NEW MUSEUM EXHIBIT CELEBRATES 35 YEARS OF SPORTING PRESS SUPPORT FOR THE IRISH OAKS
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Visitors to Shelbourne Park can now take the journey through greyhound racing history with the unveiling of a new museum exhibit celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Sporting Press sponsorship of the Irish Oaks.
BE NIFTY LEADS GUILFOYLE ONE-TWO IN ON FAYA GALWAY OAKS
Peter Farrell
The final of the 2026 On Faya Galway Oaks, kindly sponsored by Peter Mulrooney of the On Faya Kennels, took centre stage at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Thursday night and it was Magical Be Nifty that emerged triumphant to complete a one-two for the Guilfoyle kennel.
SUMMERFIELD TEAR SETS THE STANDARD IN JIMMY FLAHERTY MEMORIAL SEMIS
Peter Farrell
The semi-finals of the Jimmy Flaherty Memorial A2/A3 525 complemented the feature On Faya Galway Oaks decider in fine style at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Thursday night and it was Summerfield Tier that set the standard with a blistering performance.
EPISODE 246: MIKEY CRONIN & EDDIE KEATING TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
Barry Drake chats to Mikey Cronin following Im Here success in the 2026 TIME Greyhound Nutrition Puppy Derby Final. Barry also catches up with Eddie Keating ahead of the Waterford Gala Memorial Night.
PLENTY HAPPENING AT DUNDALK
Ian Fortune
Dundalk are seeking entries for a number of upcoming stakes as well as many one-off races for the coming weeks.
LEE CRAZE THE NEW SPONSOR OF KILKENNY DERBY
Ian Fortune
The Kilkenny A1/A2 Derby will have a new sponsor this year following the news that English Derby and Oaks winning owner, Lee Craze is to support the traditional September showpiece.
LIMERICK TO HOST SALES AUCTION ON AUGUST 15TH
Peter Farrell
Limerick Greyhound Stadium is scheduled to stage the next sales auction on Saturday, August 15th, with another strong catalogue expected to attract plenty of interest.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS TUESDAY 28/7/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Tuesday 28/7/2026:
VIDEO: 2026 TIME GREYHOUND NUTRITION PUPPY DERBY FINAL
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Join us to look back on the Final and a chat with Aidan and Mikey Cronin.
DUNDALK STADIUM FAMILY FUN & DUAL RACE DAY SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST SPONSORED BY BAR 1 BETTING
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Dundalk Stadium Family Fun & Dual Race Day Saturday 15th August sponsored by BAR 1 Betting, The highlight of our calendar for summer family fun coming soon!
FREE FAMILY FUN MEETING AT YOUGHAL A GREAT SUCCESS
Barry Drake
The Youghal Track Supporters Club held a free family meeting at Youghal on Saturday afternoon with a great crowd in attendance.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR PHASE TWO OF GREYHOUND EDUCATION PROGRAMME
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TUS and Greyhound Racing Ireland Launch Applications for Level 6 Certificate in Greyhound Health, Injuries & Drug Analysis.
IMPRESSIVE TRIALS AHEAD OF RACING AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
With the Derby less than a fortnight away, there were plenty of interesting trials at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night. The most eye-catching trials came from Droopys Faithful, Grouchos Chief, Bills Harbour and Ballymac Ralf.
IM HERE LOOKS SPECIAL IN PUPPY DERBY ROMP
Ian Fortune
Im Here gave further notice on Saturday night that he is going to be a force to be reckoned with going forward as he captured the Time Greyhound Nutrition Puppy Derby in the style of a real champion.
THE SECRET IS OUT AT DUNDALK
Ian Fortune
The Bar 1 Betting Irish Sprint Cup has a very different look to it after Saturday’s second round with a couple of the bigger names making their exit, while others put down a marker including Montana Secret as he posted a sizzling 20.89 to set the standard.
BALLYCOWEN ARCHY QUICKEST IN OPENING ROUND OF A1 KASKO DERBY
Barry Drake
BALLYCOWEN ARCHY (Ballymac Cashout-Peckies Flyer) set the standard in the opening round of the €6,000 to the winner A1 Kasko Derby at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
FINALISTS DECIDED IN GALWAY DOUBLE-HEADER
Peter Farrell
The busy period continued at Galway Greyhound Stadium and Saturday saw the semi-finals of both the Martin Fahy Memorial 525 and the Horan Family Syndicate 525.
