THE GBGB has announced the nominations for the various awards categories to be presented at the annual gala evening which this year takes place at Easthampstead Park, Wokingham on Thursday 5th March. Publication of the nominations follows a lengthy meeting of the Awards Panel - made up of representatives from...

PIMLICO PRINCESS can double her career tally with victory in Waterford's A4 over 525 yards at 11.47. Lester Power's bitch clocked her best-ever time in defeat in an A3 contest on 27th December so the drop in class looks generous. There does not appear to...

THE weekly Irish Focus takes in all the big racing in Ireland and is published on sisracing.tv The first regular edition of 2026 takes in finals from Curraheen Park, Enniscorthy and Shelbourne Park in the final week of December plus heat action fro Clonmel and Shelbourne in the New...

THE Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), in collaboration with Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI), has announced the launch of two courses designed to advance education, professional standards and animal welfare across Ireland’s greyhound industry. The new accredited programmes – the Special Purpose Award in Greyhound Welfare and Husbandry and the...

THREE of Star Pelaw's upcoming Tuesday fixtures have been switched to Saturday nights to boost the weekend profile of racing at the north-east venue. The Saturdays concerned are 24th and 31st January along with Valentine's Night on 14th February when the track suggests 'treating your...

IAN FORTUNE has his finger on the pulse when it comes to the Irish greyhound scene and marks our card with a quintet to follow in 2026. Irish Focus returns next Wednesday with a review of the finals which took place over the Christmas and New Year period. 0:00...

OXFORD has confirmed its major open-race schedule for the year which will include eight Category One competitions for the first time. Oxford racing manager Paul Johnson expressed delight with the support trainers gave the track’s opens in 2025 which culminated in December’s thrilling three-way photo in the bet365...

WITH Irish Focus taking a break until Wednesday 14th January, Ian Fortune this week looks back at his big-race highlights of 2025. After a memorable campaign, he somehow narrowed his list down to five. 0:00 /8:13 1×...

GLENGAR KANE, trained by Pat Buckley for owner Richard Colwell, made it five wins in five career starts with a brilliant track record performance in the €4,000 final of the Lord Kennels Unraced Stake ON1 over 525 yards at Enniscorthy. Sent off 4/7 favourite on the back of...

RAPIDO SPY, a £4,500 purchase at Greyhound Trader's October sale at the track, pounced late to spring a 33/1 surprise in the £10,000 final of the bet365 English Puppy Oaks over 450m at Oxford. Picking the perfect time to lose her open-race maiden tag, Rapido...

14/12 - Oxford: BetGoodwin Series Maiden - Rebel Alaska REBEL ALASKA confirmed himself a serious prospect for 2026 with a stunning victory in the £3,000 BetGoodwin Series Maiden final over 450m at Oxford. Trained by Kevin Hutton for Billy McMahon, Gary Shelley and Gary Thompson, the March 2024...

THE GBGB has launched the social media hashtag #CelebratingOurStadia with venues past and present to be featured in the run-up to Christmas. The feature comes ahead of the centenary year of greyhound racing in the UK in 2026, the first regulated meeting having taken place at Belle Vue in Manchester...