Ian Fortune
The semi of the Mustang Jet @ Stud ON1 Bitch 525 saw a couple of very well-bred youngsters take their first steps towards stardom at Shelbourne Park on Thursday evening.
Ian Fortune
In a racing career that spanned almost exactly a year and a half, Raha Mofo made both a meteoric rise up the ranks before establishing herself as one of the truly great bitches of modern times.
GRI
The 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby Final takes place this Saturday 2nd September in Dublin's Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium.
GRI
Join Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and this week's guest & BoyleSports rep, Sarah Kinsella, to look back on the penultimate night of action in the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby. They also give us their views on this weekend's Final and a quick recap on some of the other big racing news of the moment.
Ian Fortune
Graham Holland claimed more silverware across the water on Monday night when sending out Clona Duke to emerge victorious in the Jenningsbet Select Stakes at Nottingham.
Barry Drake
Youghal Greyhound Track was the place to be on Monday night as massive crowds enjoyed some fantastic graded racing along with plenty of free entertainment for the kids.
GRI
Always a highlight of Derby Final week, on Monday afternoon connections of our six finalists in the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby gathered in the Oaks Suite in Shelbourne Park.
Ian Fortune
There is no need for proof to acknowledge that Music Glideaway has come forward through the Derby but the fact that he led to the third turn for the first time in the year’s classic at the weekend is evidence of the fact.
GRI
Join us now to look back on the 2 Semi-Finals of the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby with racing replays and reaction from Ian Fortune and sponsor rep Sarah.
Peter Farrell
After posting a rapid 32.40 in the opening round of the Go Greyhound Racing A3 600 last weekend at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, Chestnut King continued his stranglehold on the event as he smashed the 600-yard track record on Saturday night, posting a blistering 32.14.
Barry Drake
Round three of the A1 Kasko Derby took centre stage at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
Barry Drake
Saturday night's racing at Kilochan Park produced several top-class performances.
Ian Fortune
The battle for a place in the final of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby should provide real drama at Shelbourne Park this evening as the field is halved for the final time in this year’s classic.
Ian Fortune
Ian Reilly, Brendan Keogh and Simon Senyk have had many great successes together in the past with some hugely talented trackers.
GRI
Whether you want to brush up on the form before travelling, or want to use it to follow the action from home while watching on Virgin Media TV or RPGTV or at your local stadium, be sure to check out the free Virtual Race Programme for the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby Semi-Finals.
Ian Fortune
There was some superb racing at Shelbourne Park on Thursday evening including a couple of good finals and a couple of superb displays on the undercard.
GRI
The old text number for Entries & Withdrawals at Galway Greyhound Stadium is no longer active. The new number is now 0874854892. All Entries & Withdrawals are to be sent to the new number going forward.
GRI
This week Barry chats to Paidi Walsh, chairman of the Youghal Track Supporters Club, as they look forward to a big night of celebration on Monday 28th. The Night of Champions, which was launched last week at the Regal Cinema in Youghal, will commemorate just some of the track superstars who began their career or raced in Youghal.
Ian Fortune
Given how busy it has been over the past couple of weeks we were always going to miss a couple of things and one thing we certainly failed to report was the latest Kilkenny Sales almost a fortnight ago.
GRI
On Saturday, the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee hosted a special afternoon of racing with the 2023 Rose of Tralee contestants, their escorts and supporters. The afternoon was jam packed with family friendly activities and a wonderful day was had by all - come with us to get a flavour of the day.
Meet the Heeney family from Waterford and their retired racing greyhound Sentimental Lad. They are one of the hundreds of families involved in greyhound racing in Ireland who are united by their love of greyhounds and their love of our great sport - because THIS RUNS DEEP!
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Meet the Murphy Family from Limerick and their retired racing greyhound Clonbrien Prince. They are one of the hundreds of families involved in greyhound racing in Ireland who are united by their love of greyhounds and their love of our great sport - because THIS RUNS DEEP!
Ian Fortune
Optic Chico has suffered three defeats in a row but is fancied to return to winning ways at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night with the Robert Gleeson trained powerhouse introduced at even money with Boylesports for his semi-final in the Michael Fortune Memorial Plate.
