Person: Piercestown Sand

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Plum draw for Piercestown

The semi-finals of the Easter Cup headline proceedings at Shelbourne Park tonight and the second of the two heats should be particularly informative, with SIS Live Gold Cup champion Piercestown Sand taking on Derby champ Razldazl George and a seemingly resurgent Tyrur Big Mike, amongst others.

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Sand can make most of rails pitch

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Veterans show that there’s life in the old dog yet

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Punters shouldn’t expect Easter presents

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Acton should be red-hot at Shelbourne

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George can make a winning return

Star-studded line-up set to do battle in the Easter Cup

Except for a few high profile absentees most of the big names will be chasing the €25,000 prize when the classic commences at Shelbourne on Saturday.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2012

Panther looks poised to strike Gold

After suffering the first defeat of his career in the semi finals of the SIS Live Gold Cup last weekend, the bookmakers clearly feel Milldean Panther will return to his best this evening and claim the €30,000 winner’s prize.

Sat, 10 Mar, 2012

Ruth responsible for all three contenders for the Dog of the Year Award

There’s simply no stopping Rathangan greyhound trainer Dolores Ruth.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2012

Milldean Panther impossible to oppose

Milldean Panther makes his eagerly awaited re-appearance at Shelbourne Park tonight in the SIS Live Gold Cup.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2012

Panther tops Tote entries

Unbeaten superstar Milldean Panther tops the entries for the valuable SIS Live Tote Gold Cup which kicks off at Shelbourne on Saturday night.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2012

Tyrur Big Mike can make winning return

The start of the SIS Gold Cup is only a week away and many potential challengers will flex their muscles in preparation for the event at Shelbourne Park this evening.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Weekend meetings hopeful of beating frost

It has been quite a week for the greyhound industry this far with the three splendid days of sport at Clonmel and then the highly encouraging figures released by the Irish Greyhound Board.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2012

Sand finally claims a big race success

AFTER a hugely consistent year, Piercestown Sand claimed a well-deserved big race success when emerging triumphant in the final of the Red Mills Waterford Masters at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2011

Walker to give Waterford master class

THE Waterford Masters is the highlight of the weekend’s greyhound racing action and it provides an opportunity for Dream Walker to gain a modicum of compensation for his near miss in the Derby.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2011

Maestro can make his mark in battle of the generations

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

Thu, 10 Nov, 2011

Masters co-favourites favoured by the draw

IT has been a very busy period on the southern circuit in the past month and more and the action remains furious this weekend with the final of the Red Mill Masters at Waterford on Saturday backed up by the final of the Tyrur Kennels Open 575 at Curraheen as well as top open action at Tralee and Limerick.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2011

Bugatti's brilliant early pace to seal final place

A massive crowd is expected to pour through the turnstiles of Shelbourne Park for tonight's semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby and punters will be hoping for kinder results than seven days ago.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2011

Trap draw has worked out a dream for Irish pair

It will be a Saturday night to savour on the greyhound front with classic action at many venues.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2011

Inside line can be decisive for Kingo

DOLORES Ruth and Conor Fahy have been the trainers making the headlines at Shelbourne in recent times and the trend can be maintained when the four second round heats of the Hegarty Bookmakers 600 top a high class card tonight.

Sat, 30 Apr, 2011

Hennessy makes debut as racehorse trainer

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

Thu, 28 Apr, 2011

New Chairman ‘eminently well qualified for this appointment’

The appointment of Phil Meaney as Chairman of Bord na gCon, as exclusively reported in yesterday’s Irish Examiner, was confirmed yesterday morning by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2011

Rioga has lofty reputation to live up to

Micheal O Muircheartaigh obviously has high hopes for his new four-legged friend. Upon retiring from his GAA commentary role last September, the Irish Greyhound Board announced that they would present him with a greyhound and the dog was handed over at a function in Shelbourne Park yesterday afternoon.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011

Tasty card for punters as Shelbourne finally re-opens

The facilities will be limited but it will be a happy occasion when Shelbourne Park re-opens for racing this evening following the longest break the track has had since the Foot and Mouth outbreak.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2011