Ian Fortune
Bombay Pat really was the star turn of the second round of the BOYLE Sports Derby, posting a fastest of the competition and a career best for the 550yd trip, 29.17 on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
When scanning over the results from the weekend, outside of the Derby, the display of Woodcliff Duke at Dundalk On Friday night was up there with one of the best for more than one reason.
Ian Fortune
Join Ian Fortune and BOYLE Sports’ Kevin Hennessy in Shelbourne Park as they give us their thoughts on Friday night’s performances, and another chance to watch the races from Round 2, Heats 1 to 8.
Ian Fortune
The second round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby came to a conclusion at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
Peter Farrell
The final of the €4,500 to the winner Roma Casino Irish Cambridgeshire Open 750 took pride of place at Limerick on Saturday night and in what was a wide-open decider, Delicate Lass produced her trademark flying finish to land the spoils.
Peter Farrell
The Joe Mangan Memorial semi finals featured on the undercard at Limerick on Saturday night and Ballymac Setanta again outlined his immense talent with a runaway win in his semi final contest
Barry Drake
Local trainer Kieran Lynch can do no wrong in recent weeks and he struck gold at Curraheen Park again on Saturday night as PARKVIEW CASH impressed in winning the €4,000 to the winner Galloping Kennels A3 Final, which was kindly sponsored by Pat Creed.
Barry Drake
LONE CALLING (Droopys Sydney-Ballymac Pete), trained by Michael O’Donovan for William Keane, delivered a spectacular performance to win the €4,000 to the winner Casey’s Camping & Caravan Park ON1 Bitch Stake Final at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 30/08/2025:
Ian Fortune
Further fireworks are expected at Shelbourne Park this evening as the second round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby draws to a conclusion.
Ian Fortune
There were a number of fine displays at Shelbourne Park on Friday night as the second round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby got underway.
Peter Farrell
The second round heats of the Eamon Gleeson Memorial 525 served as the feature on last night’s card at Clonmel, however, it was the performance of Bobmar in the semi finals of the Fr. Jerry Condon Memorial Unraced that set tongues wagging earlier in the card.
Peter Farrell
There was an eight-race card on offer at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night and while the semi final of the Talking Dogs Dual-Distance served as the feature, it was Stick With Me in the concluding race that stole the show.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Friday 29/08/2025:
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Shelbourne Park will welcome back the very best greyhounds in training this weekend as the 2nd Round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby continues on Friday and Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
Last weekend’s evidence suggested that this year’s BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby is going to be hugely competitive going forward.
Ian Fortune
Dear Sir fully justified very restrictive odds in the final of the Shelbourne Park Guys & Dolls on Thursday evening, flying around Shelbourne in a rapid 28.28 to say goodbye to A2 company.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Thursday 28/08/2025:
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Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) today confirmed that from this weekend, Lifford Greyhound Stadium will return to its original racing model as a privately operated track, under the remit of RCÉ. Lifford will stage its first race meeting under this new structure on Saturday.
Ian Fortune
Silverhill Freya carried no luck at Nottingham on Monday night as she attempted to become the third Irish winner of the ARC Select Stakes in three years.
Ian Fortune
Untold Rufiyaa was like a comet across the night sky, blazing a trail but sadly not staying for long.
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Plenty to talk about this Monday evening as Ian Fortune, Tommy Lyons and BOYLE Sports' Kevin Hennessy digest all 24 opening round heats of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park.
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The opening round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby concluded with another 12 top-class heats in Dublin's Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
The 2025 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby got underway in Dublin's Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium on Friday 22nd August with 12 exciting heats to open the competition with a bang!
Ian Fortune
As has become tradition, we will look back at the third bend sectionals after each round of the BOYLE Sports Derby and the dog to take the honour of going fastest in the opening round was Droopys Patriot as he posted a rapid 16.93 on Friday night.
Ian Fortune
The opening round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby came to a wonderful conclusion at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and it provided some incredible racing action.
Barry Drake
The semi finals of the Casey’s Camping & Caravan Park ON1 Bitch Stake produced two fantastic winners at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
Barry Drake
DANISH DEZ, trained by Denis Fitzgerald for owners the Slattery Family Syndicate, set the standard in the semi finals of the €4,000 to the winner Galloping Kennels A3 Stake at Curraheen Park.
