TAKING LAURELS 2022 EPISODE 4 MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER
GRI
31 October 2022
Barry Drake, Tommy Lyons & Barry Drake sit down to discuss all the Laurels action, looking back on the weekend's Semi-Finals and ahead to the Final in Curraheen Park. Of course there is plenty of other action to catch their eyes as they also discuss the Matchbook Fair Warrior Final in Mullingar and the action in Shelbourne Park including the RPGTV Puppy Oaks.
STUD OWNERS MUNSTER JUVENILE CUP OFF TO A FLIER IN CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
31 October 2022
The Munster Juvenile Cup is one of the most historic racing events on the calendar and the 2022 renewal, kindly sponsored by local Stud owners, got off to a flier last night with top-class performances in each of the four opening round heats on display.
FLYING AIRPORT LANDS FAIR WARRIOR
Ian Fortune
31 October 2022
Airport Flying may have been a double figure price ahead of Sunday’s Matchbook Fair Warrior Open 400 decider but there was nothing lucky about the victory of the young son of Droopys Buick and Dream Believer as he ran on well after crowding on the bend to collar Mustang Joey in a tight finish.
UNCLE AND TRENT TAKE HEADLINES ON SPECIAL NIGHT AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
31 October 2022
On what was a memorable night at Enniscorthy on Sunday, Angry Uncle and Marlfield Trent took the headlines as both emerged good winners of the two feature races on the card.
TWO OUTSTANDING SEMI FINALS OF THE LAURELS
Barry Drake
30 October 2022
A huge crowd gathered at Curraheen Park on Saturday night for the semi-finals of the €30,000 to the winner Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels.
RAPID AGAIN QUICKEST IN BRUSSELS MEMORIAL
Peter Farrell
30 October 2022
After recording the fastest time of the opening round of the Liam Brussels Memorial last weekend, So Its Rapid raised the bar once more with another polished performance at Galway Greyhound Stadium last night.
DROMBEG TEN LANDS LIMERICK A1 DECIDER IN STYLE
Peter Farrell
30 October 2022
The final of the €1,300 to the winner Limerick A1/A2 525 was the main attraction to the Munster circuit last night and the action didn’t disappoint as Drombeg Ten produced a magnificent display to land a ninth career victory.
LADIES LIGHT UP SHELBOURNE PARK
Ian Fortune
30 October 2022
The semi-finals of the RPGTV Puppy Oaks were always likely to provide three superb winners at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and they duly delivered but there was also a display of some note from another flying female as Illnotbeback posted a stunning fastest of the night 28.07 later on the undercard.
BACK-TO-BACK FOR BREDAS
Peter Farrell
29 October 2022
The Clonmel Unraced Bitch Stake has proved to be highly competitive thus far and last night’s semi finals were again of top quality as Bredas Wood went narrowly quickest for the second week running.
WHYAYE FLIES IN MERRIMAN MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
29 October 2022
In his relatively short career, Whyaye Man has always given the impression he had pace to burn and on Friday night at Shelbourne Park he rewarded those that spotted his talent early with a stunning display or front running as he set a strong standard in the semi-finals of the Paddy Merriman Memorial A1.
OPERA ON TUNE AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
29 October 2022
There were some fine displays in the opening round of the Deadly Kennels A2 525 at Kilkenny on Friday night but the undoubted star was Priceless Opera as she became the only heat winner to dip under 29 seconds, posting a rapid 28.81 in the final heat.
INDUSTRY UPDATE : DEXAMETHASONE & CATEGORY 2 MEAT
GRI
28 October 2022
In early October 2022, details of the decision to implement new screening limits for the medicine Dexamethasone were published on Talking Dogs and in race programmes. Following on from additional stakeholder engagement, the Board of RCE have taken the decision to extend the period of transition to the implementation of the new screening limits.
HARRY TWEETS GOOD NEWS ABOUT LIFFORD
Ian Fortune
28 October 2022
While glancing through twitter on Thursday afternoon, I happened upon a tweet from Harry Findlay and, for those who can’t wait to see racing back at Lifford, it was all good news.
