SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 28/2/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 28/2/2026:
VILLAIN FASTEST WHILE KAROL SCORES A HAT TRICK IN McCALMONT CUP
Ian Fortune
The 2026 Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup got off to a flying start at Kilkenny on Friday night with many fine displays, a number of surprises and the prospect of some superb racing to come in the historic competition.
BLACKSTONE LEXUS AND BALLYMAC DENIRO IMPRESS IN JUVENILE CLASSIC SEMI FINALS
Barry Drake
BLACKSTONE LEXUS (Droopys Jet-Magical Poppy) once again set the standard in the semi-finals of the T Nolan C.V.R.T Juvenile Classic at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium at Tralee on Friday night.
RENATA CAN COMPLETE THE HAT TRICK IN 1XBET TOUR SERIES FEATURE FINAL
Barry Drake
RENATA, for the Killeagh kennel of Pat Budds, stands out in the €1,500 to the winner 1XBET Tour Series A5 feature Final at Youghal Greyhound Stadium.
GREGOR STARS IN KILCOLGAN CASTLE CONNACHT DERBY SECOND ROUND
Peter Farrell
The action ramped up at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night as the second-round heats of the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby 550 took centre stage, and the contest more than delivered, with Grouchos Gregor laying down a serious marker.
ENTRIES REQUIRED FOR €5,000 1XBET 525 AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Entries are still being sought for the €5,000-to-the-winner 1XBET A3 525 at Galway Greyhound Stadium, with connections urged to act before Monday’s 3pm deadline.
LOADS OF UPCOMING ACTION AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Obviously, there was a shortage of runners at Shelbourne Park this weekend with just eight races on Friday and Saturday night so we urge those with race-fit greyhounds to get in touch with the racing office over the coming days and weeks with plenty of racing on the horizon.
UK STAR MONARCH A POSSIBLE KIRBY CHALLENGER
Ian Fortune
Bouncing Monarch is quickly building up a fine body of work in the UK since being sold across the Irish Sea after reaching the final of the Denis Linehan Solicitors Open Unraced 525 at Curraheen Park last June.
BROWNSTOWN TANGO & NTSC UNRACED ON HORIZON AT NEWBRIDGE
Ian Fortune
Year after year, the Brownstown Tango and NTSC Open Unraced Bitch 525 sees a number of future stars begin their career.
EPISODE 2 LEGACY: THE STORY OF THE 2025 IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY
GRI
With 2 Rounds complete and just 48 remaining in contention, the journey to Derby glory continues as we re-join the 2025 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby story at the 3rd Round.
TOWCESTER COUNTDOWN
Ian Fortune
It’s that time of year when the Irish start to eye up the biggest prize in UK greyhound racing, the Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby.
ENNISCORTHY GEARING UP FOR RETURN
Ian Fortune
As is the tradition, Enniscorthy closed their doors through January and February but there is great work going on as they look forward to a return to racing on Thursday, March 5th.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
GRI
Juvenile Classic, Gold Cup and more are the hot topics of conversation this Monday.
SHELBOURNE SEEKING ENTRIES
Ian Fortune
Ahead of the weekend, the Shelbourne Park racing office is seeking entries for a number of races over many grades and distances.
ALL ABOUT MICROCHIP IN THE TIME CORK CUP
Barry Drake
MICROCHIP (Droopys Sydney-Clona Skye) overcame what looked like a tricky draw out in trap five when setting the standard in the semi-finals of the Time Greyhound Nutrition Cork Cup at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
RENATA STARS ONCE MORE IN THE 1XBET TOUR SERIES
Barry Drake
Renata (Ballyhimikin Jet-Florentis) went quickest on the clock in the semi-finals of the A5 1xBet Tour Series at Youghal Greyhound Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
SIUN AND STYLE LEAD THE WAY IN GOLD CUP
Ian Fortune
Ballymac Siun and Swords Style secured their place in the final of the 2026 Tote Gold Cup at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night with both impressing in their respective semi-finals.
