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  • LISTER CLAIMS 6TH TRAINERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

    28/03/2013
    Evergreen trainer Charlie Lister claimed the Ladbrokes’ Trainers’ Championship at Yarmouth last night when he got the better of Paul Young after making a bad start to the night.

  • CLUXTONS LIVES UP TO IRISH PROMISE

    17/03/2013
    Back in November we gave some special mention to a promising youngster Cluxtons Free which won the Night of Stars A4 final for Padraig O’Regan.

  • WHITE SOKS ROCKS THEM IN JACKET DECIDER

    17/02/2013
    Declan Byrne’s ambitious plan to send his brilliant stayer White Soks Roks over to London for the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket at Crayford paid handsome dividends when he completed his unbeaten path through the competition in Saturday’s £15,000 decider.

  • DROOPYS LEADS A MCNAIR ENGLISH OAKS 1-2
    21/12/2012
    Liz and Rab McNair were the toast of Wimbledon on Thursday night when Droopys Hope and Stake On provided them with a terrific 1-2 in the final of the £15,000 William Hill Oaks over 480 metres.

  • LAURELS HERO WARHAWK AIMS FOR THE STARS

    14/11/2012
    Farloe Warhawk produced a sensational performance in winning the €6,000 Ladbrokes Laurels final at Belle Vue last night and connections afterwards stated their intention to challenge for the Night of Stars at Shelbourne Park on December 1st.

  • LOUGHTEEN LOWERS WARHAWK AT HENLOW
    10/10/2012
    The former Owen McKenna trained Loughteen Blanco (Droopys Scolari/ Loughteen Lassie) produced a wonderfully brave performance in winning the £10,000 Primus Telecom Henlow Derby final at Henlow on Tuesday night.

  • BUBBLY‘S BRILLIANT EAST ANGLIAN SUCCESS

    21/09/2012
    Former star Irish puppy Bubbly Phoenix (College Causeway/ Droopys Top Gal) gained an overdue top success when landing the Ladbrokes East Anglian Derby at Yarmouth on Thursday.

  • PEGGYS GAINS LATE DONCASTER VICTORY

    05/09/2012
    Bred by Jimmy Ferncombe, Peggys Way was regarded as one of Ireland’s top potential stayers a year ago. On Tuesday night at Doncaster she landed a 10-1 shocker in the final of the Gain Feeds Yorkshire St Leger over 661 metres.

  • HOPE POUNCES LATE IN GYMCRACK

    27/06/2012
    The Droopys breeding struck again with deadly effect in the final of the Betfred Gymcrack at Kinsley on Tuesday evening when Droopys Hope came with a flying late run to snatch a late victory in 27.21 for the 462 metres.

  • A REGENCY 1-2 FOR DALTON BREEDING DYNASTY

    16/06/2012
    Pat Dalton became a legend in the greyhound world many years before he could be termed a veteran but to this day the man from Golden is setting new boundaries for the sport in countries all over the world.

  • SNAPPER’S DRAMATIC DERBY SUCCESS
    29/05/2012
    Blonde Snapper will forever be known as the 2012 williamhill.com Derby champion, but that scarcely tells the story of what was a hugely eventful contest, where connections of Taylors Sky and Judicial Ruling can rue a missed opportunity.

  • IRISH DISASTER AT WIMBLEDON – JUDICIAL OUR ONLY FINALIST

    21/05/2012
    It was an Irish disaster scene at Wimbledon tonight with just Judicial Ruling of our five fancied runners making it through to the final of the Williamhill.com English Derby.

  • MIXED LUCK FOR IRISH IN WIMBLEDON DRAW

    23/04/2012
    The Irish entries had mixed luck in the draw for the first round of the Williamhill.com English Derby which commences at Wimbledon on Friday night.

  • BRILLIANT BAREFOOT GIVES HENNESSY THIRD SCOTTISH SUCCESS

    16/04/2012
    Barefoot Allstar produced a stunning performance in winning the Bettor.com Scottish Derby final at Shawfield last night.

  • BAREFOOT INTO SCOTTISH FINAL

    08/04/2012
    Paul Hennessy’s Barefoot Allstar safely negotiated the semi-finals of the Bettor.com Scottish Derby to reach next Friday’s final at Shawfield.

  • ALLSTAR INTO SCOTTISH SEMI-FINALS
    05/04/2012
    Paul Hennessy’s Barefoot Allstar safely negotiated Tuesday night’s Bettor.com Scottish Derby second round and faces a tough test in the opening semi at Shawfield on Saturday.