CATHERINE'S DERBY ROADTRIP
GRI
27 October 2022
The Munster Express share Catherine Power's behind the scenes journey to interview the 2022 Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby finalists.
VIDEO: 2022 RPGTV JUVENILE DERBY & YVONNE BARRY 600 FINAL
GRI
27 October 2022
Join Ian Fortune and Rob Catterson now in Shelbourne Park as they took a look back at two big Finals on Saturday n
UPDATED PRICING FOR UNOFFICIAL TRIALS IN SHELBOURNE PARK
GRI
26 October 2022
Owners & Trainers please note a change to the current pricing model for unofficial trials in Shelbourne Park.
BRILLIANT BARRY HAS RUN HIS FINAL RACE
Ian Fortune
25 October 2022
It’s almost two and a half years since an exciting Blackstone Barry made his debut at Kilkenny in the summer of 2020.
FLASH SETS PACE IN ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
25 October 2022
Favourite backers were in clover at Enniscorthy on Monday evening as both semi-finals of the valuable Kiltrea Kennels Open Unraced went to the market leader including Cloneden Flash, who set the standard for the second week running.
TALKING LAURELS 2022 EPISODE 3 MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER
GRI
24 October 2022
Ian Fortune and Tommy Lyons are joined by this week's guest Declan O'Donoghue to talk all things Laurels but also give us their thoughts on the RPGTV Juvenile Derby & Yvonne Barry Bookmaker 600 Finals plus the Matchbook Fair Warrior.
BRILLIANT GIZMO EQUALS CLOCK IN FAIR WARRIOR
Ian Fortune
24 October 2022
Gizmo Cash was at his imperious best at Mullingar on Sunday afternoon as he continued his unbeaten march through the Matchbook Fair Warrior Open 400, equaling the two-year-old track record of Fiftycashback in the process.
DOMINANT DUKE IS CROWNED IN JUVENILE
Ian Fortune
23 October 2022
Clona Duke may have been five months younger than his nearest rival, the rank outsider of the field at 20-1 and seen as badly housed in four, but he produced a brilliant display to run out a thoroughly deserving winner of the RPGTV Juvenile Derby on Saturday night at a busy Shelbourne Park.
JOE ‘BOSCO’ GLEESON
23 October 2022
Greyhound racing lost a great friend in recent days with the sad passing of Joe ‘Bosco’ Gleeson after an illness.
PHANTOM RETURNS TO FORM IN TOP-CLASS LIMERICK CARD
Peter Farrell
23 October 2022
There were several brilliant performances on offer at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night with a number of Open contests down for decision, as well as the semi finals of the Limerick A1/A2 525.
BRUSSELS MEMORIAL OFF TO A FLIER AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
23 October 2022
The opening round heats of the 2022 Liam Brussels Memorial 525 were the main attraction to Galway Greyhound Stadium last night and there were no shortage of impressive performances.
TRACK RECORD HOLDER DROOPYS EDISON GOES QUICKEST ONCE MORE IN RED HOT LAURELS
Barry Drake
23 October 2022
Track Record holder Droopys Edison confirmed his status as a leading player for Laurels success after another top-class performance in Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
BOLGER BELIES HIS ODDS TO WIN KILKENNY A3
Ian Fortune
22 October 2022
Burgess Bolger may have been the 12-1 rank outsider in the final of the Kilkenny Track A3 on Friday night but there was nothing lucky about his victory as he laned the €5,000 prize in some style.
UNDULATION FASTEST IN MERRIMAN MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
22 October 2022
Undulation had a little luck at the turn in Heat 3 of the second round of the Paddy Merriman Memorial at Shelbourne Park on Friday night but there was nothing fortunate about the quality of her success.
BREDA RAISES THE BAR IN SYDNEY & BALE UNRACED AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
22 October 2022
The second round action of the Deerjet Sydney & Glengar Bale @ Stud Unraced Bitch stake continued last night at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium and it picked up where it left off last week with a number of top-class performances.