Ian Fortune
After improving with each and every run through the €2,500 Public House Open Unraced at Enniscorthy, Edermine Bonner claimed the valuable prize on Monday night with some fancy footwork and a real desire to win.
GRI
As we look forward to the Semi-Finals, join Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and sponsor rep, Sarah Kinsella, as they discuss all things BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby.
Ian Fortune
It will come as no surprise that the Other Kobe became the first greyhound to break the 17 second barrier to the third turn in his exceptional quarter final victory in the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby on Saturday night.
GRI
The BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby is really hotting up as we were treated to four fantastic Quarter Finals in Shelbourne Park on Saturday 19th.
Ian Fortune
Twelve of Ireland’s fastest greyhounds will take their place in the semi finals of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby next weekend after four exceptional quarter finals at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
Peter Farrell
County Minor has flourished into a top-class tracker throughout the O’Connor Julian Vets Cashel Tri-Distance at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and he made it three wins on the spin last night in capturing the valuable €3,000 feature.
Peter Farrell
Kindly sponsored by Tommy Kerrigan, the final of the Trap 1 Greyhound Supplies A4 525 was the feature on Saturday night’s card at Thurles and it went the way of Montore Harry as he secured his fifth career victory.
Barry Drake
Trained by Graham Holland for the Pillar Syndicate, Jacktavern Bolt set the standard in round two of the A1 Kasko Derby at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
With just seven races remaining in the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby, progression is the order of the day as the final twenty-four line up in the quarter finals of the classic at Shelbourne Park this evening.
Ian Fortune
Peter Divilly was over the moon yesterday confirming that his star, Crafty Kokoro has become a mum after giving birth to a litter of six dogs and two bitches.
Ian Fortune
There were some fine displays from unraced youngsters at Shelbourne Park on Thursday night, while there were also a few notable runs on the undercard.
Barry Drake
Entries are now open for the upcoming DAVE COLLINS MEMORIAL MUNSTER OAKS which gets underway on Saturday, August 26. It's open for 24 bitches with a fantastic €7,500 to the winner.
Peter Farrell
Fresh from the Bar One Racing National Sprint reaching its conclusion at Dundalk on Tuesday evening, the leading bookmaker are once again showing their great support by sponsoring a valuable new sprint stake at Lifford Greyhound Stadium
GRI
It's all things Cork this week as Barry and his two guests highlight the Kasko Derby, with Round two taking place this weekend.
GRI
Join Interchem and Precision Microbes at the Owners and Trainers Carvery Area in Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium, Cork for a talk on “Why all health begins in the gut in racing greyhounds”. Taking place on Friday 18th August with the speaker on the night, Tommy Heffernan MVB Gradcert DHH, Veterinary Consultant.
GRI
Winning trainer Westmeath’s David Murray scooped up the impressive hound after he raced home to claim victory in the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup on Tuesday evening.
GRI
Join Tommy the Vet, in the final part of this series as he explains about supplements and how they can help a greyhound’s digestive system so that you can understand what’s going on inside your pet Greyhound. Why not take a look back on some of our other videos from the series for helpful tips and guidance for your greyhound.
Ian Fortune
Carrick Aldo produced one of the great displays of sprinting to emerge a brilliant winner of the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup at a packed Dundalk on Tuesday evening.
Ian Fortune
In the moments after the brilliant victory of Carrick Aldo in the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup, trainer David Murray was understandably on a real high and paid tribute to those that made the success of Carrick Aldo possible.
Ian Fortune
The stage is set for a thrilling conclusion to the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup at Dundalk.
Ian Fortune
Word came through yesterday that the Michael Fortune Memorial Plate will see the prizemoney for first place boosted to an impressive €7,500.
Ian Fortune
Edermine Bonner was the standard-bearer at Enniscorthy on Monday evening in the semi-finals of the Public House open unraced, shooting to the front early before containing the late charge of Donishallharry to win in 29.12.
