Jonathan Kay

TOWCESTER is to resume regular weekly Saturday evening racing from 19th July after SIS facilitated a request from Kevin Boothby and Richard Thomas, the new Towcester Racecourse CEO. The news comes on the back of a highly successful Star Sports/TRC English Derby at the venue and will see 10-race...

THERE was a little bit of everything at Shelbourne Park on Saturday when three finals were staged including the €20,000 BoyleSports Champion Stakes over 550 yards. Ian Fortune was in the commentary booth and he takes us through the action. 0:00 /2:23 1×...

THE GBGB has announced that National Greyhound Week will take place between Monday 25th and Sunday 31st August this year. A statement in the latest GBGB Calendar read: "We’re busy planning family fun days at all the stadia with themed races, exciting promotions, quizzes and competitions with great...

GBGB chief executive Mark Bird has led the tributes to former British Greyhound Racing Board chairman Lord David Lipsey who has died aged 77. Bird said: “Lord Lipsey was a very prominent supporter of the sport and a passionate retired greyhound owner. "With his ability to work across political...

BRAVEHEART BAMBI powered to victory in the €10,500 final of the Donal Beatty Memorial Corn Cuchulainn over 750 yards at Shelbourne Park as Pat Buckley's bitch maintained her unbeaten record over six bends. And it was very much a family affair as the daughter of Deerjet Sydney...

SIR PHILIP DAVIES, the former MP and current chairman of Derby sponsor Star Sports, has reacted to the publication of the GBGB's track injury and retirement data by saying "no sport has more to be proud of in terms of focus on animal welfare than greyhound racing....

THE GBGB says the publication of track injury and retirement data for 2024 "provides unequivocal proof that the sport has made huge strides forward". The data for 2024 reflects the impressive step-change that has been achieved across the sport since the Greyhound Commitment was introduced in 2018. This...

RICHARD BRANKLEY, head of greyhound operations for SIS, has heralded the "clear strategic vision" of Greyhound Racing Ireland after the two organisations extended their collaboration for a further three years through to end 2028, contrasting it to the situation pertaining in the UK. Expanding further on the recent...

PHIL LAW, the GBGB director of regulation, has announced that he is stepping down from the role. Law has worked for the GBGB since October 2021 and has been responsible throughout this period of time for overseeing the licensing and regulation of GBGB-licensed tracks and trainers. Commenting on his time...

RETURN PACKAGE, the 14/1 outsider of the field, was a surprise but thoroughly merited winner of the £1,000 Alan Dobbin Derby final over 435m at Star Pelaw. Owned and trained by Savva Roberts, he was landing a first UK victory at the fifth time of asking having been...

THE GBGB has published its new Enrichment Guide for Retired Greyhounds within Residential Kennels. Developed with input from animal welfare charities on the Greyhound Forum, the Guide has been put together as part of GBGB’s long-term welfare strategy, ‘A Good Life for Every Greyhound’, and seeks to support retired...

CARRIGMORE FREYA took early control to land the €25,000 Sporting Press Online Edition Irish Oaks final over 525 yards at Shelbourne Park. Owned by Nora Coffey, she was already in front when only her and Sadies Lucy emerged from the first bend unscathed, going on to beat that rival...

SEVEN BEACH broke his own seven-day-old track record as he landed his third major event of the year in winning the Callaway Pro Am @Stud Race Of Champions final over 550 yards at Tralee's Kingdom Stadium. Jennifer O'Donnell's star had the race won in...