October 2023

GREYHOUND RACING (PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2023 – PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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Rásaíocht Con Éireann is pleased to announce to Industry Stakeholders that pursuant to Section 5 of the Greyhound Racing Act, S.I. No. 15 of 2019, draft regulations relating to the detection of prohibited substances in greyhounds are now available to view.

GREYHOUND INDUSTRY REGULATIONS 2023 – PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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Rásaíocht Con Éireann is pleased to announce to Industry Stakeholders that pursuant to Section 5 of the Greyhound Racing Act, S.I. No. 15 of 2019, draft regulations relating to the following areas are now available to view: Racing Regulations, Licensed Trainer Regulations, Traceability Regulations and Welfare Regulations.

TALKING LEGER EPISODE 1 TUESDAY 31ST OCTOBER

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The WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger is the focus of the chat this Tuesday evening as Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and Tom Fitzgerald sit down to talk dogs!

OUR PEOPLE, THE GENERATIONS - MEET THE WALLS

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The story of the Walls of Co. Kildare and their involvement in greyhound racing, starts with Tom Wall Senior who purchased his first greyhound at the age of 16. Tom, (who played club football with Athy and Senior Football for Kildare) purchased the family farm and pub in 1959 in Kilgowan, Co. Kildare and it was here that he raised his family, which included sons Michael, Thomas & Lawrence.

WELL DONE TO NOAH AND NED

Ian Fortune

Yacht Ned came home with two lengths in hand in the RCETS A4 525 Final at Shelbourne Park last Thursday evening.

AN IRISH WEEKEND ON RPGTV

Ian Fortune

With Guy Fawkes night scheduled for Sunday and all that I associated with the weekend, be it fireworks or bonfires, it is understandable that there will be no racing in the UK this weekend but the Irish have stepped forward to makes sure RPGTV have plenty to cover.

A WONDERFUL SPOOKY SCHOOLS NIGHT AT YOUGHAL GREYHOUND STADIUM

Barry Drake

A huge crowd turned up at Youghal Greyhound Stadium last night for the Spooky Schools night and the racing on the track was fantastic.

FAYPOINT SEAN SETS THE STANDARD IN JUVENILE CUP OPENER

Peter Farrell

Kindly sponsored by Graham and Nicky Holland, the opening round of the Riverside Stud Munster Juvenile Cup got underway at Clonmel on Sunday night and it was the sponsor who set the standard as Faypoint Sean led home his litter brother in the opening heat of the night.

PAVILION SETS A STRONG PACE IN FAIR WARRIOR

Ian Fortune

Pavilion Fire produced one of the great runs at Mullingar on Sunday afternoon to claim his place in the final of the RPGTV Fair Warrior Open 400.

UNA SETS THE STANDARD IN ST. LEGER OPENER AT LIMERICK

Peter Farrell

Saturday night saw thirteen top-class opening round heats of the Willwego.com Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and it produced some thrilling action with both Pat Buckley and Graham Holland recording trebles on the night.

WONDERFUL FARE AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

With the commencement of Christmas party season, there was a big crowd on hand to witness some top class racing at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.

AILSA A CLOSE THIRD IN OAKS

Ian Fortune

The Robert Gleeson trained Droopys Ailsa was beaten just over a length into third in the Premier Greyhound Racing Oaks at Perry Barr on Saturday night despite not having much luck in the run.

QUALITY FARE ON THURLES 75TH ANNIVERSARY NIGHT

Peter Farrell

It was a big night at Thurles Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night as the Premier venue hosted their 75th Anniversary and there was some fine action on offer to boot.

HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH IN OPENING ROUND OF WILLWEGO.COM IRISH ST. LEGER

Peter Farrell

All eyes turn to Limerick later tonight as the opening round heats of the Willwego.com Irish St. Leger get underway and those in attendance are certain to be treated to some incredible action with 78 of the Country’s best trackers taking to the Dock Road circuit.

A BIG NIGHT OF PRESENTATIONS AT CURRAHEEN PARK AS CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM IRISH GREYHOUND LAURELS

Barry Drake

All at Curraheen Park are looking forward to tonight's racing along with the presentation of cheques to a couple of fantastic and most deserving charities

KYLIE LANDS SHELBOURNE FEATURE

Ian Fortune

Catunda Kylie took another step forward in her level of performance to capture the TIME Greyhound 28 A2 Bitch 525 at Shelbourne Park, claiming the €1,750 prize by some two and a half lengths in a rapid 28.42.

TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY EPISODE 146: KAROL RAMSBOTTOM

Barry Drake

As we look forward to the opening round of the WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger in Limerick this Saturday night, Barry is joined by trainer Karol Ramsbottom.