Peter Farrell
The semi finals of the Roma Casino Irish Cambridgeshire Open 750 served as the highlight on a red-hot card at Limerick on Saturday night and Patrick Guilfoyle landed both semis with his duo of Daleroad Poppy and Magical Poppet.
Peter Farrell
The final of the Fitzwilliam A3/A4 525 served as the feature at Lifford Stadium on Saturday night and it was Saoirses Girl that sealed a quick-fire sweepstake double with a comfortable victory for Eddie and Teresa Hurson.
Peter Farrell
The opening round heats of the Joe Mangan Memorial 525 served as the supporting act at Limerick on Saturday night and two future stars in the shape of Ballymac Sentanta and Velvet Ring produced standout performances to land their respective heats.
Peter Farrell
In the midst of all the stake action at Limerick on Saturday, there was a debut of real note after Carrigoon Milo clocked a sensational 28.19 (.10f) in an ON1 contest.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 23/08/2025:
Ian Fortune
The BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby got underway at Shelbourne Park on Friday night and it predictably threw up many talking points including a first ever defeat at the famous Ringsend venue for the reigning champion Bockos Diamond.
Ian Fortune
By the end of this evening’s action at Shelbourne Park we will have seen the BOYLE Sports Derby winner in action.
Peter Farrell
There were six opening round heats of the Eamon Gleeson Memorial 525 on offer at Clonmel on Friday night and Bad News set the standard with a brilliant display in the opener.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Friday 22/08/2025:
Barry Drake
With Solo And Go back in action in Shelbourne Park tonight in the opening round of the 2025 Boylesports Greyhound Derby, the Clifford Brothers dropped by Ballymac Kennels to visit their greyhound following his win in the Time Juvenile Derby Consolation Final.
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2025 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby 1st Round Race Programme Friday 22nd Saturday 23rd August!
Ian Fortune
The journey to September 27th and potential Derby glory gets underway at Shelbourne Park this evening.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Thursday 21/08/2025:
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EPISODE 212 KIERAN LYNCH TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
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Look back on Badly Behaving's win in Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
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Over the last couple of years, the kennel of Andy Lynch and Tim Cliffe has produced a number of high-class greyhounds.
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Join us for a reminder of how Evan McAuliffe and Drombeg Banner added their names to the history books.
Ned Ryan was a well known greyhound man in Waterford who sadly passed away on the 15th of August 2025.
It’s with real sadness we must report the passing of Eileen Ryan who would have been known by so many involved in our sport.
Ian Fortune
Once again there was incredible interest in the latest sale at Kilkenny last Saturday, August 16th.
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Time to talk Derby!
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Galway Greyhound Stadium is delighted to confirm that the Galway Oaks will return in 2025 with a new title sponsor, Peter Mulrooney, stepping in to support one of the highlights of the western racing calendar.
Ian Fortune
A total of 144 names went into the draw drum for the opening round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park on Monday afternoon. There will be 24 opening round heats with a straight four to qualify from each leaving 96 for the second round.
Ian Fortune
We opened up the email over the weekend and were greeted by a picture of a very happy and content Mucky Harbour.
Barry Drake
HUNTERS PILOT, for Ariyah Culhane and Kaylah Culhane, ran out a brilliant winner of the €2,000 to the winner Xcel With Your Racer Rose Of Tralee A4 final on Saturday.
Ian Fortune
It was a rare Saturday night at Shelbourne Park with no classic, sweepstake action or finals on the card yet there were some exceptional displays.
Barry Drake
SIRIUS ALPHA, trained by Kieran Lynch for the Sirius Syndicate, came out on top in the final of the €6,000 to the winner A1 Kasko Derbby Final at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
Peter Farrell
After her brilliant 29.44 performance over the 550-yard trip one-week prior, Newport Pier carried her form into the opening round of the Roma Casino Irish Cambridgeshire Open 750 on Saturday night as she ran out a convincing winner to set the standard.