SHERLOCK AND DARCIA THE STARS IN DONOHOE MEMORIAL
Ian Fortune
21 October 2022
Dysert Sherlock and Ballymac Darcia won their semi-finals of the Michael Donohoe Memorial Leger at Enniscorthy with both posting 28.98 and both wearing the white jacket.
TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY EPISODE 108: MICHAEL O'KEEFE
Barry Drake
20 October 2022
Barry speaks to Midleton man Michael O'Keefe in this week's episode. Michael takes us on a wonderful trip down memory lane with stories from days gone by.
TWO GREAT EVENTS DRAW A LARGE CROWD AT CURRAHEEN PARK ON TUESDAY NIGHT
Barry Drake
19 October 2022
Despite horrible conditions, a massive crowd turned at Curraheen Park on Tuesday night. It was great to see such brilliant support for two fantastic events and well done to all at Curraheen Park for offering free admission.
NEW GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND ONLINE STORE
GRI
18 October 2022
Looking for a gift for the greyhound racing lover in your life? Our new store has a selection of items available to purchase with proceeds going to the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust.
FLASH LIVES UP TO HIS NAME AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
18 October 2022
Cloneden Flash produced an incredible display to emerge the fastest second round scorer in the Kiltrea Kennels Open Unraced 525, posting a sensational second fastest of the year 28.66 in a facile trap to line success.
TALKING LAURELS EPISODE 2 MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER
GRI
17 October 2022
With a new track record and plenty more great performances in Round 2 of the Friends and Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Irish Laurels, there's a lot for the Talking Dogs team to talk about.
VIDEO: RPGTV JUVENILE DERBY & 600 SEMI-FINALS
GRI
17 October 2022
Join Barry Caul for a look back on two sets of Semi-Finals from last Saturday night in Shelbourne Park. First up is a look at the young stars of the future in the Racing Post Greyhound TV Juvenile Derby Semi-Finals before we re-visit the Yvonne Barry Bookmaker 600 Semi-Finals. Be there in Shelbourne Park this Saturday night for the Finals of both competitions.
UPDATE IN RELATION TO GREYHOUNDS BEING REHOMED IN THE UNITED STATES
GRI
17 October 2022
During the summer of 2022, several scheduled transports of Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT) greyhounds to the US were cancelled/deferred due to the extreme high local temperatures at destination airports. The decision to cancel/defer these transports were made in the interest of greyhound welfare.
JIM AND JAZZ BEGIN THEIR FUNDRAISING JOURNEY
Ian Fortune
17 October 2022
Jim Costine is giving something back.
GOT IT AND JUNIOR DELIVER IN JUVENILE
Ian Fortune
16 October 2022
There will be an incredible line-up for next weekend’s RPGTV Juvenile Derby decider following two wonderful semi-finals at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
GIZMO DOMINATES AGAIN IN FAIR WARRIOR
Ian Fortune
16 October 2022
It’s going to need something special from one of his rivals to stop Gizmo Cash from adding the Matchbook Fair Warrior Open Sprint title to his already impressive tally.
TRACK RECORD RUN FROM DROOPYS EDISON
Barry Drake
16 October 2022
The second round of the Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Irish Greyhound Laurels took place at Curraheen Park on Saturday night and it was another outstanding night of racing.
KEEPERHILL CASHES IN ON KASKO UNRACED AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
16 October 2022
Keeperhill Cash had laid siege on the earlier rounds of the Kasko Dog Foods Unraced at Thurles Greyhound Stadium and last night he extended his unbeaten run as he landed the €2,000 to the winner stake in brilliant style.
JOSIE SETS A SCORCHING STANDARD IN LIMERICK A1 OPENER
Peter Farrell
16 October 2022
The opening round heats of the Limerick Stadium A1/A2 525 dominated last night’s card at the Munster circuit and there was no shortage of powerful displays as Ardfert Kosie set the standard with a terrific performance to score in 28.48.
BERMUDA DOES IT
Ian Fortune
15 October 2022
Drumdoit Bermuda completed a wonderful return from a career threatening injury to land the valuable Upcoming Events A2 decider at Shelbourne Park on Friday night.
