# 2025 in UK and Ireland greyhound racing

2025 is the centenary year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

## Summary

Following on from their November 2024 announcement, Entain announced the date of 19 January as the final meeting to be held at Crayford Stadium.
Suffolk Downs remained closed following the 2024 fire and was expected to return in the second half of 2025.
In February 2025, a ban on greyhound racing was announced in Wales, which would result in the closure of its only track at the Valley Greyhound Stadium in Ystrad Mynach. In response, GBGB CEO Mark Bird stated "This announcement has nothing to do with greyhound welfare and everything to do with pressure from the extreme animal rights movement. The Welsh Government’s own Summary of Consultation Responses highlighted the lack of evidence to support the case for a ban on the sport.".
In March, Swindon Stadium announced that it would close at the end of the year. The announcement was not a surprise because it followed on from the previous closures relating to Clarke Osborne and Gaming International/Stadia UK (formerley BS Group). Bristol, Reading, Milton Keynes and Poole were all closed by the company.

## Roll of honour

Major Winners :
* Award
* 2025 English Greyhound Derby
* 2025 Irish Greyhound Derby
* Greyhound Trainer of the Year
* UK Greyhound of the Year
* Irish Greyhound of the Year

### Principal UK finals

Stadium Bookmakers TV Trophy, Towcester (23 March, 943m, £15,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
PGR Trainers' Judgement Night, Perry Barr (29 March) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Arena Racing Company Laurels, Perry Barr (19 Apr, 480m, £12,500) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Premier Greyhound Racing Regency, Brighton (2 Aug 695m, £20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Premier Greyhound Racing St Leger, Nottingham (22 Sep, 730m, £20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Premier Greyhound Racing Oaks, Wolverhampton (24 Oct, 480m, £20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Trainer :
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th

### Principal Irish finals

Bresbet Easter Cup, Shelbourne (5 Apr, 550y, €25,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Con & Annie Kirby Memorial, Limerick (19 Apr, 525y, €80,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Kasko Petfood National Produce, Clonmel (1 Jun, 525y, €20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Sporting Press Oaks, Shelbourne Park (14 Jun, 525y, €25,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Boylesports Champion Stakes, Shelbourne Park (5 Jul, 550y, €20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Time Dundalk International, Dundalk (12 Jul, 550y, €20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Time Greyhound Nutrition Juvenile Derby, Shelbourne Park (26 Jul, 525y, €25,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
WillWeGo.com Irish St Leger, Limerick (9 Aug, 550y, €30,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup, Dundalk (15 Aug, 400y, €20,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
BarOne Racing Irish Laurels, Cork (8 Nov, 525y, €30,000) :
* Pos
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 5th
* 6th

