Towcester Racecourse joins Premier Greyhound Racing schedule
TOWCESTER is to be broadcast on Sky Sports Racing and streamed live on attheraces.com from Tuesday, November 25, after a deal was struck between Arena Racing Company, Premier Greyhound Racing and Orchestrate Ltd. The home of the English Greyhound Derby moves across from SIS after negotiations in recent weeks following the imminent transfer of the lease at the […]
Towcester Derby Press Release
Towcester Racecourse will remain the home of the English Greyhound Derby in 2026. Following a meeting of the Derby panel, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain confirmed the Northamptonshire venue will again host the sport’s greatest race next year – under joint sponsorship from the track’s management company Orchestrate and Star Sports, subject to contract. […]
Danny Rayment named as new Racing Manager at Towcester Racecourse
TOWCESTER has announced Danny Rayment as its new racing manager. Rayment joins the Northamptonshire venue as RM from next month and is delighted to be returning to the sport he loves, moving into the hotseat at the home of the Star Sports English Greyhound Derby as the latest in a number of key appointments […]
JUVENILE – TRAP DRAW
What.A.Race! The 2025 TIME Juvenile Championship is shaping up to be a race for the ages. This prestigious invitation event has produced one of the most compelling and high-calibre line-ups seen on British soil in decades. It’s already being tipped as one of the standout races of the year, and the draw has only added […]
DERBY TRIALS – a rolling list
Upcoming Trials – Sunday, April 13th (Featuring Irish Derby cvhampion Bockos Diamond and 2024 Derby runner-up Boylesports Bob amongst others) Trial Results – Thursday, April 10th (Featuring Patruck Janssens’ big guns) Trial Results – Sunday, April 6th (Wicky Ned goes fastest and Yorkie Ollie moves well) Trial results – Thursday, April 3rd (Featuring Patrick Janssens […]
JUVENILE NOMINATIONS – AN ELITE GROUP
The TIME Greyhound Nurition Juvenile Championship is set to be one of the races of the decade, let alone this year, with an entry of the highest quality. The nominations for the £10,000 to the winner invitation were announced on Wednesday and it really is a who’s who of canine talent from both sides of […]
JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIP – PAST WINNERS
First run as the Greyhound Express Merit Puppy Trophy at Wumbledon in 1957, it was renamed the Juvenile Championship in 1964 and has remains one of the permanent fixtures on the calendar ever since. Featuring the best puppies from the previous year, it has been won by some very famous names, both canine and human, […]
STAR SPORTS KENNEL VISIT WITH LIAM DOWLING
Derby sponsors Star Sports paid a visit to last year’s Derby winning trainer Liam Dowling. Emily Wallis was on hand to ask Liam all you need to know about his experiences from last year, while also finding out who he was planning to send over this year in attempt to defend his title. (SPOILER: reigning […]
HENNESSY ON FIRE
Irish handler Paul Hennessy was most certainly the man to follow on Sunday as the Betgoodwin & JR Racing Maiden Derby got underway, sending out two heat winners as well as two Star Sports/ TRC English Derby Trial Stakes winners making his tally for the day four wins from four runners. Our friends at Greyhound […]
FIRST DERBY TRIAL STAKES ON SUNDAY
The road to Star Sports/TRC English Derby glory will begin at Towcester very soon and serious preparations will get underway on Sunday with the first of the trial stakes ahead of greyhound racing’s blue riband event. As expected, the Irish are gearing up for another strong assault, having brought the trophy home across the Irish […]
