancies and subsequent finalists Bockos Diamond and Cheap Sandwiches both...

PATRICK JANSSENS is the man of the moment after landing his second Star Sports/TRC English Derby thanks to Droopys Plunge's powerful finish to fly past three rivals on the run-in at Towcester. It was also a stunning night all-round for the Belgian-born handler, who landed another five...