TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 31ST MARCH: EASTER CUP & KIRBY
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It's time for our weekly fix of Greyhound Racing chat as Ian Fortune and Barry Caul are joined by BresBet's Carl Perry.
VIDEO: 2025 BRESBET EASTER CUP SEMI-FINALS
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Join Ian Fortune in Dublin's Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium as we take a look at the Semi-Finals and see how our final line-up was decided.
DIAMOND IMPRESSES BUT PAT FASTEST IN TOWCSTER TRIALS
Ian Fortune
Sensational Boylesports Derby champion Bockos Diamond was seen by the public for the first time since his Derby triumph when he trialed at Towcester yesterday afternoon.
JOSEPE THE STAR PERFORMER IN CON & ANNIE KIRBY SECOND ROUND
Peter Farrell
The opening round heats of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial was very much a case of shadow-boxing, however, the action ramped up at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night as several trackers stepped up their bid for the €80,000 to the winner Classic.
RANDOLPH EARNS HEADLINES WITH EASTER CUP ROMP
Ian Fortune
The stage is set for the most incredible finish to the 2025 Bresbet Easter Cup after two wonderful semi-finals at a busy Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
GREAT PERFORMANCE IN RCETS APP DECIDER AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There was a brilliant €5,000 on offer for the winner of the RCETS App A3 525 on Saturday night at Galway Greyhound Stadium and it was Great Morning that emerged victorious for owner Mary Clarke.
DEFENDING CHAMPION ROAD EXILE GOES QUICK IN SUPERSPRINT
Barry Drake
Defending Champion ROAD EXILE (Droopys Sydney-Trusted Exile) delivered a fantastic performance in the opening round of the €5,000 to the winner Two Wheel Training Supersprint at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, SATURDAY 29/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 29/3/2025:
ROOM FOR MORE DRAMA IN BRESBET EASTER CUP
Ian Fortune
After the opening two rounds, it is perhaps best to expect the unexpected at Shelbourne Park this evening in the semi-finals of the Bresbet Easter Cup.
CON & ANNIE KIRBY ACTION TO RAMP UP AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
After an action-packed opening night of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial seven days ago, the field had already been cut to forty-eight runners as the second round heats get underway at Limerick Greyhound Stadium tonight.
SYMPHONY TAKES FEATURE ON A NIGHT OF BIG RUNS IN DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
There were a number of noteworthy displays at Shelbourne Park on Friday night including that of Lincoln Symphony in the final of the Upcoming Sweepstakes A3 525.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, FRIDAY 28/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Friday 28/3/2025:
MORRISSEY FIVE-TIMER AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
There was a special achievement at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Thursday night as the kennel of Tina and Abigail Morrissey recorded a fabulous five-timer.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, THURSDAY 27/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Thursday 27/3/2025:
VIDEO: 2025 CON AND ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL 1ST ROUND
The 2025 Con and Annie Kirby Memorial got underway with 12 fantastic opening round heats on Saturday 22nd March at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
EPISODE 196: SHAUN CONWAY TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
This week, Barry speaks to young Kildare Greyhound Trainer, Shaun Conway.
DESIRE FASTEST OF HENNESSY QUARTET IN TOWCESTER TRIALS
Ian Fortune
For the second week running, team Hennessy were on show at Towcester on Wednesday afternoon with Lennies Desire, Hello Diego, Boylesports Blue and Barefoot On Fire all trialling.
SUPERB DISPLAYS IN FUTURE CHAMPION
Ian Fortune
The second round of the Future Champion and Michael Fortune Memorial Open Unraced again provided some outstanding racing at Enniscorthy on Monday evening.