GRI
The €41,500 2023 Juvenile Derby at Shelbourne Park will be sponsored by Time Greyhound Nutrition.
Barry Drake
The night belonged to the kennel of John O'Connell in Youghal last night as the Cobh man, who was celebrating his 88th birthday, recorded a fantastic treble on the 13-race card.
GRI
It's Monday which means it's time for our panel to start Talking Dogs. Join Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and this week's guest Damien Lonergan as they discuss all the 8 heats of the 3rd Round of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby last Saturday.
The Cork greyhound community lost another great member with the sad passing of Sean Lucey.
GRI
Join Ian Fortune and sponsor rep Sarah Kinsella to look back on the 8 heats of Round 3 of the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby in Shelbourne Park.
Ian Fortune
The table below will tell you that Mr Chelm was the fastest greyhound to the third turn in the third round of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night but it was certainly only marginal.
Peter Farrell
The semi finals of the O’Connell Julian Vets Cashel Tri Distance served as the highlight on Saturday night’s card at Limerick Greyhound Stadium and it produced some brilliant action which will culminate in what should prove a fascinating decider next weekend.
Barry Drake
The opening round of the €6,000 to the winner A1 Kasko Derby produced fantastic racing at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
Barry Drake
CLOGHEEN LASS (Laughil Duke-Leevalley Dancer) produced a sensational winning performance in the final of the €5,000 to the winner John Fitzgerald Memorial Mini Open Bitch Stake at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
The third round of the Boylesports Derby provided the most exceptional racing at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night with so many brilliant displays, a number of shocks and plenty to think about ahead of next weekend’s quarter finals.
Ian Fortune
Droopys Mandolin is bred to be special and, so far, has backed it up on the track, maintaining an unbeaten record in the final of the hugely valuable RCETS Open Unraced at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
For the first time in this year’s Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby, as with any other, all of the remaining greyhounds will be in action on the same night for the first time in tonight’s third round at Shelbourne Park.
Ian Fortune
The Michael Fortune Memorial Derby late got underway at Shelbourne Park on Friday night and the resulting action of was of the highest quality.
The Tyrone greyhound community lost another member yesterday with the death of Francie Hagan of Derrytresk, Coalisland.
Ian Fortune
The 2023 Michael Fortune Memorial Plate gets underway this evening and there should be some exceptional racing with a number of high-profile trackers taking their chance in the competition after making an early exit from the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby.
It’s with sadness we must report the passing of Tim Cahalan, a great dog man for many decades.
GRI
This week Barry chats to two young greyhound trainers, both of which have runners in this weekend’s Round 3 of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby!
Ian Fortune
When Sean Bourke and Paul Horig named Mustang Jet, they must have had a real sense that he could potentially turn into one of the fastest greyhounds in training with this “Jet” taking of so many times through his relatively short but mighty impressive career.
Barry Drake
Kasko are the new sponsors of the valuable A1 525-yard stake which gets underway at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
GRI
As we await Round 3 this weekend here's another chance to look back at the fantastic action seen in Shelbourne Park last Friday and Saturday for Round 2!
GRI
Join Tommy the Vet as he explains a little more about a greyhound’s digestive system so that you can understand what’s going on inside your pet Greyhound - this week he introduces you to symptoms and signs to help you know when their tummy is upset.
Ian Fortune
Once again, the weekend action from the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby will be the feature of this evening’s Irish Focus on RPGTV.
Ian Fortune
The 2023 Michael Fortune Memorial Derby Plate will get underway at Shelbourne Park on Friday night and it is a competitive renewal.
GRI
Time for our panel to talk dogs with the focus on all the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby action in Shelbourne Park.
GRI
On Thursday 3rd August, a fantastic crowd turned out in Enniscorthy to celebrate 90 years of racing in the Wexford town.
Ian Fortune
With the final not until next Tuesday, there is plenty of time for market moves but sponsors Bar One Racing have introduced Who Have I and Rathdown Molly as their 13-8 joint favourites for Irish Sprint Cup glory.
Ian Fortune
Named after a running back in the NFL, Jaytee Etienne ran to a clear victory in the second round of the Public House Unraced at Enniscorthy on Monday evening.
