Uncategorized – Greyhound Board of Great Britain

Yarmouth to host first Gone To The Dogs – Live! next Wednesday at East Anglian Derby Final

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:41 +0000

YARMOUTH will host the first Gone To The Dogs – Live! outside broadcast on the night of the Click Competitions 78th East Anglian Greyhound Derby Final on Wednesday, September 18. Presented by regular Gone To The Dogs podcast host Dani Jackson with Greyhound Star tipping and betting expert Joe Conneely in the betting ring, the three hour-plus show will see the first outside broadcast at a UK...

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“Hopes Hurricane gives Pat Buckley a big chance of winning the Kent Silver Salver again” – RM Rob Killingbeck

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:29:50 +0000

MY LENNIE heads into Saturday’s semi-finals of the Arena Racing Company Kent Silver Salver at Central Park as the fastest heat winner after impressing once again for Coventry-based trainer and owner Adam Sear at the weekend. Lining up in heat four of the longstanding sprint Category One competition over 277m, the lightly-raced June 2022 son of Newinn Taylor and Keplar Fourteen upset the odds on...

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Felix leads home littermates 1-2-3 for Kevin Ferguson in BGBF British Breeders Stakes Final at Nottingam

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:52:10 +0000

ACOMB FELIX led home littermates Acomb Irene and Acomb Johnny for a Kevin Ferguson-bred, trained and owned clean sweep in the final of the BGBF British Breeders Stakes Final at Nottingham on Monday. In what proved to be Ferguson’s most successful night as a handler after a number of near-misses, the Yorkshireman landed his first Category One title after Acomb Felix took up the running down the...

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Calendar 22 December 2023 Vol 15 No 26

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:53:42 +0000

The latest edition of the GBGB Calendar is now available to view online in the Publications section of the website, or by clicking on the picture below.

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Mighty Memphis books his place in Sunday’s RPGTV English Puppy Derby Final in track record style

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:31:50 +0000

KING MEMPHIS rewrote the record books at Towcester on Sunday as Liz McNair’s precocious young star King Memphis set a new track record for the Northamptonshire track’s 500m trip with a stunning effort in the second semi-final of the RPGTV English Puppy Derby. In what was a stellar afternoon for the Ashford, Kent, set-up of the McNairs and the KSS Syndicate, litter brothers King Memphis and King...

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“We’ve only had the licence 15 months so to get to a Cat One final with a home-bred is special” – trainer Phil Milner

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:32:19 +0000

Sheffield owner, trainer and breeder Phil Milner goes in search of his first Cat One success in the final of tonight’s Arc Classic at Sunderland since taking out a licence 15 months ago. Keefil George landed the spoils in the first semi-final last week for Phil, setting a fastest-of-the-night 3.78sec sectional on his way to a one and three-quarter lengths success over local hope Pape Di Oro (Savva...

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Smart early speed sees Mark Wallis’s Newinn Syd win Eclipse opening heat by over eight lengths in 29.48sec

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:59:30 +0000

NEWINN SYD heads into Monday’s semi-finals of the Premier Greyhound Racing Eclipse at Nottingham as the fastest winner after running amok in heat three. Mark Wallis’s runner, a semi-finalist in the recent Premier Greyhound Racing Kent Derby at Central Park, had finished third to Glenvale Bill (now Slick Sabo) in the Puppy Classic over C&D in August and now made a successful return to the Colwick...

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Five wins gives Liz McNair a strong hand in Sunday’s opening heats of RPGTV English Puppy Derby

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:02:07 +0000

LIZ MCNAIR dominated Sunday’s series of RPGTV English Puppy Derby Official Trial Stakes at Towcester with a superb return of five wins – including success for four members of the same litter. First up was King Memphis, the RPGTV Cowley Puppy Collar runner-up, who came home the stronger to deny Romford Puppy Cup second Coolavanny Mercy (Angela Harrison). The latter was soon in command off the back...

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Celebratory cross-over from world of horse racing thanks to RPGTV Cowley Puppy Collar winner Long Fellow

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:04:03 +0000

LONG FELLOW brought together the worlds of horse and greyhound racing when landing a popular victory in the RPGTV Cowley Puppy Collar Final at Oxford on Friday. Named after the late, great Lester Piggott and owned by the Horse And Hound Six Syndicate, which includes Desert Orchid’s jockey Colin Brown and a Cheltenham-winning point-to-point trainer in Lucy King, Long Fellow provided Matt Dartnall...

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“We’ve the worse draw possible in the Final, but she’s taken the race well and will improve” – Kevin Hutton

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:03:52 +0000

JET STREAM ANGEL was narrowly quickest of the three semi-final winners as the Premier Greyhound Racing Oaks reached a crucial stage at Perry Barr on Saturday. With just two places in each of the three semis of the bitches’ Classic up for grabs, mistakes would prove costly but Jet Stream Angel came away well in the third semi-final to edge fast-starting Droopys Request into the turn...

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