BRILLIANT ALDO RETIRED AND OFF TO STUD
Ian Fortune
Carrick Aldo has been a truly remarkable greyhound over the past two years, establishing himself as one of the most popular and talented trackers in training.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 24TH MARCH: EASTER CUP AND CON AND ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL
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Ian Fortune, Barry Caul and guest Dr. Simon Gillson chat about the BresBet Easter Cup and the Con and Annie Kirby Memorial
THRILLS AND SPILLS IN CON & ANNIE KIRBY OPENING NIGHT
Peter Farrell
The opening round heats of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial dominated Saturday night’s card at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and it didn’t fail to produce the goods as some terrific performances coincided with a number of big name eliminations.
TEDDY SETS THE EASTER CUP PACE AGAIN
Ian Fortune
The Bresbet Easter Cup delivered even more drama and wonderful action at a busy Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
SIMPLY STUNNING FROM SILVERHILL FREYA IN CORK OAKS DECIDER
Barry Drake
SILVERHILL FREYA (Ballymac Bolger-Silverhill Joyce) made it five wins from her last five outings with a stunning performance in the final of the €7,000 to the winner Apex Global Resources Ltd Cork Oaks Final at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
BANTER BOOST COMPLETES THE HAT TRICK IN KILCOHAN PARK FEATURE
Barry Drake
BANTER BOOST (Roxholme Olaf-Banter Breeze) completed a hat trick of straight successes in the final of the €7,000 to the winner Deise Plastering Novice 730 Staken at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
MOANA QUICKEST IN GALWAY RCETS ACTION
Peter Farrell
The semi finals of the €5,000 to the winner RCETS A3 525 served as the highlight on last night’s card at Galway Greyhound Stadium and Brickhill Moana went quickest as she doubled down on a fine performance one-week prior.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, SATURDAY 22/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 22/3/2025:
EXPECT MORE BRILLIANCE IN BRESBET EASTER CUP
Ian Fortune
Shelbourne Park will welcome the best in the business this evening with the Bresbet Easter Cup set to continue with four brilliant second round heats. Each of the four heats are stacked with quality and there is little room for error.
STAR-STUDDED CON & ANNIE KIRBY SET TO COMMENCE AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
Kindly sponsored by the McManus Family, the twelfth running of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 gets underway at Limerick Greyhound Stadium later tonight and it promises to be a special night with twelve top-class heats on offer.
BRILLIANT LOTTO WINNER OF McCALMONT CUP
Ian Fortune
Lotto Other News merely laughed off a tricky draw to emerge a most impressive and thoroughly deserving winner of the Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup at Kilkenny on Friday night.
LA PEPINILLO COMPLETES FLAWLESS GUYS AND DOLLS SUCCESS
Ian Fortune
A glance at the recent card of La Pepinillo will tell you all you need to know about his current well-being with racecard comments on each of his last five victories reading, fast away, always led.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, FRIDAY 21/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Friday 21/3/2025:
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: GROUP STADIUM AND COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
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The Group Stadium and Commercial Director will manage and deliver commercial growth, profitability and viability of RCÉ/GRI business across its 9 stadia, overseeing organisational strategic commercial development and associated operational management.
KITTYS PROVIDES SIRE ROAMING TURBO WITH FIRST WIN
Barry Drake
With such a busy few days last weekend, we almost forgot to highlight last Saturday’s feature at Youghal Greyhound Stadium….
ZIGGY LEAVES IT LATE TO LAND FLYTLINE DECIDER
Ian Fortune
Thursday’s feature race at Shelbourne Park was the final of the Droopy Flytline @ Stud ON2 525 and it went right down to the wire with Coolemount Ziggy getting up late to emerge a narrow winner over the long-time leader Ballymac Chara.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, THURSDAY 20/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Thursday 20/3/2025:
EPISODE 195: ROBERT GLEESON & WILLIE RIGNEY TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
This week, Barry chats with Robert Gleeson and Willie Rigney.
VIDEO: 2024 RCÉ/GRI NATIONAL GREYHOUND RACING AWARDS
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On Sunday 9th March 2025, we gathered in Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium to celebrate the achievements in Irish Greyhound Racing in 2024.
