THE weekly Irish Focus takes in all the big racing in Ireland and is published on sisracing.tv every Wednesday. Limerick, Shelbourne Park, Tralee and Waterford feature in this week's edition with the highlight being the €80,000 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial final. 0:00 /17:27...

MACTWINS faces by far the toughest test of his short career to date but Chris Hamblin's youngster can make it three wins in three starts by beating A2 rivals over 450m at Oxford (3.29). A double-upgrade for a debut victory did not stop him last time even...

HELLO DIEGO credited Irish trainer Paul Hennessy with a second successive victory in the event by outstaying long-time leader Ballybough Nutz to land the £10,000 BetGoodwin & JR Racing Syndicate Maiden Derby final over 500m at Towcester. For much of the of the Category One contest it seemed that...

PROPER HEIRESS, backed from 4/1 into 10/3, produced a stunning performance to beat a field for the ages in landing the £10,000 Time Juvenile Championship over 500m at Towcester. Trained by Mark Wallis for the MWD Partnership, Proper Heiress was extending his own winning run to six...

THE £175,000 Star Sports/TRC English Derby runs from Thursday 8th May through to gala final night on Saturday 14th June. Entries close at 7pm on Monday 28th April with the first round draw taking place on Friday evening, 2nd May. There are trial stakes advertised every Sunday in...

HOGANS HAWK, deposed as favourite just before the off by semi-final conqueror Ballymac Maggie, proved the market wrong in emphatic style to win the £10,000 bet365 Hunt Cup final over 650m at Oxford. Trained by Seamus Cahill for Alf Ashe, first round standard-setter Hogans Hawk was by no means...

FAYPOINT RANGER  completed a brilliant unbeaten run through the event to claim the €80,000 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial final over 525 yards at Limerick. Trained by Graham Holland for Patricia Flanagan, the 4/6 favourite trapped marginally behind Pain Barrier on his immediate inside but had that rival&...

TOTAL turnover of almost £65,000 with 39 of 40 lots sold saw the first sale organised by International Greyhound Services at Star Pelaw on Thursday 17th April deemed a great success. Top lot on the day was Droopys Playgirl, a January 2024 repeat mating to Shelbourne track record breaker...

MIKE DAVIS, who launched and is MD of Greyhound Racing UK, has reached agreement with Towcester promoter Kevin Boothby to boost the customer experience at the Northamptonshire venue. It extends the arrangement already in place between Boothby and Davis that covers the responsibility of promotion and marketing of the Star...

GREYHOUND Homing UK has launched what it claims is a ground-breaking innovation to find greyhounds their forever homes. The Adoption Platform on Greyhound Homing UK’s website has been described as a “Rightmove for greyhounds” and brings together homing centres around the country allowing them to upload details of greyhounds...

TICKETS are now on sale for the 2025 Star Sports English Greyhound Derby Festival with the £175,000 competition being staged over Towcester's 500m course from Thursday 8th May through to the grand final on Saturday 14th June. Every race in every round is live on sisracing.tv...

HOPES TEDDY credited Pat Buckley with a third win in the Classic when taking early control to claim the €25,000 BresBet Easter Cp final over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park. Sent off the 13/8 favourite, Hopes Teddy came away racing along with Randolph Scotts and Barefoot On Song,...