Star Sports English Greyhound Derby: Swords Rex steals the show on Quarter Finals night
Swords Rex – favourite to win the Star Sports English Greyhound Derby outright – stole the show on Quarter Finals night in front of a packed grandstand at Towcester Racecourse. The talented two-year-old clocked 28.93 seconds when winning the fourth and final quarter final from Romeo Top Gun and Ballymac Finn to book his spot […]
Towcester primary school welcome special four-legged visitors on the eve of the English Greyhound Derby
Pupils at Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School in Towcester were treated to a special visit ahead of this year’s English Greyhound Derby Final by two locally trained racing greyhounds. The school welcomed Pablo, aka Pablo The Pup, and Marco, Blackstone Marco, plus professional trainer Heather Dimmock and Shaun Reynolds of Towcester Racecourse who hosted an assembly […]
StarSports English Greyhound Derby: Patrick’s hat-trick advance to Quarter Finals
Patrick Janssens had a night to remember when all three of his remaining greyhounds in the Star Sports English Greyhound Derby qualified for Saturday’s quarter finals at Towcester. The local handler entered Round Three with Romeo Top Gun, Romeo Command and Fabulous Azurra all still in with a chance of landing the competition’s £175,000 first […]
English Greyhound Derby: Savana Beau camp thrilled with progress entering Round Three
The StarSports English Greyhound Derby reaches the halfway stage at Towcester Racecourse on Saturday, and dreams of being represented in the final are rife among connections. A 192-strong field has been cut to just 48 greyhounds following Rounds One and Two, and now just one race stands between trainers, owners and their four-legged stars and […]
Towcester volunteers organise Derby fundraiser in support of retired greyhounds
Volunteers at Towcester Racecourse will be raising funds for three Greyhound Board of Great Britain homing centres when the StarSports English Greyhound Derby resumes on Saturday. The world’s most prestigious greyhound racing competition enters its third round at the Northamptonshire venue with an initial 192-strong entry now reduced to just 48 with three weeks remaining […]
ROUND TWO: Swords Rex breaks the 29-second barrier again to conclude Round Two
Irish trained Swords Rex stole the show in Round Two of the Star Sports English Greyhound Derby on Saturday night at Towcester Racecourse when winning his second qualifying heat. The Graham Holland trained two-year-old remains favourite to win greyhound racing’s most prestigious prize at the Northamptonshire venue on Saturday, July 1, after winning his first […]
Defending champ Romeo Magico headlines a star-studded Friday night StarSports Greyhound Derby card at Towcester
Defending StarSports English Greyhound Derby champion Romeo Magico headlines a star-studded line-up at Towcester Racecourse on Friday when Round Two gets underway. Greyhound racing’s most prestigious competition, worth £175,000 to the winner, made a popular return to the Northamptonshire venue at the weekend where last year’s hero got his 2023 campaign off to the perfect […]
REPORT: Major upset at FromPostToPillar exits Derby in Round One
FromPostToPillar – ante-post favourite to win the 2023 StarSports Greyhound Derby – was knocked out of the competition on Saturday night on an extraordinary night at Towcester. The three-times Category One race winner was badly bumped in the first turn of Heat 23 and again exiting turn two. He recovered ground well before being hampered […]
REPORT: Holland dominates on opening night with four winners
Ireland-based trainer Graham Holland stole the show on night one of the Star Sports English Greyhound Derby by winning four races and clocking the fastest time with Swords Rex. Holland grabbed an early double when defending champion Romeo Magico won Heat Two despite running into trouble during the race before kennelmate Romeo Hanzo followed up […]
Towcester Racecourse geared up for Round One of the English Greyhound Derby
Final preparations are being made at Towcester Racecourse ahead of the 93rd running of the English Greyhound Derby, which begins at the Northamptonshire venue on Thursday night. First held in 1927, the Derby celebrates its fifth staging at Towcester this year after greyhound racing’s most prestigious event was moved from its historical home in Wimbledon […]