MONDAY NIGHT TALKING DOGS PODCAST NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY
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GRI are thrilled to announce that the popular Talking Dogs Monday Night Review podcast is not only back for its 2025 season but is now available on Spotify!
TALKING EASTER CUP EPISODE 1 TUESDAY 18TH MARCH
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Our favourite Talking Dogs chat is back for 2025!
HAZEL REALLY DOES LOOK A FUTURE CHAMPION
Ian Fortune
There was quite a start to the Future Champion & Michael Fortune Memorial Unraced at Enniscorthy on Monday night. So many of those on show seem certain to go onto have a good career but a few really stood out including Burgess Hazel, who posted a rapid 28.71 to set the standard.
BOGGER PAT JOINS BUCKLEY AND IS KIRBY BOUND
Ian Fortune
After a series of impressive runs, Bogger Pat has been changed hands over the weekend and is to join Pat Buckley and his ever-growing team for the upcoming Con & Annie Kirby Memorial.
INCREDIBLE START TO BRESBET EASTER CUP AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Those that ventured to Shelbourne Park on Saturday night were served up a bit of everything in the opening round of the Bresbet Easter Cup.
FAIRY FOOTSTEPS LANDS TOM REAL MEMORIAL AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
Just one week out from the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial for 2025, a number of potential challengers were put through their paces at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night, however, the feature on what was a twelve-race card was the final of the Tom Real Memorial A2 525.
SILVERHILL FREYA STARS IN SEMI FINALS OF THE CORK OAKS
Barry Drake
SILVERHILL FREYA (Ballymac Bolger-Silverhill Joyce) set the standard in the semi finals of the €7,000 to the winner Apex Global Resources Ltd Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
BANTER BOOST POWERS TO VICTORY IN DEISE PLASTERING SEMI FINAL
Barry Drake
BANTER BOOST, trained by Owen McKenna for owners Peadar and Sarah O’Dwyer, was again the star of the show at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night as the semi finals of the €5,000 to the winner Deise Plastering Novice 730 Stake took centre stage.
RECOVERY EARNS KIRBY TICKET AT DUNDALK
Ian Fortune
Less than a week after being inducted into the Hall of Fame, Brendan Matthews was back to business at Dundalk, sending out the promising and rapidly improving Recovery to win the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Trial Stake at Dundalk on Saturday night.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, SATURDAY 15/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 15/3/2025:
BRESBET EASTER CUP GETS UNDERWAY AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
All roads lead to Shelbourne Park this evening as the latest renewal of the oldest classic on the calendar, the Bresbet Easter Cup gets underway.
MAGICAL MAG CLAIMS KILCOLGAN CASTLE CONNACHT DERBY GOLD
Peter Farrell
All eyes were on Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night as the final of the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby took centre stage and the €9,000 to the winner feature went the way of Magical Mag as she romped to a thoroughly impressive victory.
BUNDLE COMPLETES BROWNSTOWN TANGO UNRACED ROMP
Ian Fortune
Droopys Bundle completed her unbeaten passage through the Brownstown Tango & NTSC Open Bitch Unraced 525 at Newbridge on Friday night, providing further evidence that she could yet develop into one of the best in training with a superb display of track craft, determination and pure pace.
NEWS EARNS THE HEADLINES IN McCALMONT CUP
Ian Fortune
The cream is certainly starting to rise to the top in the Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup with both of Friday’s semi-final winners Kapuka Warrior and Lotto Other News proven at the highest level in the past.
PEP POUNCES IN GUYS AND DOLLS AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
La Pepinillo was again the star in the Guys And Dolls A2 at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night, winning his semi-final in style, while Chelsea Pat won the female half of the draw as she again displayed real professionalism.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, FRIDAY 14/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Friday 14/3/2025:
VIDEO: 2025 CON AND ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL LAUNCH
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The 2025 Con and Annie Kirby Memorial was officially launched in Limerick Greyhound Stadium in front a terrific crowd representing both the Limerick GAA and Greyhound Racing communities.
