The first round of the Star Sports/TRC English Derby dominated the week s racing across the pond. Forty five Irish dogs made the trip to Towcester trying to def.
The highlights of an exceptional week of racing, this week, included the first round of the Sporting Press Irish Oaks, the final of the Champion 550, semifinals.
Twelves of Ireland’s fastest greyhounds are aiming for a place in the greatest race on the planet, the final of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby.
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The numbers will be much the same to last year but the storylines will be very different as the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby gets underway at Shelbourne Pa.