Romford’s live meeting on Sky last night saw the Jimmy Wright trained Droopys Hester take the £10,000 Coral Champion Stakes Final. Although involved in a bit of bumping at the first bend, the 11/8 favourite managed to hold off the fast finishing Westmead Maldini by a short head. The 5/2 second favourite started slowly but [...]

The following meetings are going to be shown live on Sky during the remainder of 2011. The coverage on Sky Sports is second to none and it’s great that they support greyhound racing in the UK by covering a number of meetings throughout the year. 07/09/11 Coral Champion Stakes Sky Sports 3 Romford 20/09/11 Injured [...]

William Hill have given the greyhound racing industry a massive shot in the arm with their announcement regarding the 2012 greyhound derby. Not only are the bookmaker to continue their sponsorship of the event, they are also going to increase the prize money to the winning greyhound quite dramatically. The 2012 William Hill Derby winner [...]

The Blue Square TV Trophy is a greyhound competition taking placing at Sittingbourne Dog Track. The event kicks off on Saturday April 23rd with three heats before the Final on Wednesday May 4th. It’s a staying event, with races being run over a stiff 893 metre trip. Blue Square have previously been a key supporter [...]

The overall message of the Annual Report from the British Greyhound Racing Fund for 2009/10 was to document the difficult times ahead for both bookmakers and the sport as a whole due to tougher trading conditions. The report has changed to a 15 month period to allow for better planning for the future as most [...]