Jonathan Kay

GETUP THE BOY, the 16/1 outsider of the field, landed a shock but thoroughly merited victory in the €25,000 Time Juvenile Derby final over 525 yards at Shelbourne Park. Trained by Mark Robinson for Daniel Ornstein, the January 2024 son of Ballymac Cashout and Peckies Flyer ran down...

THE GBGB has announced it is developing its own registration system for British-Bred greyhounds following issues with the current Greyhound Stud Book process. GBGB chief executive, Mark Bird, said: “We met with the Stud Book and outlined the continued problems people were experiencing with receiving registration documentation and the general...

THERE are just four weeks to go until the GBGB’s National Greyhound Week (NGW) returns for the third year running.  NGW, which has become a permanent fixture in the licensed greyhound racing calendar, will see tracks up and down the country host a range of special events. Running from...

SIR PHILIP DAVIES has been appointed as the new chairman of the GBGB in succession to Jeremy Cooper and will take up the appointment on 1st September. Additionally, CEO Mark Bird, who had announced his intention to depart earlier this year, has agreed to stay on in the role for...

GINGERS PRINCE credited both owner Alan Lucas and trainer Patrick Browne with their first Category One success thanks to a last-gasp victory in the £10,000 final of the BetGoodwin Pall Mall over 450m at Oxford. Slightly uneasy favourite Rioja Oisin (11/8 from an opening evens) had looked set...

GREYHOUND RACING IRELAND [Rásaíocht Con Éireann], the statutory body responsible for the regulation, development and promotion of greyhound racing in Ireland, has unveiled its Strategic Plan 2025–2029. Launched at Shelbourne Park, the home of Irish greyhound racing, the new five-year strategy aims to futureproof the sport and reinforce Ireland’...

SIS (Sports Information Services), the leading multi-content provider of 24/7 live betting services, has signed a long-term extension to its Doncaster Greyhound Stadium partnership which will run through to 2028. The GBGB-licensed track first joined the SIS portfolio of tracks eight years ago, and the extension will see the...

ROMEO ALLIANCE was made to work hard for victory initially but was ultimately an impressive winner of the £10,000 JR Racing Juvenile Classic final over 500m at Towcester as he completed an unbeaten run through the Category One competition. In doing so he led home a 1-2-3 for trainer...

THE GBGB recently co-hosted the third meeting of the International Greyhound Regulators' Forum to explore standards of greyhound care worldwide. Held virtually, the meeting was attended by representatives from Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Participants shared updates on the state of the sport within their jurisdictions, the...

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...

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...

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...