VIDEO: 2025 TIME IRISH CESAREWITCH FINAL
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There was an incredible finish to the TIME Irish Cesarewitch at Mullingar Greyhound Stadium on Sunday afternoon with Singalong Dolly finding a way to create history by becoming just the fourth multiple winner of the Classic.
12TH ANNUAL CON & ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL LAUNCHED AT LIMERICK GREYHOUND STADIUM
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It was a busy night at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Thursday 13th March, as the team hosted the launch of the 12th annual Con & Annie Kirby Memorial, sponsored by JP and Noreen McManus.
THRILLING CONCLUSION IN STORE IN TOP-CLASS KILCOLGAN CASTLE CONNACHT DERBY DECIDER
Peter Farrell
There is an action packed night in store at Galway Greyhound Stadium with four finals going down for decision, however, the feature is undoubtedly the €9,000 to the winner Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby,
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, THURSDAY 13/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Thursday 13/3/2025:
VIDEO: T NOLAN CVRT JUVENILE CLASSIC FINAL
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Join us now to look back on a wonderful win for Droopys Patriot in the 2025 T. Nolan CVRT Juvenile Classic Final in Tralee's Kingdom Greyhound Stadium.
HELP SHELBOURNE PARK WIN AN ICE AWARD
Ian Fortune
Those involved in the wonderful refurbishment of Shelbourne Park have had reason to get excited in recent days with the news that the project has been shortlisted for three prestigious ICE Awards.
STARS OF OUR SPORT RECOGNISED AT WONDERFUL AWARDS
Ian Fortune
Shelbourne Park was looking typically resplendent on Sunday evening for the 2024 National Greyhound Racing Awards as we recognised the achievements of the best and brightest in our sport.
DOLLY CREATES HISTORY IN A MOST MEMORABLE CESAREWITCH
Ian Fortune
There was an incredible finish to the TIME Irish Cesarewitch at Mullingar on Sunday afternoon with Singalong Dolly finding a way to create history by becoming just the fourth multiple winner of the midlands classic, cruelly denying a brave Radical Scoby in a most memorable contest.
BAREFOOT HITS THE RIGHT NOTE IN CLONBRIEN TREATY LIMERICK OAKS DECIDER
Peter Farrell
All eyes were on the final of the €9,000 to the winner Clonbrien Treaty Limerick Oaks on Saturday night and Barefoot On Fire built on her terrific semi final performance with a flawless, trap-to-line victory for Bryan and Kathleen Murphy.
BEST SAVED FOR LAST AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
It was a low-key Saturday evening at Shelbourne Park but there were a couple of moments of magic that will leave those present salivating for the start of the Bresbet Easter Cup next weekend.
CHARLIE TAKES HIS OPPORTUNITY IN MIDLANDS DERBY
Ian Fortune
The entire complexion of the Kilbride Kennels Midlands Derby decider changed before a greyhound even went to traps at Mullingar on Saturday evening with Phoenix Charlie coming in as a reserve into trap four in place of his kennel companion Noirs Best.
GLENGAR MARTHA DELIVERS A STUNNING PERFORMANCE IN THE CORK OAKS
Barry Drake
GLENGAR MARTHA (Droopys Sydney-Glengarbadminton) went quickest on the clock in the opening round of the €7,000 to the winner Apex Global Resources Ltd Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
BANTER BOOST IMPRESSIVE IN DEISE PLASTERING NOVICE 730
Barry Drake
BANTER BOOST, trained by Owen McKenna for Peadar O’Dwyer and Sarah O’Dwyer, set the standard in the opening round of the €5,000 to winner Deise Plastering Novice 730 at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, SATURDAY 8/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 8/3/2025:
BUNDLE AND CALLAWAY IMPRESS IN BROWNSTOWN TANGO UNRACED
Ian Fortune
Droopys Bundle and Callawayballymac both impressed at Newbridge on Friday night to book their place in the final of the Brownstown Tango & NTSC Open Bitch Unraced 525.