GALWAY BASED COMPANY FONEZ ANNOUNCED AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE GALWAY OAKS AT GALWAY GREYHOUND STADIUM

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Galway Greyhound Stadium has announced Fonez as the title sponsors of the 2023 Galway Oaks which takes place over 3 weekends during November.

WINTER RACING FESTIVAL RACES ADVERTISED

Ian Fortune

As we get towards the end of October, there was a moment of realization in recent days that the RCÉ Winter Racing Festival is just around the corner.

BIG NEWS IN THE KINGDOM

Barry Drake

The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium is proud to announce a new sponsorship deal with Nolans CVRT centre in Castleisland.

SYDNEY LEAVES AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY

Ian Fortune

Droopys Sydney will live out the rest of his days with his feet up following the news that he has been retired from stud duties. One of the greatest sires of all-time, his legacy will live on as he continues to send out an incredulous number of winners.

AWESOME OBLIGES AT ENNISCORTHY

Ian Fortune

Barefoot Awesome completed a tremendous unbeaten path through the Lord Unraced Stake at Enniscorthy on Monday night.

GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND ANNOUNCE WILLWEGO.COM AS NEW IRISH ST.LEGER SPONSORS

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Prestigious Classic Sees New 4-Year Contract Signed

ALL GOING TO SCRIPT IN FAIR WARRIOR

Ian Fortune

Sunday afternoon’s action at Mullingar featured the second round of the ROPGTV Fair Warrior Open Sprint and favourite backers were in clover as all four heats went to the market leader.

QUALITY ALL-ROUND AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

Conditions may have been a little cooler at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night but a quality card helped warm up proceedings.

BRIDGES IS OFF TO BREEDING PADDOCKS

Ian Fortune

In his own words, our own Barry Caul announced to the world via X (the artist formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday night that Black Bridges had run her final race.

HUGE CROWDS SUPPORT FUNDRAISING NIGHT AT CURRAHEEN PARK

Barry Drake

A fundraising night for the Curraheen Park Supporters Club and The School & Health Foundation brought a huge crowd to Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

TOP-CLASS PIER LANDS THE ARACHAS 600 DECIDER AT LIMERICK

Peter Farrell

Ahead of the Irish St. Leger, which starts next Saturday night, the final of the Arachas Corporate Brokers Ltd A1 600 served as the highlight at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night and it was Newport Pier that turned the feature event into a procession.

UNBEATEN DAVE CLAIMS GALWAY’S PADDY O’GORMAN FEATURE

Peter Farrell

There was a brilliant €2,250 on offer as the final of the Paddy O’Gorman A1/A2 525 took centre stage at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and it was the unbeaten Lissatouk Dave who landed the spoils.

RIGHT WAY THE TIME CHAMP AT KILKENNY

Ian Fortune

Shem O’Donnell and Robbie Dowling floated out of Kilkenny on Friday night, not because of the heavy rain that affected the country through the day, but rather due to the success of their aptly named Goingtherightway in the final of the TIME Greyhound Nutrition A3 525.

O’MUIRCHEARTAIGH A NAME TO REMEMBER

Ian Fortune

When a greyhound is named after a legend, it certainly needs to back it up with displays on the track.

TALKING DOGS ON THURDAY EPISODE 145: PAIDI WALSH

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This week Barry chats to Paidi Walsh, chairman of the Youghal Track Supporters Club.

TOM’S NIGHT AT THE DOGS RAISES OVER €18,000 FOR MILFORD CARE CENTRE

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Tom Ahern proudly returned to Milford Care Centre this week to handover an impressive €18,465.80 to the charity, the proceeds of the Night at the Dogs Fundraiser he held in Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday 7th October.

MARTIN FAHY

It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of one Galway Greyhound Stadiums great patrons and personalities, Martin Fahy.

WONDERFUL LYNCHY BOWS OUT

Ian Fortune

An email dropped over the weekend confirming the news that one of the most consistent and thoroughly likeable greyhounds of the past three years plus, Lynchy Boy, has been retired.

BUICK A WELCOME COMEBACK WINNER FOR NALIN

Ian Fortune

When Nushkas Buick won in 28.65 at Shelbourne Park last Thursday evening, it provided the perfect ending to a wonderful comeback.

AG RÁSAÍOCHT LE CHÉILE RETURNS THIS NOVEMBER WITH FREE ADMISSION

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Free Admission Open Nights returns to Greyhound Racing Ireland Stadia for a Third Year! A weekend for our community to come together and enjoy a night out together at their local greyhound stadium.

TALKING LAURELS EPISODE 5 MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER

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The 2023 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels came to an exciting conclusion in Curraheen Park on Saturday night with High Trend giving trainer Graham Holland his 5th Laurels win. Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons & Jimmy Barry Murphy sit down to talk all about it

GOOD SAHARA LANDS BURGESS UNRACED FEATURE

Peter Farrell

The final of the €2,100 to the winner Burgess Bucks @ Stud Unraced Bitch stake served as the highlight on Sunday night’s Clonmel card and it went the way of the odds-on favourite as Good Sahara maintained her unbeaten career start.

