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UK News
ROLEX NAMED UK’S GREYHOUND OF THE MONTH
Ian Fortune
16 March 2024
Dazl Rolex has been named the TIME Greyhound Nutrition Greyhound of the Month in the UK following his wonderful victory in the Golden Jacket at Crayford. Of course, the powerful son of Superior Panama is still partly owned by his breeder Dolores Ruth.
EAST ANGLIAN DERBY HAS A NEW SPONSOR
Ian Fortune
20 August 2021
One of the major competitions on the UK calendar is the East Anglian Derby at Yarmouth and it has been announced in recent days that they have a new sponsor in the form of the soon-to-launch BresBet.
ICE ON FIRE FUTURE IN DOUBT
Ian Fortune
8 July 2020
UK greyhound racing was delivered a real blow following the news that Ice On Fire had sustained a gracilis in a routine gallop on Tuesday morning.
LUCKY AND CALL STAR AS OPENS RETURNS TO UK
Ian Fortune
6 July 2020
Open racing only returned to the UK at the weekend with the former Francie Murray inmate Rob Roy winning the first official open post lockdown at Romford on Friday.
EXCITING AAYAMZA PAIR CORN CUCHULAINN BOUND
Ian Fortune
20 June 2020
Mark Wallis, eleven times champion trainer in the UK, has long had an association with Karol Ramsbottom and the latter confirmed yesterday that he had taken hold of two inmates from Wallis’ Suffolk base with a crack at the Corn Cuchulainn in mind.
ACE A POTENTIAL STAR FOR HUTTON AND NATALEE
Ian Fortune
20 June 2020
It’s not often we would report on a graded contest around Monmore, but we’ll make an exception for Signet Ace after he made a stunning debut at the Wolverhampton venue on Thursday afternoon.
HUTTON’S OAKS DOMINATION
Ian Fortune
15 December 2019
Bull Run Byte provided Kevin Hutton with his latest British Oaks success at Swindon on Saturday evening as she asserted at the opening turn to make every remaining yard.
FIRE LEAVES RIVALS ICE COLD IN ECLIPSE DECIDER
Ian Fortune
19 November 2019
Ice On Fire completed a procession through the Carling Eclipse at Nottingham on Monday night, effectively ending a non-existing debate on the fastest greyhound in the UK.
ICE ECLIPSES RIVALS
Ian Fortune
12 November 2019
Ice On Fire was the standout performer at Nottingham on Monday night as he again displayed all his many qualities in storming to a facile success in the semi finals of the Eclipse.
SHOTGUN LIKE A BULLET IN JACKET
Michael Fortune
28 February 2018
The warm favourite Shotgun Bullet duly obliged in the final of the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket at Crayford on Tuesday night, dominating throughout to see off the plucky Mrs Roo.
A NIGHT OF NIGHTS FOR KEOGH AND CO AT BRITISH AWARDS
3 February 2018
The team of Brendan Keogh and his KSS Syndicate team, their tracker King Elvis and trainers Liz and Rab McNair swept the boards in the British Greyhound Awards which was staged in the Park Plaza.
OBAMA IS SECOND IN SUNDERLAND CLASSIC FINAL
26 July 2017
Robert Gleeson had a reasonably successful visit to Sunderland on Tuesday where he had a finalist in both the major finals and saw Toolmaker Obama finish second in the William Hill Classic over 450 metres.
ASTUTE MISSILE SPRINGS A 28-1 ENGLISH DERBY FINAL UPSET
7 July 2017
Irish born Seamus Cahill achieved a life’s ambition at Towcester tonight when he won the €175,000 Star Sports English Derby final with the rank outsider Astute Missile.