TWIRL TURNS THE TABLES AHEAD OF LIMERICK OAKS SHOWDOWN
Peter Farrell
The semi-finals of the J.P. & Pauline Ryan Memorial Limerick Oaks continued to deliver fiercely competitive racing on Saturday night, with Arrow Twirl the latest to press her claims ahead of next weekend’s decider.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 21/2/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 21/2/2026:
BLACKSTONE LEXUS GOES QUICKEST IN THE JUVENILE CLASSIC
Barry Drake
BLACKSTONE LEXUS (Droopys Jet-Magical Poppy) set the standard in the opening round of the T Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night.
APTLY NAMED BULLET WINS FRIDAY FEATURE AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Daring Bullet was a thoroughly professional winner of the Friday night feature at Shelbourne Park, the final of the February Monthly Novice ON2 525.
GREGOR SETS A STRONG STANDARD IN CONNACHT DERBY OPENER
Peter Farrell
The opening-round heats of the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby 550 got underway at Galway on Friday night, where Grouchos Gregor set a notably high standard for trainer Pat Buckley.
EPISODE 231: HUGHIE KELEGHAN TALKING DOGS ON THURSDAY WITH BARRY DRAKE
Barry Drake
Barry chats to Hughie Keleghan, Chairman of the WGOBA in Galway, as excitement builds ahead of the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby and a packed few weeks of top-class racing at Galway Greyhound Stadium.
2026 CON & ANNIE KIRBY MEMORIAL - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Peter Farrell
The thirteenth running of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 is fast approaching at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, with owners and trainers advised that the entry book for the €80,000-to-the-winner Classic is now open.
EXCITING EVENTS UPCOMING AT CURRAHEEN PARK
Barry Drake
All at Curraheen Park are looking forward to these upcoming events:
EPISODE 1 LEGACY: THE STORY OF THE 2025 IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY
GRI
In August 2025, the eyes of the Greyhound Racing world turned to Ireland and to Dublin's Shelbourne Park as the dream began again.
TALKING DOGS ON MONDAY 16TH FEBRUARY - EPISODE 1 OF 2026!
GRI
It's 's back! Ian Fortune and Tommy Lyons are back to chat as Talking Dogs on a Monday returns for the first episode of the year.
GRI LAUNCHES LANDMARK DOCUSERIES: “LEGACY, THE STORY OF THE 2025 IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY”
GRI
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) is proud to announce the launch of a major new original production, The Story of the 2025 Irish Greyhound Derby, which will go live on Wednesday 18th February at 2.00pm.
DERRY OFF OUT OF RESPECT FOR ANGELA MCLAUGHLIN
Ian Fortune
This evening’s card at Derry has been postponed out of respect for Angela McLaughlin, who passed away over the weekend.
IMPRESSIVE CAREER BEST FROM MICROCHIP IN TIME CORK CUP
Barry Drake
MICROCHIP (Droopys Sydney-Clona Skye) was the star of the show in round two of the TIME Greyhound Nutrition Cork Cup at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
RENATA QUICKEST IN 1XBET A5 TOUR SERIES
Barry Drake
The opening round of the €1,500 to the winner 1XBET A5 Tour Series were the feature races in Youghal on Saturday.
A NIGHT OF BRILLIANT DISPLAYS AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Saturday’s action at Shelborne Park was right out of the top drawer. Of course, the quarter finals of the Tote Gold Cup were the feature and honour of going fastest went to Ballymac Siun.
HONOURS EVEN ON NIGHT TWO OF THE J.P & PAULINE RYAN MEMORIAL LIMERICK OAKS
Peter Farrell
The J.P & Pauline Ryan Memorial Limerick Oaks has delivered a series of high-quality performances over the past fortnight and, for the second consecutive week, identical winning times were recorded, underlining just how competitive the event remains heading toward next weekend’s semi-finals.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 14/2/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 14/2/2026:
1XBET A5 STAKE GETS UNDERWAY AT YOUGHAL
The opening round of the €1,500 to the winner 1XBET takes centre stage at Youghal Greyhound Stadium today. It’s great sponsorship and a fantastic pot for the A5 event.