JACK & GODES CLAIM DERBY TICKETS
Peter Farrell
The two BOYLE Sports Irish Derby Trial Stakes served as the main attraction at Limerick on Saturday night and it was Galloping Jack and Leamaneigh Godes that booked their places in the Derby draw, landing their respective A1 550 contests by the narrow margins.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 25/7/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 25/7/2026:
2026 TIME GREYHOUND NUTRITION PUPPY DERBY FINAL RACE PROGRAMME
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Shelbourne Park will host the 2026 TIME Greyhound Nutrition Puppy Derby Final tonight. Be sure to have your free virtual race programme to hand to follow all the action.
BRUNO LANDS SHELBOURNE FEATURE IN STYLE
Ian Fortune
Thomas Glynn’s Carrick Bruno seems set for a big future.
NOTABLE TRIALS AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Michael O’Donovan is readying his very talented team for a Derby challenge and three of his best were in action at Shelbourne Park ahead of racing on Friday night with Bouncing Monarch sending out a loud warning to his potential Derby rivals with a stunning 27.82 return.
BIG FREE FAMILY FUN AT YOUGHAL GREYHOUND STADIUM
Barry Drake
The Youghal Track Supporters Club is holding a FREE FAMILY FUN day at the seaside venue today.
IRISH DERBY TICKETS ON OFFER AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
While there is no sweepstake action on offer tonight at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, there is a highly competitive card in store, headlined by a pair of BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby Trial Stakes.
GUILFOYLE DOUBLE SETS UP MOUTH-WATERING GALWAY OAKS DECIDER
Peter Farrell
The semi-finals of the 2026 On Faya Galway Oaks took centre stage at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night and it was Pat Guilfoyle who stole the headlines to book a formidable hand in next week's €10,000-to-the-winner decider.
DERBY TIMELINE AS ENTRIES INVITED
Ian Fortune
It’s official, entries for the 2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby are currently being accepted. Indeed, the earlier you make your entries, the better.
BOLT CONTINUES TO THRIVE
Ian Fortune
It was six months ago we wrote about Nomadic Bolt winning for the seventeenth time at over six years of age.
MIDNIGHT MAKES HIS MARK
Ian Fortune
During the 2025 English Greyhound Derby at Towcester, Faypoint Susie became something of a social media star in greyhound racing circles.
POWER STANDS OUT IN A4 DERBY, MONBEG IS DERBY BOUND
Barry Drake
It was such a busy weekend that we almost missed the fact that the opening round of the W.G.O.B.A A4 Guys & Dolls Deise Derby got underway below in Kilcohan Park.
DIAMOND TO TAKE ON DERBY CHALLENGE
Ian Fortune
Graham Holland confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Bockos Diamond will be challenging for BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby honours.
VIDEO: 2026 BOYLE SPORTS IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY LAUNCH
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Come with us to Tipperary as we speak to our sponsors BOYLE Sports, Greyhound Racing Ireland and Shelbourne Park representatives and of course, Graham Holland.
BOYLE SPORTS IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY 2026 LAUNCHES AT GRAHAM HOLLAND’S RIVERSIDE KENNELS
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The countdown to the 2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby officially began this week as the launch event took place at the famous Riverside Kennels of five-time Derby-winning trainer Graham Holland.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 20TH JULY
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Ian Fortune and Tommy Lyons are back with your favourite Greyhound Racing chat.
BLOOM TOPS KILKENNY SALES FOR DOYLE
Vinny Grennan
Kilkenny greyhound stadium held another hugely successful sale on Saturday morning where there was a large crowd present with almost €80,000 turned over on the day.
COLEY AND ACE SECURE PUPPY DERBY SLOT IN STYLE
Ian Fortune
The stage is set for a tremendous finish to the TIME Greyhound Nutrition Puppy Derby with Saturday’s semi-finals providing impressive winners in the form of Kapuka Coley and Fahrenheit Ace.
LUKA STARS AS BAR 1 BETTING IRISH SPRINT CUP COMMENCES
Ian Fortune
There were many superb opening round displays in the opening round of the Bar 1 Betting Irish Sprint Cup but ante-post favourite Magical Luka stood out as he posted a sizzling 20.88 despite giving one of his rivals a head start at boxes.