IT’S THE LEAHY SHOW AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
15 October 2022
The Kilkenny Track A3 continued on Friday evening with six greyhounds progressing to next weekend’s €5,000 to the winner decider.
OREO SETS THE STANDARD IN CLONMEL BITCH STAKE
Peter Farrell
15 October 2022
The opening round heats of the Deerjet Sydney & Glengar Bale @ Stud Unraced Bitch stake got underway at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium last night and it was Deelish Oreo who set the standard for owner Mary Kennedy.
SHERLOCK SETS LEGER PACE AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
14 October 2022
Dysert Sherlock set a strong standard in the opening round of the Michael Donohoe Memorial Leger at Enniscorthy on Thursday evening, leading off the second turn to record a rapid 28.72.
THE TALKING DOGS ROADSHOW IS COMING TO CORK - JOIN US!
GRI
13 October 2022
The Talking Dogs Roadshow is heading south to Cork! Join us at Curraheen Park for our Laurels Final preview night on Tuesday 1st November.
TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY EPISODE 107: FRED MALZARD
Barry Drake
13 October 2022
Barry Drake is joined by Fred Malzard this week, part of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby winning syndicate Whatever You Like, owners of Born Warrior.
AN EVENTFUL MONDAY AT ENNISCORTHY
Ian Fortune
11 October 2022
There was plenty of superb racing to reflect upon at Enniscorthy on Monday night with the final of the Showgrounds September Unraced ON2 525 and the opening round of the Kiltrea Kennels Open Unraced 525 dominating proceedings.
TALKING LAURELS 2022 EPISODE 1 MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER
GRI
10 October 2022
The 2022 Friends and Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing got underway on Saturday night in Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium with 12 exciting 1st Round heats.
HOLIDAY AND JUNIOR FASTEST IN RPGTV JUVENILE DERBY
Ian Fortune
9 October 2022
The quarter finals of both the RPGTV Juvenile Derby and Yvonne Barry Track Bookmakers Open 600 ensured a special night of action at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
GIZMO SETS THE STANDARD IN FAIR WARRIOR
Ian Fortune
9 October 2022
There was no surprise that Gizmo Cash set the standard in a tremendous opening round of the Matchbook Fair Warrior Sprint at Mullingar on Saturday night but there was also enough evidence in the remaining heats to suggest he won’t have things all his own way in the coming weeks.
A GRAHAM HOLLAND TREBLE AS IRISH LAURELS GETS OFF TO A FLYING START AT CURRAHEEN PARK
Barry Drake
9 October 2022
Graham Holland holds a very strong hand in the Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing Irish Laurels and the Champion trainer recorded a superb treble as a large crowd turned out to watch the opening round at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
BALLYGUR ANNE CLAIMS DONAL SCANLON FEATURE AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
9 October 2022
The final of the €1,600 to the winner Donal Scanlon Memorial A2 525 was the feature event at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night and it didn’t disappoint as Ballygur Anne returned to winning ways in brilliant style.
CASH QUICKEST IN KASKO SEMIS
Peter Farrell
9 October 2022
After the terrific opening round heats of the Kasko Dog Foods Unraced 525 last weekend at Thurles Park, last night promised more mouth-watering action and it didn’t disappoint as Keeperhill Cash raised the bar to post a hugely impressive victory.
KINDLING BURNS BRIGHT AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
8 October 2022
Mister Kindling was the undoubted star of Friday’s action at Kilkenny as he posted a rapid 28.86 to set the standard in the second round of the valuable Kilkenny Track A3 525.
UP IN STYLE LOOKS SPECIAL
Ian Fortune
8 October 2022
It seems safe to suggest that Up In Style is ready for a move into top company after completing the most facile path through the RCÉ ON2/ON3 525 at Newbridge on Friday evening.
ALEX LOOKS A PROSPECT
Ian Fortune
8 October 2022
Abigails Alex produced a big run at Shelbourne Park on Friday evening to take the feature, the final of the WWW.GRIRELAND.IE A3 525.