PROMISE THE UNDOUBTED STAR AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Aussie Promise may have been sent to traps an 8-1 chance to win Friday’s feature at Shelbourne Park, the final of the Book Your Trials Online A2 525, but she was in a league of her own as she raced to a facile success in the €2,000 contest.
BEBETO MAINTAINS UNBEATEN RECORD IN GALWAY SPRINT SEMIS
Peter Farrell
The semi finals of the Upcoming Sweepstakes ON2/ON3 350 served as the highlight at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night and, once again, Noelle Bebeto showed big pace to come out the right side of a judges call.
TALKING DOGS IS BACK!
GRI
Talking Dogs is Back! After a break to recuperate from all the racing action in 2025, the Monday Night Talking Dogs Review Show returns on Monday 16th February.
EPISODE 230: CAROLINE COLLINS
Barry Drake
Caroline Collins joins Barry Drake on this week’s episode of Talking Dogs on Thursday to shine a light on Curraheen Park and the growing impact of the Curraheen Park Supporters Club.
BOCKOS A DAD
Ian Fortune
One of the all-time great trackers, 2025 Derby champion Bockos Diamond is officially a dad for the first time.
OF LAND AND SEA FOR HENNO AND MULLINS
Ian Fortune
Paul Hennessy was at it again on Tuesday, sending out yet another impressive winner of the equine variety.
2026 KILCOLGAN CASTLE CONNACHT DERBY LAUNCHED
GRI
Following a very successful revival of the competition last year, the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby returns to Galway Greyhound Stadium this February and March.
T NOLAN CVRT CENTRE JUVENILE CLASSIC
Barry Drake
Due to a smaller than anticipated entry for this year’s T Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic it has been deferred by one week.
GRI ANNOUNCES HUMAN RECIPIENTS OF THE 2025 NATIONAL GREYHOUND RACING AWARDS
GRI
Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) Chairman and Board are pleased to announce the human recipients of the 2025 National Greyhound Racing Awards, recognising outstanding contributions to the sport across racing, welfare and community engagement.
LAUNCH OF THE €5,000 DEISE PLASTERING NOVICE 750 AT KILCOHAN PARK
Barry Drake
The Deise Plastering Ltd Novice 730 Stake will get underway Saturday 28th February.
CURRAHEEN PARK AWARDS FOR 2025
Barry Drake
The Curraheen Park Awards for 2025 will take place this coming Saturday night.
CESAREWITCH STICKS WITH TWO RUN FORMAT
Ian Fortune
For the third year running, the 2026 TIME Irish Cesarewitch will be run on a win and you’re in format with each of the six semi-final winners progressing to the final and a chance of landing the €10,000 winner’s purse.
RÁSAÍOCHT CON ÉIREANN ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS
GRI
Following a rigorous recruitment process managed by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine, the following individuals have been confirmed as appointments to the Board of Directors of Rásaíocht Con Éireann: Professor Gerry Boyle, Margaret Dineen & Martin Bourke.
GOLDEN DISPLAYS FROM IRELAND’S BEST IN CUP
Ian Fortune
Many of Ireland’s best trackers returned to competitive action at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night in the opening round of the Tote Gold Cup and those that journeyed to the famous Ringsend venue left suitably satisfied as there were numerous superb displays.
NATALEE CLAIMS TIME PRIZE AT DUNDALK
Ian Fortune
In the absence of both Unquestionable and Danikas Sapphire, Mark Connolly’s promising youngster Ballyhoe Natalee seized her opportunity to land the TIME Greyhound Nutrition A3 decider at Dundalk on Saturday night.