DROOPYS SUCCESS IN SHELLEY FENNELLY MEMORIAL FINAL
Barry Drake
DROOPYS CRIOA (Signet Ace-Droopys Alice) made the most of the inside line to win the final of the €7,500 to the winner Shelley Fennelly Memorial Open Bitch Stake at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
ACE QUICKEST IN MARTIN FAHY OPENER, KISMET SETS THE HORAN FAMILY STANDARD
Peter Farrell
An action-packed weekend continued at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night as the opening round heats of both the Horan Family Syndicate 525 and the Martin Fahy Memorial 525 took centre stage.
QUALITY FARE ACROSS A VARIETY OF RACES AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
Limerick played host to an eleven-race card on Saturday night and, while there was no sweepstake action on offer, there were some terrific performances across the card from the likes of Kevinsfort Trump and Call Me Rapid.
BRUNO FIRES TO HIGHLIGHT HIS PROMISE
Ian Fortune
A number of talented youngsters were on show at Shelbourne Park on Friday night with many superb performances including a couple of huge runs over the standard trip from the likes of Maireads Susie, Glengar Phantom and Droopys Mezza, while the semi-finals of the valuable Tote Betting ON1 350 were both won in style with Carrick Bruno setting a strong standard.
QUEEN ‘ON FAYA’ IN GALWAY OAKS OPENER
Peter Farrell
The opening round heats of the 2026 On Faya Galway Oaks got underway at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night and Brian Robinson’s Avenue Queen made a successful return to the Connacht venue as she set the standard in brilliant fashion.
TRAINER PATRICK GUILFOYLE ENJOYED A GREAT NIGHT IN TRALEE ON FRIDAY, WINNING BOTH FEATURE FINALS.
Barry Drake
The performance of the night came from Daleroad Magic in the €3,500 to the winner Regional Nights Friends & Supporters Final.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 18/7/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 18/7/2026:
THE BAR 1 BETTING IRISH SPRINT CUP 2026
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The Bar 1 Betting Irish Sprint Cup trap draw for round one of this exciting annual competition where the fastest dogs compete for a grand prize pot of €20,000 took place this week.
RCÉ ISSUES FURTHER WARM WEATHER UPDATE - THURSDAY 16TH JULY
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Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) has today issued a further update regarding racing and trial arrangements as the current period of exceptionally warm weather continues across parts of the country.
EPISODE 245: DEAN HARPUR TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
Barry chats to Dean Harpur following Ballycowen Frank's sensational success in the 2026 TIME Dundalk International Open 550 at Dundalk Stadium.
SHELBOURNE AND DUNDALK DOMINATE IRISH FOCUS
Ian Fortune
The weather again played havoc on the Irish greyhound scene over the past week but the two feature meetings at Shelbourne Park and Dundalk both survived, providing plenty of material for the latest instalment of the Irish Focus on sisracing.tv.
CONSOLIDATION GIVES MARCUS A REAL THRILL
Ian Fortune
Those present at Dundalk on Sunday would have witnessed some outstanding racing from start to finish.
KINGDOM GREYHOUND STADIUM SET FOR FAMILY FUNDRAISER THIS FRIDAY
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Kingdom Greyhound Stadium will play host to a special Community Celebration Night this Friday, bringing together racing enthusiasts, local businesses and families for an evening of entertainment in support of a worthy cause.
FREE FAMILY FUN MEETINGS CONFIRMED FOR YOUGHAL
Barry Drake
The Youghal Track Supporters Club are looking forward to pulling out all the stops to sponsor two big upcoming FREE family fun meetings at the seaside venue.
SHEILA ‘NANNY’ SPILLANE
The sad news came through on Monday evening that Sheila Spillane, a member of the Irish Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame, has passed on at a great age.
DESIRE TO CHALLENGE FOR REGENCY HONOURS
Ian Fortune
Ireland will have a challenger for the Coral Regency which gets underway at Hove on Saturday night with Lennies Desire amongst those in action in the opening round.
VIDEO: 2026 BOYLE SPORTS CHAMPION STAKES FINAL
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Another memorable night for Liam Dowling and the Ballymac team in Shelbourne Park as his ladies did an incredible double.