LOTTO SETS STANDARD IN KILKENNY’S McCALMONT CUP
Ian Fortune
The Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup has a rich history.
MAVERICK TAKES SHELBOURNE FEATURE
Ian Fortune
There was some superb racing at Shelbourne Park on Friday night with two finals up for decision, while the second round of the Guy And Dolls A2 also provided some exciting racing action.
DROOPYS PATRIOT A MAGNIFICENT WINNER OF THE JUVENILE CLASSIC
Barry Drake
DROOPYS PATRIOT (Dorotas Wildcat-Droopys Alyssa) ran out a magnificent winner of the €11,000 to the winner T Nolan C.V.R.T Centre Juvenile Classic at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night.
DICE ROLLS ON IN CONNACHT DERBY BUT MAG QUICKEST
Peter Farrell
Kindly sponsored by Karen Geoghegan, the semi finals of Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby took centre stage at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night and both semis were very evenly matched as Magical Mag went narrowly quickest.
BALLINVEALA BOLT REMAINS UNBEATEN IN E.M MECHANICAL CLONMEL NOVICE
Peter Farrell
There was an eleven-race card on offer at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium on Friday night, however, the main attraction were the semi finals of the E.M Mechanical ON2/ON3 525 and this saw Ballinveala Bolt set a blistering standard.
VIRTUAL RACE PROGRAMME – CESAREWITCH FINAL MULLINGAR
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This Sunday, 9th March, all eyes will be on Mullingar Greyhound Stadium for the prestigious Mullingar Cesarewitch Final.
VIRTUAL RACE PROGRAMME – JUVENILE CLASSIC FINAL
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The T. Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic reaches its thrilling conclusion tonight at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Tralee.
FLASH AND BAGGAGE TAKE HEADLINES AS THURSDAYS RETURN TO DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
Thursday night racing returned to Shelbourne Park and there were some decent displays including a 28.74 return from Mark Connolly’s Speed Flash in the finale, but in terms of the feature action, the opening round of the Droopys Flytline @ Stud ON2 525 was the highlight.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, THURSDAY 6/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Thursday 6/3/2025:
EPISODE 194: HUGHIE KELEGHAN TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
This week, Barry chats with WGOBA’s Hughie Keleghan, a lifelong greyhound racing enthusiast whose journey in the sport began as a teenager.
VIDEO: 2025 BRESBET EASTER CUP LAUNCH
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A sunny Shelbourne Park was the backdrop to the launch of the 2025 BresBet Easter Cup this week.
JOB FAIRY HELPS SONAÍ IMAGINE LIFE AS A GREYHOUND TRAINER WHEN HE'S OLDER
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With the help of the Job Fairy and her magical viewfinder, Sonaí imagines life as a dog trainer when he is older.
APEX GLOBAL RESOURCES RENEW TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF THE CORK OAKS AT CURRAHEEN PARK GREYHOUND STADIUM
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Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium has announced that Apex Global Resources have confirmed they will continue as the title sponsors of the Cork Oaks for 2025. Sean McGrath, Managing Director, Apex Global Resources, was in Curraheen Park to launch the event which will take place over 3 weekends during March (8th, 15th & 22nd).
BRESBET LAUNCH 2025 EASTER CUP AT SHELBOURNE PARK
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The BresBet team made the journey to Shelbourne Park this week to launch the 2025 Easter Cup, one of Ireland’s top class greyhound competitions. This will be the fourth year that the Sheffield-based online bookmaker, which specialises in football, horse, and greyhound racing has sponsored this classic event.
SKYLER LEAVES A WONDERFUL LEGACY FOR IRGT
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A text from Brigid Murphy in Cork confirmed the sad news that her beloved retired greyhound, Skyler, had passed away today, Monday 3rd March.