Barry Drake
It was all about BADLY BEHAVING (Ballymac Cashout-Ballymac Cams) in the final of the €5,000 to the winner Dave Collins Memorial Munster Oaks at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 16/08/2025:
Ian Fortune
Southwind Wild raced to a wonderful victory in the 2025 Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup at Dundalk on Friday night, containing the late charge of Droopy Patriot and Broadstrand Syd in a remarkable finish.
Ian Fortune
There were fine displays in each of the three finals up or decision at Shelbourne Park on Friday night with the headlines going to Phoenix Memphis as he produced a flawless effort in the final of the Three Nights Racing @Shelbourne A1 525.
Ian Fortune
Cola Mag may have been sent to traps a 5-1 chance for the Eamon Wheatley Memorial at Newbridge on Friday night but there was no stopping the daughter of Broadstrand Bono and Knockmitten Mag as she ran on well to lead in the closing yards.
Barry Drake
SURE EXILE (Broadstrand Bono-Glowing Exile) went in to plenty of notebooks after the exciting youngster made a most impressive winning debut at Curraheen Park on Friday night.
Peter Farrell
While the Galway racing festival may be over for 2025, there was plenty to talk about at the Connacht venue on Friday night with a number of fine performances on offer.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Friday 15/08/2025:
Ian Fortune
This year’s Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup has been the most incredible renewal of the sprint classic and tonight at Dundalk, six of the best sprinters on the planet should provide a real spectacle in pursuit of the €20,000 prize.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Thursday 14/08/2025:
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Head of Tote, Anne Prendeville (Pic below), was on hand at Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium earlier this morning as part of the Barking Buzz Roadshow, meeting customers and showcasing the features of the Barking Buzz app.
Barry Drake
Many of the older generation of greyhound racing enthusiasts will have fond memories of the annual running of the MJ Hannafin Memorial Cup in the 1950s and 1960s which created a great buzz around the town of Tralee.
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Denise from the Barking Buzz Customer Care Team pictured meeting customers at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium during Day 2 of the Barking Buzz Roadshow.
Ian Fortune
Given how busy it was at the weekend, we were late getting around to the brilliant debut display of Beepers Tommy at Dundalk on Friday night.
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A busy chat tonight with the Finals of both the Leger and Juvenile Derby to reflect on plus a bonus chat with Leger winner Evan McAuliffe and more.
The 2025 Time Juvenile Derby came to a thrilling conclusion on Friday 8th August in Shelbourne Park as Getup The Boy got up to land the €25,000 winner's prize.
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Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) has announced the introduction of a new Local Sponsorship Incentive Scheme for the remainder of 2025, designed to encourage and reward local-driven efforts to attract new sponsors to greyhound racing.
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The Barking Buzz Roadshow got off to a flying start on Saturday night at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, coinciding with the prestigious Irish St. Leger Final.
Ian Fortune
The IGOBF have done a wonderful job in recent years, promoting our sport to all including the youngsters.
Peter Farrell
Kindly sponsored by Denis Murphy, the final of the Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Irish St. Leger was the feature event across the entire Country on Saturday night and it was landed by 20/1 chance Drombeg Banner as he handed eighteen-year-old Evan McAuliffe a memorable first Classic victory.
Peter Farrell
While the final of the Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Irish St. Leger took centre stage at Limerick on Saturday night, there were also a number of outstanding performances throughout the card.
Peter Farrell
Worth a healthy €3,000 to the winner, the final of the Martin Fahy Memorial A3/A4 525 served as the highlight on a brilliant card at Galway on Saturday night and it was On The Latt that crossed in front for owner Gerry O’Donoghue.
Ian Fortune
The stage is set for the most incredible finish to the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup after Saturday’s semi-finals went largely to script at Dundalk. Droopys Patriot and Broadstrand Syd were hotly fancied to come home in front and both obliged.
Barry Drake
PRICELESS ROMEO, trained by Paul Hennessy for Bryan and Kathleen Murphy, set the standard in the semi-finals of the A1 Kasko Derby at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
Ian Fortune
On a night of fine displays, the headlines went to Shanahee Boomer at Shelbourne Park on Saturday as he raced to a fine victory in the final of the 2025 Shelbourne Maiden Derby, completing his unbeaten march through the valuable competition in the process.
