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 […]
Kent greyhound trainer dreaming of landing the sport’s biggest prize, more than 40 years after his first winner!
An Ashford-based greyhound racing trainer is dreaming of landing the sport’s most valuable prize when the English Greyhound Derby returns to Towcester Racecourse this month. Rab McNair has trained greyhounds with his wife Elizabeth for over four decades from their Kent base where they have reached the historic Derby final on three occasions with Eden […]
Historic StarSports English Greyhound Derby to make its return to Towcester Racecourse this month
The eyes of the greyhound racing world will focus on Towcester Racecourse this month as the StarSports English Greyhound Derby returns to the prestigious Northamptonshire venue. Held over six successive weekends, the Derby is greyhound racing’s premiere event which attracts 192 of the world’s fastest greyhounds each entered in the hope of scooping the £175,000 […]