VIDEO: 2023 BAR ONE RACING IRISH LAURELS FINAL

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Join us in Cork's Curraheen Park to look back on High Trend's victory in the 2023 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels Final, in partnership with Friends and Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing.

NICE ONE PROVES SHE’S A GREAT ONE IN BARRY 600

Ian Fortune

Droopys Nice One has never raced outside top company, has reached a Derby decider and has beaten the very best Ireland has had to offer since debuting in January 2022.

HIGH TREND SURPRISE 8-1 WINNER IN BAR ONE RACING IRISH GREYHOUND LAURELS

Barry Drake

HIGH TREND ran out a fabulous winner of the €30,000 to the winner Bar One Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels in front of a packed house on Saturday night.

ALL ABOUT ALICE IN LIAM BRUSSELS DECIDER

Peter Farrell

The final of the €1,800 to the winner Liam Brussels Memorial 525 took centre stage at Galway Greyhound Stadium last night and it was Heathlawn Alice that produced a masterclass of front-running to land the prestigious renewal.

CARRICK ALDO THE SELECTION IN IRISH LAURELS DECIDER AT CURRAHEEN PARK

Barry Drake

Massive crowds are expected in Curraheen Park tonight as the €30,000 to the winner Bar One Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels takes centre stage.

KING FASTEST AT KILKENNY AGAIN

Ian Fortune

Killinure King was again the star of proceedings at Kilkenny on Friday night as he posted a fastest of the round 28.83 on his way to capturing his TIME Greyhound Nutrition A3 semi-final.

BOSCO SUCCESS FOR SYD

Ian Fortune

Da Quiet Syd had to work for it but he completed his superb passage through the Bosco Gleeson Memorial at Newbridge on Friday night, leading at the third turn to emerge a good winner of the €2,300 winner’s purse.

LITTLE TO SEPARATE ARACHAS SEMIS AT LIMERICK

Peter Farrell

The regular Saturday meeting at Limerick Greyhound Stadium took place last night as the semi finals of the Arachas Corporate Brokers 600 went down for decision and just one spot was to separate both semi final winners.

LAURELS FINAL PREVIEW WITH JOE SEWARD AND JIMMY BARRY MURPHY

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For the last time this year, Joe Seward & Jimmy Barry Murphy preview Saturday's action in the Bar One Racing Irish Laurels, in partnership with Friends and Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Have a listen now!

WATCH: RPGTV LAURELS FINAL PREVIEW

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Join Ian Fortune as he looks ahead to the €30,000 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels Final on Saturday 14th October - live on Racing Post Greyhound TV! Ian looks back at last week's semi-finals before previewing the 525yds decider at Curraheen Park.

TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY EPISODE 144: LAURELS FINAL PREVIEW

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This week Barry is joined by 5 guests, as they all look forward to Saturday night’s Bar One Racing Irish Laurels Final. Barry welcomes 4 fantastic greyhound trainers including David Murray, Owen McKenna, Graham Holland and Johnny Linehan. All with hopes to win the coveted classic.

COULD RETIRED GREYHOUND SERGIO BE IRELAND’S NEXT TOP MADRA?

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We’re delighted to confirm that our very own Sergio, flying the flag for retired greyhounds as pets, has made the final of the annual competition, Ireland’s Next Top Madra - and the online public vote is now open until 9am on Friday 20 October!

MONICA SKELLY

Irish greyhound racing lost one of its longest serving supporters and contributors in recent days with the passing of Monica Skelly.

TOWCESTER AGAIN CONFIRMED AS DERBY HOST

Ian Fortune

It was confirmed yesterday that Towcester will again host the English Derby in 2024.

TALKING LAURELS EPISODE 4 MONDAY 9TH OCTOBER

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As we look forward to Saturday's Bar One Racing Irish Laurels Final in Cork's Curraheen Park, join Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons & Robert Catterson now for all the chat.

VIDEO: BAR ONE RACING IRISH LAURELS SEMI-FINALS

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Join us to look back on the Semi-Final action from Curraheen Park.

CARRICK ALDO AND JACKTAVERN BOLT STAR IN LAURELS SEMI FINALS

Barry Drake

Both CARRICK ALDO and JACKTAVERN BOLT delivered stunning winning performances in the semi-finals of the Bar One Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

A BUCKLEY BRACE IN BARRY 600 SEMIS

Ian Fortune

Pat Buckley was certainly the man to follow at Shelbourne Park on Saturday as he recorded a wonderful double in the semi finals of the Yvonne Barry Track Bookmaker Open 600.

