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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]
In January 2021, he won the Essex Vase for a record fifth time [11] and in May, Aayamza Royal became the fourth greyhound to win the TV Trophy twice, setting a record of fours wins for Wallis in the process. [12] Wallis duly secured a 12th and 13th Greyhound Trainer of the Year title at the end of 2021 & 2022 respectively. [13]
The Irish Greyhound of the Year Awards are the annual awards for the leading greyhounds in Ireland. The Greyhound of the Year award was first held in 1965 when it was won by Ballyowen Chief. [1] In 1996 the awards saw the Greyhound of the Year replaced by a Dog and Bitch of the Year Award [2] but in 2013 the Greyhound of the Year award returned ...
Ireland. The Grand Canal, the English Derby winner and Easter Cup returned a hero when returning to Irish shores, after winning the English Derby. 1962 Irish Greyhound Derby winner Shanes Legacy was sold after the final presentation by owner Bob McCann, for £2,500 to London building contractor Bob Gough who put the greyhound with Tony Dennis.
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.
The Irish Greyhound Board (Bord na gCon) in Limerick was given the responsibility of all tracks in Ireland by the Dáil Éireann, with the exception of the Ulster tracks that would remain under the jurisdiction of the Irish Coursing Club. The Bord na gCon was established under the Greyhound Industry Act of 1958 with a number of aims.
The Oxfordshire Stakes was a greyhound competition held at Oxford Stadium until it closed in 2012. [1] It was inaugurated in 1964 and was a major event in the 1960s and 1970s. [2] It changed its name to the Oxfordshire Trophy in 1982 but reverted to its original name in 2008. [3]