PATIENCE can prove a virtue at Tralee today where the best bet could come in the A4 finale over 525 yards at 2.18 in the shape of BALTOVIN ROYAL. Thomas Regan's bitch doubled her career tally with a first four-bend victory in this grade three weeks ago...

THE 2026 Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby begins with first round heats over 500m at Towcester on Friday and Saturday and a reduced first prize of £125,000 has done little to lower the quality. As ever, there is a formidable Irish challenge and sisracing.tv's...

CARRICK BECKS, trained by Robert Gleeson for Thomas Glynn, was an impressive winner of the €13,000 Kilkenny Track Champion Open Unraced. The August 2024 son of Doolin Duke and Droopys Beaufort did not open his account until the semi-finals but followed up victory at that stage with an emphatic...

WEEKLY updates from the four UK greyhound tracks which feature regularly on the sisracing.tv service. Minimum requirement - 10 runners during the previous 14 days. Sally Clark takes top billing with a 44% strike rate courtesy of 14 winners from 32 runners at Harlow in the period under review....

THE GBGB will seek clarity from the Welsh Government over "when and how" it intends to implement the ban on greyhound racing recently passed into law following news that leave to appeal a recent Judicial Review decision allowing the legislation to stand has been denied. Mark Bird, CEO...

THE GBGB has welcomed the publication of the British Veterinary Association’s policy position on the "Use of Animals in Performance Sport". As the introduction to the document explains, the BVA position is consistent with the BVA’s general ethical approach to any human use of non-human animals,...

MICHAEL O'DONOVAN is not a trainer renowned for wasting superlatives so his post Kirby Memorial final interview with Ian Fortune about the brilliant record-breaking Bouncing Monarch is well worth watching. Part of a one-two for the handler, who took over training Bouncing Monarch for the event from his...

THE GBGB has launched a new, fully-funded training course for GBGB-licensed kennelhands aimed at enhancing their professional skills and promoting the highest standards of greyhound welfare. Open to kennelhands of all experience levels, the course is designed to provide the specific skills and knowledge required for the day-to-day care of...

BOUNCING MONARCH produced a stunning record-breaking performance to land the €80,000 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial final over 525 yards at Limerick. Sent off third favourite at 3/1 behind market leaders Bockos Gold and Ballymac Setanta, the Michael O'Donovan-trained dog never gave that duo or any...

THE GBGB has responded to the latest claims about greyhound racing published by Grey2kUSA/Worldwide in conjunction with the League Against Cruel Sports which it says “is full of inaccuracies." Although not making official public comment on the matter, GBGB CEO Mark Bird told the Racing Post: “Much of...

REGULAR Saturday night greyhound racing will return to the north-east for the first time in over six years at Star Pelaw beginning on 25th April. Not since pre-Covid in early 2020 have any of Star Pelaw, Newcastle or Sunderland raced regularly on traditionally the most popular night of the week...

THE GBGB’s ‘Adopt A Sporting Legend’ campaign video has been shortlisted for the Best Use of Celebrity and Best Content Awards at the 2026 PR Moments Awards.  Featuring an appearance from ex-England Rugby star Joe Marler, the tongue-in-cheek campaign video was designed to debunk myths about the greyhound breed,...