Never mind the facilities, just watch 'em flock to Wimbledon on Derby night!
Any one of them could win the most competitive final of recent years... 

THE old lady that is Wimbledon Stadium is tired and not a shadow of her once pristine self, it is shabby, you need the neck of a giraffe to get a full view of the racing and waders too when it’s raining to avoid drowning on the short walk from the car park to the admissions area - in a word the place is a shambles.

But none of which, you can bet your bottom dollar, will deter that diehard throng of dedicated greyhound racing fans from making the trek to South-west London on Saturday for the most exciting greyhound event of the year, Derby final night! Read More

Bob Betts takes a swipe at the GRA
FORTY years in greyhound journalism and I cannot remember being at such a low ebb. In the early 70s the sport was buzzing. More than 50 tracks in the UK were treating us to some great action.

Brilliant performers such as Patricias Hope, Jimsun, Myrtown, Balliniska Band and Lacca Champion were thrilling the public and crowds of around 30,000 regularly attended Derby finals, which were run on lush turf at White City, London.

We were also drenched in publicity, thanks to the Greyhound Express, The Sporting Life, Sporting Chronicle, Greyhound Owner and Greyhound Magazine, while the Mirror, Mail, Express and Sun gave dog racing brilliant extra national coverage. Read More

Childs has serious concerns over 'ridiculous' extended pick up at Wimbledon
CRITICISM of the Wimbledon management to extend the pick-up point at Plough Lane continues to gather momentum and the latest trainer to take a swipe at what he calls a “pointless and ridiculous” thing to do is up-and-coming handler, Dean Childs. Read More

Hands up for Holloway!
THE GOBATA annual general meeting on Sunday unanimously endorsed Ricky Holloway's candidature for the Chair of the Greyhound Trainers' Association.

GOBATA chairman, Martin White, said the AGM was a constructive meeting "and we were delighted to give Ricky our full support." He added: "This election is a rare opportunity to send a clear message to the regulator that the cup
of endurance has now filled to overflowing. The rank and file professional trainers must take back control of the GTA and Ricky must have their full support."  

Click here to read Minutes of AGM.

Findlay has big plans for born again Coventry
...and the dream is to stage the Derby next year...
THE best news to hit greyhound racing in goodness knows how long has been confirmed by Harry Findlay, whose bid to re-open Coventry has been given the green light by the GBGB with the granting of a licence by the ruling body. Read More

TOWCESTER chairman Lord Hesketh has described the successful application to construct a greyhound track at the racecourse as "the most exciting development to happen here since our £12 million reconstruction of the course."  Read More

The GOBATA Championship was won by Ricky Holloway and Dean Childs’ The Only Way Is SOS (Save Our Stow) team who narrowly pipped The Golden Oldies. Read More

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