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Centenary Derby at Shelbourne
Ireland’s one-off 2027 Derby heads a four-final card.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Greyhound racing news, welfare, community and betting education.The Greyhound Nation editorial team covers the sport with independence, care and a commitment to clear sourcing.
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Irish St Leger final joins GRI's YouTube pilot
GRI plans a two-venue YouTube show with four races each from Limerick and Shelbourne Park. Here is what is confirmed and what remains unannounced.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Droopys Plunge wins Hove's Gold Collar
The Derby winner led throughout in 28.76sec for Patrick Janssens. Hove's Gold Collar is settled, but the staying final remains ahead.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Ballymac Deniro breaks Limerick record in St Leger
Deniro clocked 29.14sec in the Irish St Leger second round, while Graham Holland trained three heat winners. Here is what the results establish.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Slingshot Poppy sets Sunderland Classic heat standard
Poppy clocked 26.76sec as Sunderland's Classic began. Six heat winners, the key qualifiers and what Friday's results tell us about the next round.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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GRI sets dates for breeder and grading changes
A new GRI notice separates December changes to payments and race eligibility from January's ON2 sprint adjustment. Here is what starts when.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Ballymac Setanta ruled out of Irish St Leger
Injury ends Ballymac Setanta's Leger campaign. GRI confirms a vacant trap, but the draw still lists him: what readers need to know.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Headford Sarah sets Harlow SIS Sprint heat standard
Headford Sarah was quickest in Harlow's six SIS Sprint heats. The times, beaten qualifiers and confirmed next stage tell the opening-round story.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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NSW adds A$10m for greyhound track upgrades
The fresh commitment takes additional Wentworth Park transition funding to A$20 million. We separate the new money from older venue plans and safety claims.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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Swords Diamond sets Irish St Leger heat standard
Swords Diamond clocks 29.49sec as Ballymac Setanta beats Bockos Gold. We compare the eleven heat winners and explain what the times do, and do not, establish.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 4 min read
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How greyhound racing works: a beginner's guide
From jacket colours and starting traps to graded races, first-bend position and the official result, this is the clear route into the sport.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 9 min read
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One hundred years of greyhound racing in Britain
From Belle Vue and Mick The Miller to television, lost stadiums, welfare scrutiny and a centenary staged at Britain's newest track.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 10 min read
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What happens to greyhounds after racing?
The route from a final run to a suitable home includes recorded destinations, veterinary care, assessment, patient matching and a great deal of unseen work.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 8 min read
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Greyhound sectional times explained
How split times reveal early pace, why cross-track comparisons fail and the worksheet that puts the number back into the shape of the race.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 9 min read
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Greyhound trap colours and seeding explained
The six British jacket colours, what W and M mean, how railers fit the draw and the practical way to read likely movement into the first bend.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 9 min read
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Greyhound racing grades explained
What A1, A2 and OR mean, how racing managers build graded races and why the same grade should not be treated as equal at every track.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 9 min read
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Why independent greyhound coverage still matters
Greyhound racing deserves reporting that understands the clock, notices the people and remains independent enough to ask a fair question.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 7 min read
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Greyhound Nation tips: how our selections will work
The publication standard for every Greyhound Nation selection: a clear case, an honest price, a sensible stake and a complete record.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 6 min read
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How to read greyhound race form
A practical guide to grades, traps, sectionals, race comments and the second reading that turns six separate form lines into one race.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 10 min read
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Greyhound Nation is ready to race
Greyhound Nation is building an independent home for the races, people, form and conversations that make the sport worth following.
By Greyhound Nation Editorial Team • 5 min read