The IGB yesterday released a statement in relation to the recent find of greyhound bodies in a Co Limerick quarry and revealed that they know the identity of the owners of some of the greyhounds.

DESPITE the gloomy economic climate, it has been a tremendous year for greyhound racing.

EIGHTEEN of Ireland’s best will tonight bid to join Laurels winner Razldazl Rioga, Derby runner-up Dream Walker and local qualifier Piercestown Con in the semi finals of the Red Mills Waterford Masters at Kilcohan Park.

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 final of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels will struggle to assemble a field of the quality of tonight's third quarter-final heat, where four of the top five dogs in the outright betting line-up, with national record holder Leeview Jet included for further spice.

IN last weekend’s second round of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park there weren’t any shocks that couldn’t have been predicted and the result is a quarter-final line-up that looks no easier to solve than at the first round stage.

THE second session of the opening round of the Pat Hennerty Sales Irish Laurels dominates tonight's action at Curraheen Park and much of the early focus will be Tyrur Big Mike and how he fares in the first of eight heats.

SATURDAY night at Curraheen provided a final chance for Laurels hopefuls to gain some competitive action at the track prior to the start of the Classic, and Sede Vacante put the finishing touches to his preparations with a super performance in a top-class renewal of the Great Stuff Caterers Open 525.

PATRONS should get to Shelbourne Park early on Saturday night.

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.

IT hardly seems like 363 days since that amazing night when College Causeway produced one of the greatest performances ever seen on a greyhound track, but here we are within two days of the 2010 Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby final and anticipation levels are extremely high.

The best wine was certainly kept to last when the draw for the heats of the Town View Foods Champion Stakes was made at Shelbourne yesterday.

IMPRESSIVE in the opening round, Kryptonite can strike again in heat one of the second round of the Cashmans Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park tonight.

THE final of the A3 550 BG Stakes at Curraheen Park tonight has the makings of a cracking little contest.

ROCK ISLAND can land the spoils in the Fermoy Fish Tri-Distance Stakes final at Curraheen Park tonight.