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Star Sports/TRC English Derby first prize confirmed as £175,000

THE first prize for the 2025 Star Sports/TRC English Derby has been confirmed as remaining at £175,000 with the final on Saturday 14th June. The competition can be seen in its entirety on sisracing.tv There had been suggestions that the huge sum had proved unviable for promoter...

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Towcester confirmed as 2025 Derby host, event moves forward

THE 2025 Star Sports/TRC English Greyhound Derby at Towcester will have a slot two weeks earlier than this year. The GBGB’s open-race planning committee also announced on Friday evening that the PGR St Leger and Oaks will have the same September and October slots but new venues next...

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Lahdedah the champion but greyhound racing the winner

IT lived up to the hype and proved all the doom-mongers wrong....

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Liam Dowling on Derby victory - round by round Classic review

TRAINER Liam Dowling won his first Star Sports/TRC English Greyhound Derby with De Lahdedah at Towcester....

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Dowling’s De Lahdedah turns on the Derby style

DE LAHDEDAH (5/1) ensured Ireland took the title for a third successive year...

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Star Sports & TRC English Greyhound Derby, Towcester

THE Star Sports/TRC English Derby is the most important competition in the UK greyhound calendar...