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Standard-setters Kobe and Birch dominate Puppy Derby market

Standard-setters Kobe and Birch dominate Puppy Derby market

BALLYMAC KOBE and Bombay Birch dominate the betting for Sunday's English Puppy Derby final over 500m at Towcester (live on sisracing.tv) after respectively setting the first round and semi-final standard in the Category One event. Bombay Birch is unbeaten in the competition, while Ballymac Kobe went down...

Wide boy Broadway boasts sole unbeaten BetGoodwin record

Wide boy Broadway boasts sole unbeaten BetGoodwin record

BROADWAY STEEL is the sole unbeaten finalist going into Saturday's £3,000 BetGoodwin Series Maiden Sprint Cup decider over 253m at Oxford (live on sisracing.tv). Sean White's dog has steered an extravagantly wide course in both heat and semi but rallied well to win by...

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 20th Nov edition

Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 20th Nov edition

THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv It is Shelbourne Park all the way this week with the semi-finals of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby and Michael Fortune Memorial Derby Plate plus the final of the Gourmet Island Puppy...

Kilkenny on SIS Friday evening with view to permanent slot

Kilkenny on SIS Friday evening with view to permanent slot

KILKENNY will feature on the SIS service on Friday evening this week with the intention being that the slot will become a regular on the schedule after a successful outing on 8th November due to fireworks issues in the UK. A ten-race card is programmed and further cements the relationship...

Irish Derby all about Diamond despite stellar field in opposition

The Irish Derby

Irish Derby all about Diamond despite stellar field in opposition

JUST six remain the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby including three Classic winners, an English Derby runner-up and a progressive four lengths semi-final winner but the quintet are all overshadowed by the brilliant Bockos Diamond so far as the betting is concerned. Indeed, after breaking the 550 yards track record with...

Diamond dazzles again with record-equalling semi victory

The Irish Derby

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...

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

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...

Lifford joining SIS service with Sunday slot from this weekend

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...

Star team getting feet under the table at Pelaw after takeover

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...

GBGB launch homing campaign including dedicated website

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...

Category One and Two schedule for 2025 announced by GBGB

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...

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

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,...

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

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...

Towcester to stage pre-Xmas gala around bet365 Puppy Oaks

Towcester to stage pre-Xmas gala around bet365 Puppy Oaks

TOWCESTER has announced a pre-Christmas gala on Saturday 21st December which will have the £10,000 bet365 Puppy Oaks as its centrepiece supported by nine £3,000 invitation races over the full range of distances. The meeting, which will be live on SIS, is a rare Saturday evening fixture to...

BetGoodwin to back series of valuable Oxford maiden events

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...

BoyleSports Irish Derby officially launched at Shelbourne Park

BoyleSports Irish Derby officially launched at Shelbourne Park

THE €125,000 BoyleSports Irish Derby, which starts on Friday week, October 18th, was officially launched at Shelbourne Park on Monday. This year's event takes place later than usual due to the refurbishment of Shelbourne which was opened to the public at the end of September. As a...

Towcester confirmed as 2025 Derby host, event moves forward

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...

Increased prize money on the agenda after Star Pelaw switch

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...

Coe 'the best run in 10 years' says Donny bookie Johnson

Coe 'the best run in 10 years' says Donny bookie Johnson

GREENWELL COE, trained by Tom Heilbron for Kenny Glen, completed an unbeaten run through the Yorkshire Derby when posting the third-fastest ever time over 483m at Doncaster on Saturday. He certainly impressed on-course bookmaker Dave Johnson, who told Jonathan Kay how highly he rated the run before going on to...

Racenight Mikey Locke-bound after £10,000 Towcester sale

Racenight Mikey Locke-bound after £10,000 Towcester sale

RACENIGHT MIKEY (Ballymac Cashout - Dunquin Anna Apr23) topped the Greyhound Trader Towcester 'Puppy Derby' sale on Monday 23rd September when 28 lots were sold for a total of just over £64,000. The unraced youngster, who just has one official mark on his card in the shape...

Irish Derby final night tickets now available from Shelbourne Park

The Irish Derby

Irish Derby final night tickets now available from Shelbourne Park

TICKETS for the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby final on Saturday 23rd November are now available for purchase online. It will be the first classic hosted at the newly refurbished Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium which is due to fully reopen at the end of September ahead of the Irish Derby first...

Second annual GBGB National Greyhound Week is a big success

THE second annual National Greyhound Week (NGW) came to an end on Sunday after seven days of thrilling racing and special NGW events staged at tracks across the country. Throughout the week, GBGB licensed tracks immersed themselves in NGW celebrations, welcoming new and existing visitors. Tracks offered a range of...

Flanagan appointed as chairman of Greyhound Racing Ireland

Flanagan appointed as chairman of Greyhound Racing Ireland

PAT FLANAGAN, an experienced veterinary surgeon and current member of the board, has been confirmed as chairman of Rásaíocht Con Eireann [Greyhound Racing Ireland]. The appointment was made by Irish government minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, with Flanagan succeeding Frank Nyhan who served as chairman for...

Retireds meet-and-greet the highlight of Valley's Family day

Retireds meet-and-greet the highlight of Valley's Family day

VALLEY in Ystrad Mynach, around 15 miles north of Cardiff, staged a Family Funday on Sunday as a prelude to the GBGB's National Greyhound Week. A meet and greet with retired greyhounds was one of the highlights with former track champion Glenmalure Flyer the star of the show....