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 9/08/2025:
Peter Farrell
All eyes are on Limerick Greyhound Stadium later tonight as the final of the Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Irish St. Leger concludes and while Hello Diego is the one to beat ahead of the €30,000 decider, Clonbrien Treaty is bidding to make history as he aims to become the first greyhound to claim three St. Leger titles.
Ian Fortune
Getup the Boy may have returned a 16-1 winner of the TIME Juvenile Derby at Shelbourne Park on Friday night but he could scarcely be described as a surprise winner with plenty noting the pace he displayed in the semi-finals.
Ian Fortune
There was much to like about the display of Lemon Hidalgo as he captured the Georgie Leahy Memorial A3 at Kilkenny on Friday night.
Peter Farrell
The final of the €1,500 to the winner Kilsheelan Gallop ON2/ON3 525 was the feature race at Clonmel on Friday night and it went the way of Norfolkandchance as he bounced back from semi final defeat to win at his leisure.
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Recap on the story so far and brush up on all the racing form with your virtual Race Programme.
Ian Fortune
Ireland’s latest classic winner will be crowned at Shelbourne Park this evening as the TIME Juvenile Derby comes to a conclusion.
Barry Drake
Barry chats with legendary trainer Paul Hennessy from Kilkenny.
Join us now to look back on the action from the two Semi-Finals of the 2025 Callaway Pro Am At Stud Irish St. Leger and see how our final six secured their spot in the Final of Limerick’s oldest Greyhound Racing classic.
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Join us for our favourite weekly greyhound chat.
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Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted in two categories at the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2025, recognising its continued commitment to energy efficiency, sustainability, and innovation.
Ian Fortune
In recent years, the Barking Buzz app has been a friend to so many.
Ian Fortune
The final of the July Open Unraced was the feature of Monday’s action at Enniscorthy and Tassie Ted was a popular winner for one of the great supporters of the track, Georgy Roche.
Peter Farrell
While Clonbrien Treaty went one step closer to an historic three-in-a-row in the semi finals of the Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Irish St. Leger at Limerick on Saturday night, Hello Diego was the show-stopper as Paul Hennessy’s charge romped to victory.
Peter Farrell
The semi finals of the Martin Fahy Memorial 525 featured at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and Barntick Midget went narrowly quickest for owner Mary Reidy.
Barry Drake
The second round of the A1 Kasko Derby took centre stage at Curraheen Park on Saturday night, and it produced some fantastic performances.
Barry Drake
SCRAHAN LADY (Ballymac Cashout-Ballymac Trudi), for the kennel of Matthew Scurry, delivered a top-class performance to win the €2,000 to the winner Shebetheone A2/A3 Final.
Ian Fortune
There was a whole host of brilliant displays at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night, most notably in the semi-finals of the Shelbourne Maiden Derby with Shanahee Boomer again setting the standard with a superb display of early speed, while Coloursaregreen continued his rise to stardom in the other heat.
Ian Fortune
The signs had been there in previous weeks that it was going to happen soon so it was perhaps no surprise to see Lennies Tank go ballistic at Dundalk on Saturday as he posted a stunning 20.68 to set the standard in the quarter finals of the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup.
Peter Farrell
The 2025 Callaway Pro Am Irish St. Leger really took off at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last Saturday night and we have two exceptional semi finals in store later tonight with all eyes on Clonbrien Treaty in the opener.
Ian Fortune
There were two superb displays in the semi-finals of the TIME Juvenile Derby at Shelbourne Park on Friday night with Rural Pest producing another stunning front running effort to grab the headlines for the second week running.
Barry Drake
DELICATE LASS, for Mary Kennedy, came from the clouds to win the feature at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night, the €4,000 to the winner Kingdom Stadium Open 750 Final.
Peter Farrell
There was €1,000 on offer to the winner of the Slievenamon ON1 525 and Lone Venom maintained his impressive unbeaten start with a dominant performance in the decider.
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Barking Buzz Launches Next Generation Platform with Enhanced Features and Improved User Experience
Peter Farrell
There was a handsome €3,500 on offer as the final of the Jimmy Flaherty Memorial A2/A3 525 featured at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Thursday night and it went the way of Derrymoyle Bono as he sealed a fifth career success at odds of 5/1