LIFFORD GREYHOUND STADIUM
GRI
7 October 2022
Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) / Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has this week issued a licence to Canardadzo Ltd., trading as Lifford Greyhound Racing Club (LGRC), to operate a greyhound race track at Ballyduff Road, Lifford, Co. Donegal.
TIARA AND LOUGH IMPRESS IN ENNISCORTHY TRI DISTANCE
Ian Fortune
7 October 2022
The semi finals of the A3 Tri Distance were the feature of Thursday’s action at Enniscorthy and both heats were won in tremendous fashion.
UPDATE ON THE USE OF THE MEDICINE DEXAMETHASONE IN RACING GREYHOUNDS
GRI
7 October 2022
Greyhound Racing Ireland / Rásaíocht Con Éireann wishes to inform greyhound owners and trainers, that from January 1st 2023, a revised screening limit will take effect in relation to the medicine Dexamethasone.
TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY EPISODE 106: JENNIFER O'DONNELL
Barry Drake
7 October 2022
This week, Barry Drake is joined by our 2022 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby winning trainer, Jennifer O'Donnell.
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAYS ON SHOW AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
7 October 2022
With Connacht Rugby set to have their first game at their new pitch later this evening, Galway Greyhound Stadium ran their regular Friday night meeting last night and it produced a series of eye-catching performances.
2022 BOYLESPORTS IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY FINAL SAMPLING RETURNS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
GRI
5 October 2022
Rásaíocht Con Eireann is pleased to announce that samples taken from the finalists of the 2022 Greyhound Derby have tested negative for Adverse Analytical Findings.
BRILLIANT SALLY BOWS OUT
Ian Fortune
5 October 2022
One of the truly great bitches has been retired to the breeding paddocks following the news that Singalong Sally is to race no more.
A VINTAGE JUVENILE
Ian Fortune
3 October 2022
There is no doubt the RPGTV Juvenile Derby is amongst the best in the modern era.
ADAMANT APPROACH DOMINATES IN DONAL SCANLON SEMIS
Peter Farrell
2 October 2022
The semi finals of the Donal Scanlon Memorial A2 525 featured on a twelve-race card at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night and it was local runner, Adamant Approach, who set a blistering standard with a fantastic 28.58 victory.
NEWS GRABS THE HEADLINES IN KASKO OPENER AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
2 October 2022
The opening round heats of the Kasko Dog Foods ON2 525 served up some terrific action at Thurles Greyhound Stadium last night and it was Any Other News who set the standard with a brilliant performance for Lotto-Express-Syndicate.
IMPRESSIVE ELMO FLOURISHES AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
2 October 2022
There were just the nine races on offer at Galway Greyhound last night but this didn’t take away from some serious quality on display and it was Five Alley Elmo who stole the headlines with a terrific performance in the second semi final of an A3 525 sweepstake.
BIG PERFORMANCES AT CURRAHEEN PARK AS THE LAURELS GETS UNDERWAY NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
Barry Drake
2 October 2022
Mallogs Calvin (Laughil Blake-Emers Velvet) made it three straight wins in the final of the €1,200 to the winner Jack, Mary & Brian Finn Memorial Stake at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
INCREDIBLE RPGTV JUVENILE
Ian Fortune
2 October 2022
The RPGTV Juvenile Derby continued at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and heat after heat, the best and brightest young trackers in training amazed.
SID LANDS MEANEY MEMORIAL AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
1 October 2022
A mighty impressive burst of early speed allowed Glenquain Sid emerge a tremendous winner of the Peter Meaney Memorial ON2 on Friday night.
LEGOLAS GOES QUICK AT HQ
Ian Fortune
1 October 2022
Friday night’s action at Shelbourne Park was of a good standard, although there was one standout display in the semi-finals of the grireland.ie A3 525 as Legolas posted a brilliant 28.19, perhaps announcing himself as a potential star of the future.
UP IN STYLE IMPRESSES AGAIN
Ian Fortune
1 October 2022
Pat and Alan Dobbs will be delighted with the progress of their latest recruit Up In Style as she posted a rapid 28.49 at Newbridge on Friday night in the semi-finals of the RCÉ ON2/ON3 525.