DERBY CARD AVAILABLE AND DIAMOND SET FOR TELEVISED SWANSONG

Ian Fortune

The full Shelbourne Park Derby final night is now available on-line and it is packed with quality.

Of course, the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby will be shown live on Virgin Media 2 as well as the final of the Michael Fortune Memorial Derby Plate, while the third live race on the card will be the Open 500 which will also act as the swansong for Bockos Diamond.

The sensational 2024 Derby champion will race from four and hasn’t been given a handy final assignment. Indeed, he takes on a number of Ireland’s fastest including 2025 Juvenile Derby champion Getup The Boy, Race of Champions winner Ballycowen Frank, Puppy Derby runner-up Kapuka Coley and the brilliant Lennies Dynamic. It is quite a contest but imagine the noise if Bockos Diamond happens to sign off with a success. Now that would be something very special.

The full Derby night card is available here: https://www.grireland.ie/racing/upcoming-race-cards/upcoming-race-card-summary/?track=SPK&id=119299&date=12-Sep-2026