#Shelbourne Park

On an ordinary day, Kildare would be an easy call given the likelihood of securing first run from this location and with Priceless Jet likely to initially plot a path inwards from the wide draw. However, this is no ordinary occasion and when your chance rests upon a big break and anything less than perfection can expose vulnerability, appeal…

As the calendar year closes, greyhound racing continues to thrive with prize money and net income at record levels with no ceiling on the horizon. Annual Reports can hide as much as they disclose yet the metrics around pecking order on average per meeting prize money, breeding numbers and wagering turnover is in plain sight. And the winner in…

Supporters Michael Ryan (Kilmihil) and Seamus Crowley (Cooraclare) with owners Finbarr Keating (Cree), Tom Browne (Cree), Frank Finucane (Kilmihill), John Reidy (Cooraclare), trainer Tom O'Connor (Tarbert) and JP Prenderville (cup sponsor) A CLARE SYNDICATE took the spoils in the JP Prenderville Memorial Cup. By Michael Maher The opening rounds of…

THE winner's purse of €125000 eluded Kerry in the final of the Boylesports Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night, but Liam Dowling's Ballymac Finn was only half a length behind the winner, the Jennifer O'Donnell-trained Born Warrior, and there was a very nice consolation prize of €25000 for that. orn Warrior, an 11/2 shot and a son of…

Greyhounds action. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan) The local greyhound fraternity is good at commemorating former practitioners. A year doesn't go by at Dundalk Stadium that there's not a competition run in memory of at least one deceased owner, breeder or maybe a racegoer. In recent months events have been run in the name of Ned Lawrence, Paddy and Eamon…

The final night is almost here! The €125000 to the winner BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby final takes centre stage at Shelbourne Park tomorrow night (Saturday 24 September) and another massive crowd is expected at the Dublin venue.With just one race between them and the winners title, the 6 finalist for this years event are: 1 Callaway Pro…

The 2022 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby has reached its quarter-final stage. 24 greyhounds remain in contention for the €125000 winner's prize. They will contest four heats next Saturday at Dublin's Shelbourne Park Stadium. Just one greyhound, Callaway Pro Am, remains unbeaten in the competition. Trained by Owen McKenna - responsible for last…

The Irish Greyhound Derby will get underway next weekend. The valuable annual competition was first staged in 1928. It has taken place exclusively at Dublin's Shelbourne Park since 1970. Spanish Battleship won the race for three consecutive years during the 1950s. There has never been a repeat winner before or since Spanish Battleship's heroics.…

THE chances of a Kerry victory in the Boylesports Derby at Shelbourne Park have shortened in a big way after last Saturday's quarter-finals, with Liam Dowling's Ballymac Finn now second favourite at 5/1 and Denis Murphy's Callaway Pro Am the third favourite at 7/1. The 7/4 favourite is the Tipperary-owned Coolavanny Hoffa. oth Ballymac Finn and…