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Sand. Purse. £15,000 (winner) The Television Trophy (TV Trophy for short) is a greyhound racing competition held annually. It was inaugurated in 1952 and shown on the BBC. [ 1 ] A different venue was chosen each year over the marathon distance of the relevant track. The competition consisted of heats (normally three) and a final one week later.
2023 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year. 2023 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year. Category 1 finalists Millridge Tanic (left) and Olga with trainer Pat Curtin. ← 2022. 2024 →. The 2023 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 98th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [1]
The sport's leading sire Droopys Sydney died in 18 August 2024. The black dog sired over 5,000 offspring, including two English Derby winners in Deerjet Sydney and Gaytime Nemo. He was the Irish stud dog of the year for three years running. [ 7 ]
The National Greyhound Racing Society (the management branch of the National Greyhound Racing Club agreed a deal with the BBC to provide an annual greyhound event which would be shown live on Sportsview. The race would be known as the Sportsview BBC Television Trophy with the venues to be changed each year.
The main news throughout the year was the announcement of a five-year deal between Entain and ARC for a new joint venture of live broadcast rights from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2029. The deal was described in some news articles as revamping and revitalising greyhound racing's wider betting appeal but in truth the deal although ...
Sand. Purse. £175,000 (winner) The English Greyhound Derby is the most prestigious race on the British greyhound racing calendar, with a history stretching back to 1927. It was first held at White City Stadium, but moved to Wimbledon Stadium in 1985, and then Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2017, Nottingham in 2019 and back to Towcester in 2021.
480 metres. Surface. Sand. The Scottish Greyhound Derby was an original classic greyhound competition held at Shawfield Stadium, held from 1928 to 2019. [1] Held at Carntyne Stadium from 1928 to 1968, after the closure of Carntyne the race appeared at Shawfield from 1970 until 1985. [2]
The Oaks is an original classic greyhound competition, held at Perry Barr Stadium. It was first run at White City Stadium from 1927 [1] until 1958, [2][3] and gained classic status in September 1939, becoming the seventh classic race but due to the war it was suspended until 1945. [4] The race was held at Harringay Stadium from 1959 until 1987 ...