RECORD BREAKER FRANK AN INTERNATIONAL STAR
Ian Fortune
It was somewhat fitting that Dundalk welcomed stunning weather on Sunday for their biggest day of the year.
FRANK NOW SET FOR DERBY CAMPAIGN
Ian Fortune
Both Michael O’Donovan and Dean Harpur confirmed soon after the brilliant TIME Dundalk International success of Ballycowen Frank that he will be heading straight for the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby for which he is amongst the favourites.
A FAMOUS DOWLING DOUBLE AS KAMALA SHINES BRIGHTEST IN CHAMPION
Ian Fortune
Liam Dowling has been hitting the woodwork in recent months, going close to capturing the English Derby, the Oaks and more but on Saturday night his kennel was in potent form at Shelbourne Park as he recorded a stunning double with Ballymac Kamala emerging a brilliant winner of the BOYLE Sports Champion Stakes and Ballymac Gwennie emerging a tremendous winner of the BOYLE Sports Champion Plate.
SPIDER LANDS SCULLY DECIDER, ROCKO BOOKS DERBY TICKET
Peter Farrell
The €1,800-to-the-winner Sean Scully Memorial 525 headlined an eight-race card at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and it was Alison Coxon who landed the valuable prize as Hollywell Spider powered to a third career success.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 11/7/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 11/7/2026:
2026 BOYLE SPORTS CHAMPION STAKES FINAL RACE PROGRAMME
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Shelbourne Park will host the 2026 BOYLE Sports Champion Stakes and Champion Plate Finals tonight. Be sure to have your free virtual race programme to hand to follow all the action.
SUPERB FRIDAY NIGHT RUNS AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
There were some brilliant displays at Shelbourne Park on Friday night, over both two and four. The youngsters took their chance to shine in the early part of the card with the opening round of the TOTE Betting ON1 350 unearthing some very promising trackers.
HANOVER GORM LANDS WGOBA DECIDER
Peter Farrell
There was €1,300 on offer to the winner of the WGOBA A3/A4 525 at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night and it was Hanover Gorm that emerged a worthy winner.
RUTH TO BE REMEMBERED AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
Monday, July 20th is a day to put in the diary for those that can make it to Enniscorthy as they remember one of their own, Ruth Hatton (Codd).
VIDEO: 2026 BOYLE SPORTS CHAMPION STAKES SEMI-FINALS
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Ireland’s most exciting names were in action in Shelbourne Park last weekend across 3 Semi-Finals in the 2026 BOYLE Sports Champion Stakes.
EPISODE 244: DONOGH MCLEAN TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
Barry chats to Donogh McLean following Kerryroad Al's brilliant success in the 2026 TIME Club Derby Final at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
GREYHOUND SALES AT KILKENNY ON SATURDAY 11TH JULY 2026
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There is a sales meeting in Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium on Saturday morning July 11th. Sales trials and auction will be open to the public and all are welcome to attend on the day.
BRILLIANT RACING AS PUPPY DERBY COMMENCES
Ian Fortune
Tuesday’s action at Shelbourne Park may have started later than normal to allow the temperatures to cool but the action on the track quickly heated up proceedings.
DYNAMIC A BIG MOVER IN DERBY MARKET AFTER TRIAL
Ian Fortune
There was plenty of buzz about the trial of Lennies Dynamic ahead of racing at Curraheen Park on Saturday night with the brilliant young tracker clocking a track record equaling 17.14.
A MID-WEEK BONUS AS PUPPY DERBY STARTS IN DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
The weather gods have certainly done everything in their power to delay the start of the TIME Greyhound Nutrition Puppy Derby but it will finally get underway at Shelbourne Park this evening, albeit at a slightly later than scheduled time.
JACKIE BEGLEY
The death has taken place of one of the North-West's best-known and most respected greyhound and coursing figures, Jackie Begley.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 6TH JULY
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Ian Fortune is joined by Barry Caul this week to chat about the latest in the world of Greyhound Racing.
VIDEO: 2026 TIME CLUB DERBY FINAL
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Join us to look back on Saturday night's Final in Limerick and Kerryroad Al's €20,000 win.
