Greyhound Board of Great Britain

Good run continues for Romford’s Maxine Locke as Ballymac Kobe sails into Sunday’s English Puppy Derby semi-finals

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:44:27 +0000

BALLYMAC KOBE heads into Sunday’s semi-finals of the English Puppy Derby at Towcester as the fastest heat winner with Maxine Locke’s youngster looking to continue a good year for the Romford handler. Having recently landed the Premier Greyhound Racing Derby with Droopys Display, Locke’s team is setting its sights on another Category One prize with no less than five semi-finalists set for the...

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Ricky Holloway on course to extend record with a sixth success in £10k Ladbrokes Grand National at Crayford

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:03:49 +0000

RICKY HOLLOWAY will have all six runners in Sunday’s second semi-final of the Ladbrokes Grand National at Crayford as he remains firmly on course to land a record-extending sixth victory as a trainer – seventh as an owner – in the jumpers’ Classic. Having won three of the four heats of the 380m event on Sunday Holloway has no less than eight of the 12 semi-finalists in the £10...

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“We’ve had something like 25 Cat One, Two and Three finalists – it’d certainly be nice to win one!” – trainer Steve Anderson

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:03:47 +0000

STEVE ANDERSON eyes a first Category One victory at Sunderland on Friday with Bramble Linton after the Newcastle runner clocked the fastest time in the semi-finals of the Premier Greyhound Racing Classic. Lining up in the third semi-final of the Category One showpiece, Bramble Linton was soon clear and on his way to holding Romford raider Brindle Bully (David Mullins) to the line...

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Aayamza Sydney pours it on in Jay & Kay Coach Tours Gold Collar opening heats at Crayford in a standard-setting 33.56sec

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:33:25 +0000

CRAYFORD racing manager Danny Rayment is looking forward to Sunday’s semi-finals of the Jay & Kay Coach Tours Gold Collar – and is delighted new sponsor Karl Brazier has another great renewal of one of greyhound racing’s traditional Classics to enjoy. “The Gold Collar has a great history, one of the best in the sport, so will always have a special place in my heart – I brought it here when Catford...

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Trainer of the Year standings – up to and including Sunday November 11th

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:16:54 +0000

M A Wallis 1018 170 582 29% £189,230 -£144.04 E Mcnair 813 82 231 35% £124,105 -£56.04 K R Hutton 772 147 618 24% £129,115 -£150.95 T C Heilbron 746 156 712 22% £139,495 -£77.54 P Janssens 672 138 391 35% £118,750 -£76.19 R J Holloway 506 147 661 22% £128,585 -£191.69 M L Locke 461 104 495 21% £97,805 -£49.88 N J Hunt 447 104 476 22% £76,935 -£28.08 B S Green 365 73 426 17% £84,822 -£78.

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Calendar 8th November Vol 16 No 23

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:23:26 +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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Multiple Cat One winner Links Maverick sets his stall out in heats of Premier Greyhound Racing Classic

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:51:07 +0000

LINKS MAVERICK enjoyed better luck – and more – in this year’s Premier Greyhound Racing Classic heats with a fastest-of-the-night effort in the first round of the Category One competition over 450m at Sunderland. Twelve months on from exiting the event at the opening stage, Tom Heilbron’s superstar was back at the Wearside venue for a standard-setting performance in heat two as last year’s Monmore...

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Trainer of the Year standings – up to and including Sunday November 3rd

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:46:08 +0000

M A Wallis 990 163 567 29% £185,510 -£147.91 E McNair 813 82 227 36% £123,850 -£52.04 K R Hutton 766 144 604 24% £127,350 -£142.63 T C Heilbron 746 156 705 22% £138,875 -£70.54 P Janssens 670 137 385 36% £118,045 -£73.44 R J Holloway 491 144 640 23% £126,345 -£176.04 M L Locke 444 100 481 21% £95,915 -£51.67 N J Hunt 433 100 469 21% £75,445 -£31.67 B S Green 363 72 422 17% £84,282 -£81.

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Debunking the Myths: New Greyhound Homing Campaign Launched

coco@8hwe.com — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:53:46 +0000

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has announced the launch of its new greyhound homing campaign designed to showcase the benefits of owning an ex-racer. The ‘Share Your Life With a Greyhound’ campaign has been designed to spread the word about what excellent pets greyhounds make and to reach people who may not previously have considered owning a retired racer. The campaign...

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GBGB publishes full Open Race calendar for 2025 ahead of schedule

scott.harvey@gbgb.org.uk — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:04:36 +0000

GBGB has today published its Open Race calendar for 2025 again ahead of schedule giving Owners and Trainers more time to plan for the racing year ahead. A comprehensive approach to planning of Category One and Two events has helped to provide a full roadmap for the third consecutive year, and better facilitates existing events while managing potential clashes. Working in collaboration with tracks...

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