MILFORD CARE CENTRE BENEFIT NIGHT PRODUCES EXCEPTIONAL RACING

Peter Farrell

The Milford Care Centre benefit night took place last night at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and those in attendance were treated to some mouth-watering action on track with no shortage of exceptional performance on show.

GRANGEVIEW TREBLE THE HIGHLIGHT AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

There was plenty of good action at Galway Greyhound Stadium last night but the highlight was a treble for the kennel of Michael Hogan.

A TREBLE OF EMERS AT CLONMEL

Peter Farrell

Friday night proved memorable for JJ and Emer Dunne as they recorded a fine treble as Emers Jessie, Emers Bear and Emers Benny all prevailed.

BOLT CAN DO IT IN RECORD TIME

Barry Drake

JACKTAVERN BOLT can get punters off to a flying start in tonight's opening semi-final of the €30,000 to the winner Bar One Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels which is in association with the Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing.

SUPER TED CAN FLY AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

Those journeying to Shelbourne Park this evening can expect to see some wonderful performances especially in the semi-finals of the Yvonne Barry track Bookmaker 600.

SOBER SETS TONGUES WAGGING AT KILKENNY

Ian Fortune

Even before Friday’s racing action got underway at Kilkenny, there was plenty to get excited about on the track with Sean Malone’s Sober Glory posting a scarcely believable 28.37 in a trial.

KING SETS THE TIME PACE AT KILKENNY

Ian Fortune

There was certainly exciting action on offer at Kilkenny on Friday night as the TIME Greyhound Nutrition A3 525 continued.

FAST TIMES IN BOSCO STAKE

Ian Fortune

All three semi-finals of the Bosco Gleeson Memorial A2/A3 525 at Newbridge were won in fast times with only less than a length separating the fastest and slowest heat winners.

A LOVE AFAIR WITH OUR SPORT FOR NOREEN AND FAMILY

Ian Fortune

A wonderful email landed yesterday afternoon, highlighting the joy and love that greyhounds can bring to a family, while also showing the journey they can bring you on.

PLEASE SUPPORT CURRAHEEN PARK SUPPORTERS CLUN FUNDRAISER

Barry Drake

Curraheen Park Supporters Club was formed in January 2023 and has close to 500 members since its formation.

YOUGHAL SALES REPORT

Barry Drake

There were a couple of big runs at the Youghal sales on Saturday morning.

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

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Join Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and Barry Drake for everyone's favourite greyhound racing chat - it's time to get Talking Dogs! This week's chat focusses on the action in Cork for the Bar One Racing Irish Laurels and Shelbourne Park's Time Greyhound Nutrition Juvenile Derby Final won in superb style by Droopys Flytline.

PROVISION OF SIS RACING IN 2024

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Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) / Greyhound Racing Ireland is currently in negotiation with SIS with regard to the provision of SIS Racing in 2024.

PURCHASE A SOUVENIR DERBY FINAL CARD OR ROSETTE

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We know that many of you like to keep a copy of the Derby Final programme as a souvenir and we’re delighted to offer a limited number to greyhound racing fans in exchange for a donation to the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust, along with rosettes from our Derby finalists.

TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY EPISODE 143: ROBERT GLEESON & WILLIE RIGNEY

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Barry has a Time Greyhound Nutrition Juvenile Derby double-header this week as he chats to winning trainer Robert Gleeson and sponsor Willie Rigney. Have a listen!

FAROUT SYDNEY DELIVERS A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE IN YOUGHAL

Barry Drake

FAROUT SYDNEY, trained by Eddie Lingane for the Decs-Syndicate, Fermoy, delivered a special performance in Wednesday's seventh race at Youghal track, clocking 28.66, one of the quickest performances in recent years.

FANTASTIC FARRELL FAMILY SUCCESS AT BRANDYWELL

Ian Fortune

Talking Dogs own Peter Farrell and his family had a fine winner at Derry the other evening but he was quiet as a mouse about it.

LATE KNOCKOUT FROM BRUNO IN BRANDYWELL DERBY

Peter Farrell

It was one of the biggest nights of the year at the Brandywell Greyhound Stadium in Derry last night as the final of the Len McKinney & Track Lotto Brandywell Derby took centre stage and Tuttles Bruno emerged a worthy winner for Michael and Rory Stewart.

TALKING LAURELS EPISODE 3 MONDAY 2ND OCTOBER

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VIDEO: TIME GREYHOUND NUTRITION JUVENILE DERBY FINAL

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We've been treated to a fantastic competition throughout the Time Greyhound Nutrition Juvenile Derby and on Saturday night the Final lived up to that with a terrific winner in Droopys Flytline. Join us now in Shelbourne Park to look back on the Final and chat to trainer Robert Gleeson and sponsor Willie Rigney.