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ANYONE TRANSPORTING A GREYHOUND IN WARM WEATHER
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Transporting a greyhound during warm weather can be high risk unless the vehicle is air conditioned or can be adequately ventilated.
RCÉ ISSUES UPDATED GUIDANCE AMID ONGOING WARM WEATHER
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Following a meeting earlier today, Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) has issued an update regarding racing and trial arrangements as warm weather conditions continue. All decisions are taken with the welfare and care of racing greyhounds into consideration.
BRILLIANT ACTION IN DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
There was some special racing at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night including a brilliant early paced display from Harvard Square in the Maiden Derby.
KERRYROAD AL CROWNED TIME CLUB DERBY CHAMPION
Peter Farrell
The 2026 TIME Club Derby A4 525 reached its conclusion at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and, after five weeks of enthralling competition, it was Kerryroad Al that emerged a thoroughly deserving winner of the €20,000 first prize.
ANOTHER SUPA DISPLAY AS MAC CLAIMS CURTIN MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
Supa Mac justified odds-on favouritism in some style in the final of the Pat Curtin Memorial Cup at Mullingar on Saturday night, again dipping under the 29 second barrier on his way to a wide margin victory.
BARNHILL DANCER CLAIMS DUNDALK’S CARROLL MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
The final of the Paddy & Eamon Carroll Memorial was the undoubted feature of Saturday’s racing at Dundalk and Barnhill Dancer left it late to land the €3,000 prize at the expense of long-time pace-setter Ravenswood Roo.
THREE-WAY THRILLER IN CENTENARY AGRI TIPPERARY CUP FINALE
Peter Farrell
The 2026 Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup reached a dramatic conclusion at Thurles Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and, after three weeks of top-class racing, it was Indian Mist who emerged victorious in a thrilling three-way photo finish.
DRUMNAFERN BALOR LANDS NORTHWEST HONOURS
Peter Farrell
The final of the Northwest Greyhound Supplies A3/A4 525 took centre stage at Lifford Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and, after producing one of the standout performances of the semi-finals, Drumnafern Balor confirmed that display was no fluke with a thoroughly professional success in the €2,500-to-the-winner decider.
IN-FORM ADAM DOES IT AGAIN FOR THE DUNFORD KENNEL
Barry Drake
IN-FORM trainer Adam Dunford landed the feature final at Curraheen Park on Saturday night as Fantasy Adam (Jacktavern Gem-Newinn Madam) delivered a high-class performance to win the final of the €3,000 to the winner Bunty Cahill Memorial A2-A3 Stake.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 4/7/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 4/7/2026:
VIDEO: 2026 DONAL BEATTY MEMORIAL CORN CUCHULAINN FINAL
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Join us to look back on Singalong Polly's win in the stayers Classic in Shelbourne Park with reaction from Emma Buckley and Donal Beatty's son Seán Beatty.
DUNFORD ENJOYS MIDWEEK SEASIDE TREBLE
Barry Drake
Trainer ADAM DUNFORD stole the show at Youghal Greyhound Stadium on Wednesday night, landing a fantastic treble on the night.
EPISODE 243: COLM FITZGERALD & WILLIAM RIGNEY TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
Barry chats to trainer Colm Fitzgerald following a memorable night in Limerick as Tiermana Dream landed the West Limerick Treaty Cup. Barry also catches up with William Rigney of Time Greyhound Nutrition to preview Saturday night’s Time Club Derby Final.
PAUL BYRNE
It is with real sadness we must report the passing of one of the true gentlemen of greyhound racing, Paul Byrne, in recent days.
BULL CHANGES HANDS AND SET TO BECOME LENNIES
Ian Fortune
One of the most taking runs on Saturday night at Shelbourne Park came from Revolut Bull and he clearly caught the eye of a couple of potential buyers.
MONK A STAR IN WAITING
Ian Fortune
There was some superb racing at Shelbourne Park on Tuesday night but the undoubted star of proceedings was Droopys Monk as he produced a massive run to capture the Upcoming TIME Puppy Derby A0 525 in a brilliant 28.12 for owners Graham Ashe and Tommy Kelly.
ANOTHER AUSTRALIA TRIP IN THE WORKS
Ian Fortune
After another hugely successful trip last year, Nathan Corden is again planning a large organized greyhound trip to Australia.