Thankfully, the top class action on the greyhound front never seems to abate and in just a couple of weeks’ time we’ll have the opening round of the Tote Gold Cup.

While the weather caused the postponement of a few meetingslast night, it seems certain that Shelbourne Park will be fit to race this evening where the feature is the final of the Joe Dunne Memorial Puppy 525.

SOME Florida sun shone on Curraheen Park on Saturday night as Fr Bryan Dalton’s Deerfield Music and Deerfield Sings gave the US-based owner a double in the quarter-finals of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels. Both are trained by Mossie O’Connor.

THE clash of two of Curraheen Park's finest early pacers highlights a top class card at Curraheen Park and national record holder Leeview Jet can advance his Classic claims by overcoming the worst of the draw to see off young rival Sede Vacante in the Upcoming Laurels Open 525.

CURRAHEEN Park plays host to a superb card tonight and the top-class action begins as early as the third race, where national record holder Leeview Jet is the star attraction.

WHEN one takes a look at the Getting Out Stakes at Curraheen Park tonight, it becomes apparent that the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels must be on the horizon.

Champion Irish greyhound trainer Paul Hennessy will branch out tomorrow night when he saddles his first two runners at a horse race meeting.

THE big guns enter the arena at Curraheen Park tonight when the remaining first round heats of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels dominate the card.

CAPTAIN GEOFF CURRAN and eventing high performance manager Ginny Elliot are confident the Army officer’s mount, The Jump Jet, will be fighting fit for the Alltech World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.

ED McMahon is targeting some of the big sprint prizes with Astrophysical Jet next season after her triumph in the Goffs Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Ed McMahon believes the weight concessions Astrophysical Jet receives in tomorrow’s Audi King George Stakes at Goodwood could prove vital.

LEMON JET was the undoubted star of last week’s opening round of the Thurles Fresh Milk Tipperary Cup and his reward for a wonderful 28.82 return is a tricky trap one draw in Heat 5 of tonight’s second round.

LEADING owner P.J. Fahy suffered a double blow this week as two of his outstanding trackers have been struck by injury that will force them to miss major engagements.

A police dog handler in the UK, whose two German Shepherds died when they were left in a sweltering car, was today found guilty of animal cruelty.

Customs sniffer dogs stopped almost €20m worth of drugs being smuggled by sea, air and post into Ireland last year, it was revealed today.

A rock ’n’ roll guitar-playing former pastor from the south, Mike Huckabee’s homey, grassroots appeal and unapologetic confidence in his views could serve him well on the road to the White House.

Peru’s President-elect Alan Garcia says voters have sent a clear message to Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez: Keep out.

Galatee will face the biggest test by far of her short career when she puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Vodafone Oaks at Epsom on Friday.

Dynamic Aussie rockers, Jet have just announced their first Dublin appearance, joining the already impressive line-up for this year’s Heineken Green Energy Festival in June.

LOCAL hero Sinabhfuilbertie made a sensational return to action with a 28.21 first round effort in the Guinness Trophy, which kicked-off at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

Paul McCartney gave one of his biggest fans a thrill last night by changing the lyrics of a song at his show last night as a birthday treat.