TED COLLINS - A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH OUR SPECIAL MERIT AWARD WINNER
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On Sunday, Ted Collins will be honoured with a Special Merit Award at the RCÉ/GRI National Greyhound Racing Awards. Ted's father was one of the founders of Shelbourne Park and Ted himself spent over six decades working there, the majority as Veterinary Surgeon. Ian Fortune spoke to Ted for a special piece for the Shelbourne Park Museum - have a listen!
DOLLY’S DEFENCE CONTINUES BUT CAILIN GOES FASTEST IN CESAREWITCH
Ian Fortune
The stage is set for a wonderful finish to the Time Irish Cesarewitch next Sunday with defending champion Singalong Dolly amongst the six qualifiers after yesterday’s semi-finals but honour of going fastest went to Pennys Cailin as she dipped under the 33 second barrier.
FINFIN AND BEST SHINE IN MIDLANDS DERBY
Ian Fortune
Finfin and Noirs Best claimed their place in the final of the Kilbride Kennels Midlands Derby on the back of a victory in Saturday’s semi-finals at Mullingar.
CHIEF AN IRISH WINNER AT MONMORE
Ian Fortune
Jacktavern Chief was an Irish trained winner in the opening round of the PGR Monmore Puppy Derby on Saturday night, showing superb early speed after a tardy start to lead before the corner for a narrow victory.
BAREFOOT ‘ON SONG’ IN CLONBRIEN TREATY LIMERICK OAKS
Peter Farrell
The semi finals of the €9,000 to the winner Clonbrien Treaty Limerick Oaks took centre stage on Saturday night and while Rinnwood Gem maintained her unbeaten run in the event, it was Barefoot On Song who showed her hand ahead of the valuable decider in one week's time.
A TRIO OF CABRAS AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
There was a twelve-race card on offer at Thurles Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and the feature was another treble for the kennel of Paddy Scally.
INVERGARRY COMES INTO TAKE SHELBOURNE FEATURE
Ian Fortune
Saturday’s card at Shelbourne Park provided some fine displays, particularly in the latter part of the evening with the headlines going to Invergarry as he took the feature, the final of the Barking Buzz A1/A2 Tri Distance.
MISTER MYLES A POPULAR WINNER OF THE CORK CUP
Barry Drake
MISTER MYLES, in the care of Ross Myles for the Clonmel Five Syndicate, ran out a popular winner of the feature at Curraheen Park on Saturday night, the €5,000to the winner TIME Greyhound Nutrition Cork Cup.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS, SATURDAY 1/3/2025
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results, Saturday 1/3/2025:
NO PAIN FOR BARRIER BACKERS IN DUBLIN
Ian Fortune
There was some wonderful sweepstake action at Shelbourne Park on Friday night and plenty of fine displays but none could live up to that of Pain Barrier as he clocked a sizzling 28.15 to set the standard in the opening round of the Guys And Dolls A2/A3 525.
BRILLIANT BRO STARS IN MCCALMONT CUP
Ian Fortune
Droopys Bro will be very hard to beat in the Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup if he continues to run as he did in Friday’s opening round.
BUNDLE SETS THE STANDARD AT NEWBRIDGE
Ian Fortune
Droopys Bundle made a bright start to her career at Newbridge on Friday night, setting the standard in the opening round of the Brownstown Tango & NTSC Open Bitch Unraced Stake.
BUCKLEY ENJOYS MAGNIFICENT DOUBLE IN JUVENILE CLASSIC SEMI FINALS
Barry Drake
It was all about trainer Pat Buckley in the semi finals of the T Nolan C.V.R.T Centre Juvenile Classic at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night.
DICE ROLLS ON IN KILCOLGAN CASTLE CONNACHT DERBY
Peter Farrell
The second round heats of the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby featured on Friday night’s card at Galway Greyhound Stadium and it was Breaghmore Dice that got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion for owner MJ Corrigan.