Huge credit must go to all involved in the Youghal Track Supporters Club for the sponsorship of the Free Admission, baloon magic and face painting which proved very popular on the night. On the track, local Youghal trainer Jake Faul enjoyed a fantastic double
GRI
Round 2 has concluded and we now have 48 remaining in the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby.
Ian Fortune
It will come as no surprise to any that Coolavanny Hoffa was again the fastest runner to the third turn in the second round of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby.
Ian Fortune
And just like that there were 48 left in the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby. The opening two rounds of the classic flew by.
Barry Drake
DROOPYS HIGH BAR, trained by Johnny Linehan for owners the Boys-Are-Back-In-Town-Syndicate, went quickest on the clock in Curraheen Park on Saturday night as the classy youngster made it four straight wins and in the process, the in-form tracker has now won five of his seven career starts.
Barry Drake
The €5,000 to the winner John Fitzgerald Memorial Mini Open Bitch Stake has produced several top-class performances over the last week or so.
Peter Farrell
There was a quality card on offer at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and the results lived up to the billing with a number of sensational performances, particularly in the second round heats of the O’Connell Julian Vets Cashel Tri-Distance.
Peter Farrell
It was all systems go at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night as the Connacht venue played host to no fewer than nine sweepstake finals, the selection of which, the final of the Galway Plate A2 525.
GRI
Ian Fortune and sponsor rep Kevin Hennessy take you through the racing and give you their thoughts on Round 2, Night 1 of the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park.
Ian Fortune
Twenty-four greyhounds are already in the hat for the third round of the Boylesports Irish Derby after a wonderful opening session of second round heats on Friday evening and the battle for the remaining places should ensure come sensational action at Shelbourne Park this evening as the second round comes to a close.
Ian Fortune
There were some real shocks at Shelbourne Park on Friday evening as the second round of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby got underway but there were also some magnificent performances including that of Scaglietti who made it look so easy as he emerged a comfortable four length scorer in a best of the night 29.26.
Ian Fortune
After a marathon opening round of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby, packed with tremendous performances and the odd shock, it’s time to do it all again at Shelbourne Park as the second round gets underway with eight heats this evening.
Ian Fortune
There was some exceptional racing at Shelbourne Park on Thursday evening as the RCETS Open Unraced field was cut in half, while Glory Baz continued his march through the RCETS A3 525 claiming the €4,000 to the winner decider in superb trap to line fashion.
GRI
On Thursday 3rd August 2023, Enniscorthy Greyhound Stadium celebrate 90 years of racing in the Wexford town. Here's a look back on some memories from 90 years of Greyhound Racing. Congratulations to all involved!
Ian Fortune
After being on the brink of closure in the recent past, Enniscorthy Track has come back from near extinction to be a thriving venue once again and tonight’s meeting at the south eastern venue is a very special one as Enniscorthy celebrates 90 years of racing.
GRI
Last year we ran an exciting series with the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust, designed to help our retired greyhound owners with all the questions they might have about looking after their newest family member. Join Tommy as he explains a little more about a greyhound’s digestive system so that you can understand what’s going on inside your pet Greyhound!
GRI
Enniscorthy Greyhound Track featured on South East Radio yesterday. They chatted all things Enniscorthy as the track celebrates their 90 year anniversary this week. Have a listen to the lovely memories and stories now!
GRI
As we welcome the return of the Fleadh Cheoil to Mullingar this year running from the 4th to the 16th August, there will be some adjustments to Mullingar's racing schedule for the next week
GRI
A little reminder that Enniscorthy Greyhound Track will feature on South East Radio this morning at approximately 11:15am. Make sure to tune in to hear all things Enniscorthy related as they celebrate their 90 year anniversary this week!
Ian Fortune
It’s a huge week for Enniscorthy track with the south eastern venue celebrating 90 years on Thursday and the week got off to a great start on Monday with the opening round of the Public House ON1 providing some promising displays including that of Miami Prince as he dipped under the 29 second barrier to set the standard.