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Diamond dazzles again with record-equalling semi victory

BOCKOS DIAMOND equalled his own 550 yards track record with another brilliant display in the opening semi-final of the BoyleSports Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park. Graham Holland's star was in command from the outset courtesy of a 3.27sec sectional and maintained his unbeaten record in the event...

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2025 big-race Irish schedule sees return to traditional Derby slot

GREYHOUND Racing Ireland has published the major competition schedule for 2025 with the main take being a return to a more traditional slot for the BoyleSports Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park. This year's renewal is currently on-going and reaches the semi-final stage this weekend with the much later...

Irish Focus

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 13th Nov edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv The main feature is full coverage of the quarter-finals of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park although arguably the star of the show on the night was Droopys Kathleen as...

The Irish Derby

Aldo best as Pat & Diamond stay unbeaten, Kathleen breaks TR

JUST four spots separated three of the four quarter-final winners in the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park. Carrick Aldo (29.15sec) took honours on the clock, Bombay Pat posted 29.19sec as he maintained his unbeaten record in the event with ante-post favourite Bockos Diamond matching it as...

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Lifford joining SIS service with Sunday slot from this weekend

LIFFORD is to join the regular SIS service with a Sunday evening meeting, starting with an eight-race card on 10th November. Richard Brankley, head of greyhound operations for SIS, said: “There has been a lot of hard work by the local community promoting Lifford since it reopened, and I am...

Irish Focus

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 6th Nov edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv The main feature is full coverage of the third round of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park including Bockos Diamond's stunning track record performance, while there are highlights...

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Star team getting feet under the table at Pelaw after takeover

THE Star Sports team is moving into newly-renamed Star Pelaw following the fir's completion of the takeover of the north-east venue and went for a 'sneak peak' on Monday. STAR PELAW GREYHOUNDS: Sneak PeakOn the day that the new signage was being delivered to Pelaw Grange...

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GBGB launch homing campaign including dedicated website

The GBGB has announced the launch of a new greyhound homing campaign, complete with dedicated website, designed to showcase the benefits of owning an ex-racer. The campaign is titled ‘Share Your Life With a Greyhound’ and has been designed to spread the word about what excellent pets greyhounds make and...

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Category One and Two schedule for 2025 announced by GBGB

THE GBGB has published its 2025 major open-race schedule comprising the Category One and Category Two competitions for the racing year ahead. GBGB racing operations executive Scott Harvey said: “The action on the track this year has been nothing short of sensational, and we are all still drawing breath from...

The Irish Derby

Diamond blitzes Shelbourne records in Holland four-timer

BOCKOS DIAMOND rewrote the history books at Shelbourne Park as round three of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby got off to a sensational start. Sent off 1/5 favourite for the opening heat, Graham Holland's star immediately made his intentions clear as he took total command, initially passing...

Major Races

Shivoo the Irish Laurels heroine, Romeo commands in Stud Book

A monthly video record of the major SIS UK and Irish races run during 2024 with accompanying reporting. 05/10 - Curraheen Park: Bar One Racing Irish Laurels - Crafty Shivoo CRAFTY SHIVOO battled the weather conditions which had only just relented sufficiently to allow racing to go ahead and...

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Meet with the old and new at Star Pelaw as takeover complete

THE purchase of the now officially-named Star Pelaw by Star Sports is complete with the meeting on Sunday 3rd November the first to be staged under the firm's control although there have already been two fixtures shown on the SIS service. Jonathan Kay caught up with Kim Sanzone,...

Irish Focus

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 30th Oct edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv There are highlights from round two of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park with links to full video coverage below, plus four finals nationwide including the Fonez.ie Galway Oaks...

The Irish Derby

Jim sets Saturday standard as run-off delays third round draw

BALLINABOLA JIM produced the run of Saturday night in round two of the BoyleSports Irish Derby over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park. Completing a six-timer, Brendan Murphy‘s dog was soon in control and came home nine and a half lengths clear of Callaway Knegare in a superb 29.07sec....

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Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 23rd Oct edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv There are highlights from the opening round of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park with links to full video coverage below, two tremendous pre-Derby Thursday performances from youngsters in Dublin...

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Bear out on his own once more as Towcester clock goes again

BARNTICK BEAR reclaimed the 500m Towcester track record in his own right on Sunday 20th October as the mark was equalled or bettered for an incredible eleventh time since May 2023. Patrick Janssens' star had seen his 28.52sec clocking from 28th July matched by Phil Milner's...

The Irish Derby

UK raider Freddie stars on second night of Irish Derby

MARCH ON FREDDIE put down a huge BoyleSports Irish Derby marker with a brilliant best-of-round 29.19sec victory in heat 18 over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park on Saturday. David Mullins' UK raider was sent off 3-10 favourite and made those odds look generous in the extreme as he...

The Irish Derby

Diamond and Pat shine as Holland starts with a treble

BOCKOS DIAMOND justified his position as outright favourite by setting the first night standard in the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park on Friday. A modest start in heat two proved only a temporary blip as he flew round in 29.23sec with trainer Graham Holland...

Irish Focus

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 16th October edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv This week sees action from Shelbourne Park on Friday and Saturday ahead of the start of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby, plus the heats of the Fonez Galway Oaks and the second...

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BetGoodwin to back series of valuable Oxford maiden events

BET GOODWIN is backing a series of end-of-year maiden competitions at Oxford to cover sprint, standard and staying distances. Known as the BetGoodwin Series, each competition will carry a winner's prize of £3,000 and be staged over successive Saturdays. BetGoodwin previously backed the Pall Mall at the...

Irish Focus

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 9th October edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv This week sees action from Shelbourne Park on Friday and Saturday but the feature is the Saturday card Curraheen Park for the finals of the Bar One Racing Irish Laurels and supporting...

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Towcester confirmed as 2025 Derby host, event moves forward

THE 2025 Star Sports/TRC English Greyhound Derby at Towcester will have a slot two weeks earlier than this year. The GBGB’s open-race planning committee also announced on Friday evening that the PGR St Leger and Oaks will have the same September and October slots but new venues next...

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Increased prize money on the agenda after Star Pelaw switch

STAR PELAW will offer across-the-board increased prize money of approximately 20 per cent when the full transfer of ownership from Jeff McKenna and family is completed. The north-east track is due to switch from Arc to the SIS service on the weekend of Saturday 19th October/Sunday 20th October with...

Irish Focus

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 2nd October edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv This week sees action from Shelbourne Park on Friday and Saturday where there were Irish Derby clues aplenty plus Curraheen Park where the feature was the semi-final stage of the Bar One...