TIME GREYHOUND NUTRITION CORK CUP OFF TO A FLYING START AS BUCKO GOES QUICKEST
Barry Drake
The opening round of the 2026 TIME Greyhound Nutrition Cork Cup took centre stage at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
A MAGICAL DOUBLE IN LIMERICK OAKS OPENER
Peter Farrell
The opening heats of the €7,500-to-the-winner J.P & Pauline Ryan Limerick Oaks got underway on Saturday night and it proved a fruitful evening for Patrick Guilfoyle, who accounted for a double, including a joint-fastest effort from Magical Poppet in heat three.
BERT LANDS THURLES FEATURE IN BRILLIANT STYLE
Peter Farrell
The final of the €1,500-to-the-winner Alpha Drives and Switchgear A6/A7 525 served as the feature at Thurles on Saturday night and it went the way of Bogger Bert, who made it four wins from just eight starts in what proved a blanket finish.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 7/2/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 7/2/2026:
ACTION-PACKED NIGHT AT CLONMEL SEES TOOREEN ROSE LAND FEATURE
Peter Farrell
There were no fewer than ten sweepstake finals on offer at Clonmel on Friday night, with the feature contest being the Gerpats Kennels D2–D24 790, which was won in convincing fashion by Tooreen Rose.
A BREEZE FOR BURKOS IN FAST-TRAP FINALE
Peter Farrell
The final of the Fast-Trap A5/A6 525 took centre stage at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night, with Burkos Breeze turning the tables to land the €1,400 feature.
RACING OPERATIONS MANAGER AT KILCOHAN PARK GREYHOUND STADIUM
GRI
A job opportunity has arisen at Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium in Waterford for the position of Racing Operations Manager.
DREAM A WINNING SIRE
Ian Fortune
2022 Juvenile Classic winner Wi Can Dream sired a litter in Sweden a couple of years back out of former Swedish Bitch of the Year Cayenne.
KATHLEEN NOW EASTER CUP BOUND
Ian Fortune
After missing her prep run at Shelbourne on Saturday night, Droopys Kathleen is set to bypass the Tote Gold Cup with a view to contesting the Easter Cup.
GIZMO WITH AN IMPRESSIVE WINNER
Ian Fortune
Another young sire creating a few headlines is Gizmo Cash.
CLYDE SPRINGS SURPRISE IN RURAL KENNELS DECIDER
Peter Farrell
The final of the €6,500-to-the-winner Rural Kennels Unraced 525 headlined a high-quality card at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium on Sunday night, and Gaytime Clyde chose the perfect night to shed his maiden tag with a thoroughly polished performance.
CLONMEL SUPPORTING CARD SEES PEST, MEL AND EXILE PREVAIL
Peter Farrell
The supporting card at Clonmel was rich in quality, featuring three excellent sweepstake finals in the shape of the Sporting Press Online Edition A1/A2 550, the John White Memorial A3/A4 525 and the Tommy & Bridget Mary Dunford Memorial Bitch 525.
DOWER MADDIE IMPRESSIVE IN THE CURRAHEEN FEATURE
Barry Drake
Trained by John Hickey for owner Tadhg O'Loughlin, Dower Maddie (Fromposttopillar-Maddieluluver) landed the feature at Curraheen Park on Saturday night, the €1,000 to the winner Colin Ronayne Memorial ON2/ON3 Dual Distance final.
HUGE CROWD AT SHELBOURNE TO SEE DYNASTY CLAIM CUP SUCCESS
Ian Fortune
A huge crowd poured through the stiles at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and the resulting atmosphere was enough to lift the spirits.
DEW MAINTAINS FAST-TRAP MOMENTUM AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
The semi-finals of the Fast Trap A5/A6 525 provided the highlight at Galway on Friday night and, for the second consecutive week, Slipalong Dew set the standard.
STEP THE BEAT LANDS TALBOT HOTEL DECIDER AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
Night two of Clonmel’s ‘Festival of Racing’ proved the perfect prelude to tonight’s feature card, delivering a high-quality programme with a number of classy performances across the ten races on offer.
SHELBOURNE PARK TRIAL RESULTS SATURDAY 31/1/2026
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Shelbourne Park Trial Results Saturday 31/1/2026: