DROOPYS RODGER, a son of English Derby winner Droopys Scholes and also trained by Ian Reilly, smashed the track record when winning the opening second round heat of the Bar-One Racing Irish Sprint Cup over Dundalk's 400 yards on Friday.

DROOPYS MALDINI and Grayslands Pixie were last night awarded the highest accolades in Irish greyhound racing when they were named the Dog and Bitch of the Year at the National Awards Banquet at the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge.

BOHERDUFF LIGHT ended his racing career on the best possible note when winning the Langtons House Derby for the second successive year at Kilkenny on Friday night.

PAULO COELHO, in the wars when a beaten favourite last week, can set the record straight in the second semi final of the Kudos Super Sprint at Curraheen Park tonight.

TRACK record holder Paulo Coelho stumbled his way into the Kudos Supersprint semi-finals at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.