  • BAREFOOT FACES BOHER AGAIN

    02/04/2012
    Sole Irish survivor Barefoot Allstar will again face his first round conqueror Boher Paddy in the second round of the Bettor.com Scottish Derby at Shawfield tomorrow night.

  • EDEN IS  BRILLIANT JUVENILE STAR
    29/02/2012
    On a night when there was almost as much interest in the supporting races as there was in the two features, Eden Star produced a sensational performance in winning the Racing Post Juvenile Championship in an absolute canter.

  • BERT MAKES IT SEVEN IN HENLOW PUPPY FINAL

    09/02/2012
    The former Noel Browne owned and bred Coolavanny Bert (Wheres Pedro/ Mercury Queen) maintained his tremendous British record when running away with the £10,000 Primus Telecom Puppy Derby final at Henlow on Tuesday night.

  • SCOTTISH DERBY FINAL DATE CHANGE

    09/02/2012
    In order to ensure live coverage by Sky Sports, the final of the Bettor.com Scottish Derby has been moved forward by a day and will now be run on Friday, April 13th at Shawfield.

  • TAYLORS NAMED THE TOP UK TRACKER

    23/01/2012
    The 2011 English Greyhound Derby winner Taylors Sky was named the UK Greyhound of the Year at Sunday evening’s Awards gala in London.

  • TREND IN EXPRESS FORM IN CORN REPEAT

    13/01/2012
    In a re-run of last year’s Corn Cuchulainn final at Harold’s Cross, Express Trend reversed placings with Fleeting Image when a runaway winner of the £5,000 Local Parking Prestige final over 645 metres at Hall Green on Tuesday night.

  • INTERNATIONAL RACE REVIVAL AT SHELBOURNE?

    05/01/2012
    The possibility has been raised about a major International race being run at Shelbourne Park this year.

  • PERKY LANDS THE OAKS FOR LISTER

    12/12/2011
    Charlie Lister, who has won virtually everything worth winning in British greyhound racing, added the Oaks to his tally at Wimbledon on Thursday night.

  • RIOGA MAKES A WIMBLEDON DERBY MARKER

    12/12/2011
    Dolores Ruth began her push for further English Derby glory when Razldazl Rioga gained an impressive victory on the Oaks card at Wimbledon on Thursday night.

  • OLIVE PROGRESSES, BUT SPARK OUT IN ENGLISH OAKS
    22/11/2011
    There were mixed fortunes for the Irish challengers in the opening round of the williamhill.com Oaks over 480m at Wimbledon on Saturday night.

  • UK STAR EDEN STAR CAPTURES THE LAURELS

    09/11/2011
    The favourite Eden Star retained his tremendous record at Belle Vue last night when shooting out of traps and racing to victory in the final of the £6,000 Betfair Laurels.

  • TAYLORS SKY GAINS MORE DERBY GLORY

    28/10/2011
    Charlie Lister’s brilliant English Derby winner Taylors Sky chalked up another major success at Henlow last night when running out a very impressive winner of the £15,000 Primus Telecom Derby final.

  • RECORD MAKER FANTASY ON WAY TO THE UK

    24/10/2011
    Shaneboy Fantasy, the record equalling winner of the Mannion Builders Supplies Open 750 at Shelbourne on Saturday night is on his way to the UK.

  • FABULOUS GROUP ONE DOUBLE FOR KELLY MACARI

    13/10/2011
    Trainer of the moment Kelly Macari was the toast of Newcastle on Wednesday night as she completed a remarkable £18,000 Group One double with Unreal Timmy and Mill Bling Bling.

  • AERO IS MAJESTIC IN LEGER TRIUMPH

    05/10/2011
    The Williamhill.com St Leger remains one of the great competitions across the water and this year’s £8,000 prize was claimed last night by the Mark Wallis trained Aero Majestic.

  • MACHINE IN LEGER POLE POSITION

    19/09/2011
    Paul Hennessy provided the fastest first round winner in the William Hill St Leger at Wimbledon on Saturday as six bend novice Barefoot Machine gave a foot-perfect performance over the 687 metres course.

  • MAJOR ENGLISH DERBY PRIZE BOOST

    26/07/2011
    The busy nature of the home greyhound scene prevented us from reporting on the major prizemoney boost for the 2012 English Derby which was announced over the weekend by sponsors William Hill.