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- Premier Greyhound Racing All England Cup final pushed back to avoid Premier League clash
Newcastle Greyhound Stadium has pushed back the date of this year’s Premier Greyhound Racing All England Cup final by a day, due to a Boxing Day clash with Newcastle United. - Champion greyhound Woltemade bids for remarkable five-timer in Wolverhampton
A greyhound trained by Newcastle United superfan Jimmy Fenwick, who has taken the racing world by storm, could land a remarkable five-timer in Wolverhampton on Saturday. - 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby final ratings
The first semi-final odds made Waitingforastar favourite after a sequence of top class performances. - Birmingham Cup final appearance would “mean the world” to trainer Ruth Lambe
One of the UK’s youngest professional female greyhound trainers is dreaming of going a step further than her dad in a major competition at Dunstall Park in Wolverhampton this month. - Tipperary hope Blackstone Cola bids for Premier Greyhound Racing St Leger gloryIreland will bid to win only its second Premier Greyhound Racing St Leger title in the competition’s 98-year history at Dunstall Park Stadium in Wolverhampton this month.
- 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby semi-finalsWi Can James was favourite in the first quarter-final of the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby and had previously won well with Croydon Avenger eight lengths behind when housed on the inside of him.
- Annadown Warrior beats the clock en route to ARC Puppy Classic gloryAnnadown Warrior broke Nottingham Greyhound Stadium’s 500m track record en route to winning a first Category One title of the year for Trainer of the Year leader Maxine Locke.
- Champion greyhound named in honour of popular Nottingham trainer goes for gold in major bank holiday race
A greyhound named in honour of a much-missed trainer from Nottingham who passed away after a short battle with cancer could write his name in the sport’s history books on Monday. Colin Wilton ditched his career as a salesman to pursue a dream of training racing… Read more: Champion greyhound named in honour of popular Nottingham trainer goes for gold in major bank holiday race - 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby quarter-finalThe second round of the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby delivered mixed fortunes for the leading contenders, with Bouncing Monarch and Waitingforastar strengthening their claims.
- Nottingham duo pass Puppy Classic heats test in eye-catching styleBarry Denby will be hoping for a case of fourth time lucky in the Arena Racing Company Puppy Classic after Bellmore Whiskey advanced to the competition’s semi-finals on Monday.
- 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby third roundThere were mixed fortunes in the second round of the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby on Friday night for two of the main contenders for the title.
- Retired greyhound Bruce finds his Kent forever home after chance meetingA trip to a dog show in Betteshanger Park concluded in a lifetime of love for one family from Sandwich after they met Bruce, a retired greyhound in search of his forever home.
- 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby second roundThere were many 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby first-round highlights and Friday night saw Bochos Diamond remind us he is not a spent force yet.
- 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby first round
The wait is nearly over as the first round of the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby is held this Friday and Saturday at Shelbourne Park. - Greyhound Racing marks 100th anniversary with centenary celebration at Dunstall Park
Racegoers in Wolverhampton turned the clocks back 100 years on Friday to mark greyhound racing’s centenary at a special fixture hosted by Dunstall Park. - Greyhound centre which has homed 3,500 retired racers celebrates 20th birthdayA Birmingham charity which has found the forever homes of more than 3,500 retired greyhounds – including miracle dog Caesar – is celebrating its 20th birthday.
- Time Greyhound Nutrition Northern Flat success for hat-trick hero WoltemadeWoltemade secured a third major competition win at Newcastle Greyhound Stadium on Thursday when powering to victory in the Time Greyhound Nutrition Northern Flat.
- Northern Flat dominated by North-East trainers ahead of Thursday showdownHopes of a North-East winner in this year’s Time Greyhound Nutrition Northern Flat final are high with local runners responsible for five of the six finalists in Thursday’s feature race.
- Rose lands first Category One title with star pup Harton WhirlwindHarton Whirlwind bagged Rose Draper a first Category One success of her career in the £10,000 BGBF British Bred Puppy Cup final at Dunstall Park in Wolverhampton on Saturday.
- BGBF Puppy Cup favourite Romeo Astron handed prime draw for finalRomeo Astron received a plum draw when he was allocated trap one in Saturday’s £10,000 BGBF British Bred Puppy Cup final at Dunstall Park, according to trainer Tom Heilbron.
- Fan favourite Ned out to win heats in Time Greyhound Nutrition Northern Flat semisChampion racer Wicky Ned rolled back the years in the Time Greyhound Nutrition Northern Flat heats on Thursday night at Newcastle Stadium, a competition he won two years ago.
- Entries encouraged for GBGB’s Centenary Celebration race nightOwners and trainers are being encouraged to be part of a historic night of greyhound racing ahead of the sport’s centenary celebrations at Dunstall Park Stadium later this month.
- Dalton Smith’s quartet bid for home glory in BGBF British Bred Puppy CupFour littermates will fly the flag for Dunstall Park in this month’s BGBF British Bred Puppy Cup, the third major competition to be held at the Wolverhampton track since its launch.
- Young dog lover Freddy Vaughan sets 100km school holiday challengeA young volunteer at a greyhound homing centre in Wombourne is spending his school holidays raising funds for dogs in search of their forever home, by walking 100 kilometres.
- Mark Wallis strikes again as Ballinakill Liam takes ARC Kent Silver SalverChampion trainer Mark Wallis won a fourth Category One title in two years at Central Park on Saturday night when star sprinter Ballinakill Liam scooped the ARC Kent Silver Salver.
- Headford Cian to fly the flag for Central Park in Silver Salver finalA minor miracle is required if Central Park is to celebrate its first locally trained winner of the Arena Racing Company Kent Silver Salver on Saturday night, according to Maxine Locke.