### Calendar & results

| Date | Competition | Venue | 1st prize | Winner |
| 24 Jan | Coral Essex Vase | Romford | £10,000 | Droopys Eunice |
| 25 Jan | ARC Cesarewitch | Central Park | £12,500 | Garfiney Blaze |
| 25 Jan | BGBF Puppy Cup | Oxford | £10,000 | Queen Sinead |
| 26 Jan | Greyhound Racing UK Blue Riband | Towcester | £10,000 | Table Toppers |
| 20 Feb | ARC Northern Puppy Derby | Newcastle | £12,500 | Droopys Deploy |
| 22 Feb | Ladbrokes Winter Derby | Monmore | £10,000 | Proper Heiress |
| 22 Feb | Tote Gold Cup | Shelbourne | €16,000 | Seven Beach |
| 7 Mar | Juvenile Classic | Tralee | €11,000 | Droopys Patriot |
| 9 Mar | Time Irish Cesarewitch | Mullingar | €10,000 | Singalong Dolly |
| 14 Mar | Coral Golden Sprint | Romford | £10,000 | |
| 21 Mar | The Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup | Kilkenny | €7,000 | |
| 15 Mar | Premier Greyhound Racing Puppy Derby | Monmore | £20,000 | |
| 17 Mar | BGBF British Breeders Stakes | Nottingham | £12,500 | |
| 23 Mar | TV Trophy | Towcester | £15,000 | |
| 29 Mar | ARC Kent Plate | Central Park | £12,500 | |
| 30 Mar | Springbok | TBA | £5,000 | |
| 5 Apr | Bresbet Easter Cup | Shelbourne | €25,000 | |
| 13 Apr | Juvenile | Towcester | £3,000 | |
| 18 Apr | Arena Racing Company Grand Prix | Sunderland | £12,500 | |
| 19 Apr | Con & Annie Kirby Memorial | Limerick | €80,000 | |
| 19 Apr | Arena Racing Company Laurels | Perry Barr | £12,500 | |
| 19 Apr | bet365 Hunt Cup | Oxford | £10,000 | |
| 19 Apr | TIME Greyhound Nutrition Waterford Select Stakes | Waterford | €10,000 | |
| 20 Apr | BresBet Gymcrack | Sheffield | £17,500 | |
| 20 Apr | KAB Maiden Derby | Towcester | £10,000 | |
| 26 Apr | Coral Brighton Belle | Hove | £10,000 | |
| 3 May | Shelbourne 600 | Shelbourne | €15,000 | |
| 1 Jun | Kasko Petfood National Produce | Clonmel | €20,000 | |
| 13 Jun | Callaway ProAm at Stud Race of Champions | Tralee | €15,000 | |
| 14 Jun | Sporting Press Online Oaks | Shelbourne | €25,000 | |
| 14 Jun | Star Sports & TRC Events & Leisure English Greyhound Derby | Towcester | £235,000 | |
| 21 Jun | ARC Kent Silver Salver | Central Park | £12,500 | |
| 28 Jun | Corn Cuchulainn | Shelbourne | €10,500 | |
| 4 Jul | Coral Coronation Cup | Romford | £10,000 | |
| 5 Jul | Boylesports Champion Stakes | Shelbourne | €20,000 | |
| 5 Jul | Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup | Thurles | €7,500 | |
| 6 Jul | Three Steps to Victory | Sheffield | £10,000 | |
| 12 Jul | Time Dundalk International | Dundalk | €20,000 | |
| 20 Jul | Champion Hurdle | TBA | £10,000 | |
| 20 Jul | Juvenile Classic | Towcester | £5,000 | |
| 24 Jul | Time Greyhound Feed Northern Flat | Newcastle | £12,500 | |
| 24 Jul | ARC Angel of the North | Newcastle | £7,500 | |
| 26 Jul | Pall Mall | Oxford | £10,000 | |
| 26 Jul | Time Greyhound Nutrition Juvenile Derby | Shelbourne | €25,000 | |
| 2 Aug | Coral Sussex Cup | Hove | £10,000 | |
| 2 Aug | Premier Greyhound Racing Regency | Hove | £20,000 | |
| 9 Aug | Willwego Irish St Leger | Limerick | €30,000 | |
| 15 Aug | Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup | Dundalk | €20,000 | |
| 23 Aug | Ladbrokes Summer Stayers Classic | Monmore | £10,000 | |
| 23 Aug | Ladbrokes Gold Cup | Monmore | £10,000 | |
| 25 Aug | JenningsBet Puppy Classic | Nottingham | £12,500 | |
| 25 Aug | JenningsBet Select Stakes | Nottingham | £12,500 | |
| 17 Sep | Click Competitions East Anglian Derby | Yarmouth | £15,000 | |
| 19 Sep | Coral Romford Puppy Cup | Romford | £10,000 | |
| 21 Sep | Empress Stakes | Towcester | £10,000 | |
| 27 Sep | Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby | Shelbourne | €125,000 | |
| 28 Sep | Yorkshire St Leger | Doncaster | £10,000 | |
| 22 Sep | ARC Birmingham Cup | Nottingham | £12,500 | |
| 22 Sep | ARC St Leger | Nottingham | £20,000 | |
| 25 Sep | 77th Produce Stakes | Swindon | £10,000 | |
| 17 Oct | Premier Greyhound Racing Champion Stakes | Romford | £20,000 | |
| 18 Oct | Premier Greyhound Racing Kent Derby | Central Park | £20,000 | |
| 19 Oct | BresBet Steel City Cup | Sheffield | £11,500 | |
| 24 Oct | ARC Scurry Gold Cup | Wolverhampton | £7,500 | |
| 24 Oct | Premier Greyhound Racing Oaks | Wolverhampton | £20,000 | |
| 25 Oct | Puppy Collar | Oxford | £10,000 | |
| 26 Oct | Grand National | TBA | £10,000 | |
| 8 Nov | BarOne Racing Irish Laurels | Cork | €30,000 | |
| 21 Nov | Premier Greyhound Racing Classic | Sunderland | £20,000 | |
| 24 Nov | Premier Greyhound Racing Eclipse | Nottingham | £20,000 | |
| 30 Nov | English Puppy Derby | Towcester | £10,000 | |
| 13 Dec | bet365 Challenge Cup | Oxford | £10,000 | |
| 13 Dec | George Curtis/Ballyregan Bob Memorial | Hove | £10,000 | |
| 13 Dec | Coral Olympic | Hove | £10,000 | |
| 22 Dec | British Bred Breeders Forum Derby | Sheffield | £10,000 | |
| 22 Dec | ARC National Sprint | Nottingham | £7,500 | |
| 27 Dec | Premier Greyhound Racing All England Cup | Newcastle | £20,000 | |
| 28 Dec | bet365 Puppy Oaks | Towcester | £10,000 | |