UK News

    ROLEX NAMED UK’S GREYHOUND OF THE MONTH

    Ian Fortune

    16 March 2024

    Dazl Rolex has been named the TIME Greyhound Nutrition Greyhound of the Month in the UK following his wonderful victory in the Golden Jacket at Crayford. Of course, the powerful son of Superior Panama is still partly owned by his breeder Dolores Ruth.

    EAST ANGLIAN DERBY HAS A NEW SPONSOR

    Ian Fortune

    20 August 2021

    One of the major competitions on the UK calendar is the East Anglian Derby at Yarmouth and it has been announced in recent days that they have a new sponsor in the form of the soon-to-launch BresBet.

    ICE ON FIRE FUTURE IN DOUBT

    Ian Fortune

    8 July 2020

    UK greyhound racing was delivered a real blow following the news that Ice On Fire had sustained a gracilis in a routine gallop on Tuesday morning.

    LUCKY AND CALL STAR AS OPENS RETURNS TO UK

    Ian Fortune

    6 July 2020

    Open racing only returned to the UK at the weekend with the former Francie Murray inmate Rob Roy winning the first official open post lockdown at Romford on Friday.

    EXCITING AAYAMZA PAIR CORN CUCHULAINN BOUND

    Ian Fortune

    20 June 2020

    Mark Wallis, eleven times champion trainer in the UK, has long had an association with Karol Ramsbottom and the latter confirmed yesterday that he had taken hold of two inmates from Wallis’ Suffolk base with a crack at the Corn Cuchulainn in mind.

    ACE A POTENTIAL STAR FOR HUTTON AND NATALEE

    Ian Fortune

    20 June 2020

    It’s not often we would report on a graded contest around Monmore, but we’ll make an exception for Signet Ace after he made a stunning debut at the Wolverhampton venue on Thursday afternoon.

    HUTTON’S OAKS DOMINATION

    Ian Fortune

    15 December 2019

    Bull Run Byte provided Kevin Hutton with his latest British Oaks success at Swindon on Saturday evening as she asserted at the opening turn to make every remaining yard.

    FIRE LEAVES RIVALS ICE COLD IN ECLIPSE DECIDER

    Ian Fortune

    19 November 2019

    Ice On Fire completed a procession through the Carling Eclipse at Nottingham on Monday night, effectively ending a non-existing debate on the fastest greyhound in the UK.

    ICE ECLIPSES RIVALS

    Ian Fortune

    12 November 2019

    Ice On Fire was the standout performer at Nottingham on Monday night as he again displayed all his many qualities in storming to a facile success in the semi finals of the Eclipse.

    SHOTGUN LIKE A BULLET IN JACKET

    Michael Fortune

    28 February 2018

    The warm favourite Shotgun Bullet duly obliged in the final of the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket at Crayford on Tuesday night, dominating throughout to see off the plucky Mrs Roo.

    A NIGHT OF NIGHTS FOR KEOGH AND CO AT BRITISH AWARDS

    3 February 2018

    The team of Brendan Keogh and his KSS Syndicate team, their tracker King Elvis and trainers Liz and Rab McNair swept the boards in the British Greyhound Awards which was staged in the Park Plaza.

    OBAMA IS SECOND IN SUNDERLAND CLASSIC FINAL

    26 July 2017

    Robert Gleeson had a reasonably successful visit to Sunderland on Tuesday where he had a finalist in both the major finals and saw Toolmaker Obama finish second in the William Hill Classic over 450 metres.

    ASTUTE MISSILE SPRINGS A 28-1 ENGLISH DERBY FINAL UPSET

    7 July 2017

    Irish born Seamus Cahill achieved a life’s ambition at Towcester tonight when he won the €175,000 Star Sports English Derby final with the rank outsider Astute Missile.