Two Kerry dogs lead the betting for the Irish Greyhound Derby final

Shelbourne Park is the venue for the big race The final of the 2023 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby is just days away and the Jennifer O'Donnell trained The Other Kobe is the 2/1 from 8/1 favourite to win the €125000 prize at Shelbourne Park. The son of Ballymac Best - Mountaylor Queen showed his early dash yet again when winning his semi-final…

Jack Kennelly-trained Beepers Lariat and Liam Dowling's Ballymac Pete will run Kerry in the Michael Fortune Memorial Derby Plate final at Shelbourne Park IT all went wrong for Liam Dowling's De Lahdedah in the second semi-final of the Boylesports Derby (winner, €125000) at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night. Installed the 2/1 favourite to win out,…

Bar One Irish Sprint Cup champion Carrick Aldo alongside Thomas Glynn, Edenderry and the winning connections. It has been a super year so far for Offaly dogs, winning the Champion Skakes in early July, the Champion Open Unraced in Kilkenny in May and now another classic to our list as an Offaly owned dog won the best sprint competition on both…

It's now six days since Gaytime Nemo became the latest Irish trained greyhound to capture the UK's blue riband, the Star Sports/ TRC English Derby. In victory, he became the seventh winner from these shores since the turn of the century, while also proving his handler Graham Holland and his all-conquering Riverside Kennels a second successive Derby…

Another weekend means another crazy few days in greyhound racing. It all starts this evening as the aptly named Race of Champions gets underway at Tralee, while the fastest bitches in training will dominate tomorrow night's action at Shelbourne Park in the semi-finals of the Sporting Press Irish Oaks before the weekend ends with the second round of…

The first steps to English Derby glory began this afternoon, despite no greyhound stepping onto the track. The draw for the opening round of the classic was made soon after midday and a total of 31 Irish trained greyhounds were in the hat. To highlight the strength of the Irish team, which is just one sixth of the total entry, Derby sponsors Star…

There was joy for the Kingdom at the conclusion of the 97th running of the National coursing meeting on Tuesday when the unstoppable kennel of Liam Dowling landed yet other Oaks title, with Ballymac Zena producing a performance that will surely rank as one of the all time greats. rom Sunday morning Ballymac Zena gave an exhibition of sublime pace,…

TIME is ticking to the start of the national coursing meeting at Powerstown Park on Sunday, February 5, and, as always, Kerry hopes of success at the Clonmel venue are high. ndeed, Liam Dowling has the first three in the betting for the Horse and Jockey Oaks in Ballymac Zena (5/1), Ballymac Wonder (10/1) and Ballymac Pippin (10/1), at the time of…

Willie Joe Murphy, from Gneeveguilla, won the Matchbook Irish Leger (winner, €30000) at Limerick on Sunday night when his amazing bitch, Bobsleigh Dream, won by three-quarters of a length from the Dolores Ruth-trained Mustang Jet in 29.84. The 11/8 favourite is trained by Pat Buckley. here was also a Kerry victory in the Leger consolation final…

Wi Can Dream, winner of the first quarter final of the Matchbook Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium pictured with Tom O'Keefe and sponsor rep, Enda Kendrick THE quarter finals of the Matchbook Betting Exchange Irish St Leger dominated last Saturday night's card at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, and no one could have predicted how events…

Liam Dowling might not have claimed the purse of €30000 in the final of the Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park on Saturday night, but there was plenty of good compensation for him because his bitch, Ballymac Whispa, won €8000 as runner-up to Kingdom Derby winner, the Patrick Guilfoyle-trained Good Cody, and another of his charges, Ballymac Johnjo, won…

Liam Dowling opened his account for the coursing season as Ballymac Ida (Blades Of Hope/ Ballymac Ismay) landed the spoils in what was a high quality Derby Trial Stake at the Glin Coursing meeting, which was a resounding success as large crowds flocked to the club grounds for the three-day event. he Desmond Cup was the feature event of the weekend…

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…

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…

There is no bigger occasion in world greyhound racing than Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby final night at Shelbourne Park. The spiritual home of world greyhound racing really comes alive in September and a full house will provide an atmosphere like no other on Saturday night. It helps that this year's Derby has been absolutely top class from the…

Less than three and a half minutes of actual racing action remain in the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby and, yet, it remains one of the most wide-open renewals of modern times. This year's blue riband really has delivered with sensational displays, real drama and the usual number of shocks to keep each and every greyhound racing enthusiast fully…

Two Kerry greyhounds have qualified for the final of the Boylesports Derby (winner, £125000) at Shelbourne Park this Saturday night and, better still, they are the first and second favourites. allaway Pro Am, owned by Denis Murphy, of Beaufort, and trained in Tipperary by Owen McKenna, won the first semi-final on Saturday night in 29.64 and…

A place in the final of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby will at stake this evening with the semi-finals of the classic dominating a wonderful card at Shelbourne Park. s with any sport, there is a real agony in missing out at the final hurdle and the connections of the 11 remaining greyhounds will be hoping for just one more slice of…

Greyhound racing returns to Irish terrestrial TV on Saturday evening with Virgin Media 2 covering the semi finals of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby from Shelbourne Park. It should make for spectacular viewing with so much at stake for those still involved in the classic. Sadly, the field is down to eleven with Vincenzo sadly withdrawn after…

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…

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…