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News // Fri 7 May 2021

GBGB to provide grants for vehicle air conditioning and insulation

GBGB has announced that it will provide trainers with a one-off grant payment to assist them in ensuring their vehicles meet new 2023 air-con requirements…

News // Fri 19 Mar 2021

GBGB Welfare Hotline

GBGB runs a Welfare Hotline for anyone concerned about the welfare of registered racing greyhounds to report information anonymously. The aim of the Hotline is to further uphold the welfare of licensed greyhounds and the integrity of the sport….

News // Thu 22 Apr 2021

GBGB announces amendments to Rules of Racing

GBGB has published amendments to its Rules of Racing as part of its drive to continue raising welfare and integrity standards under the Greyhound Commitment…

News // Wed 31 Mar 2021

NSF inspections underway for GBGB licensed trainers

GBGB is pleased to announce that its new external inspections for residential kennels will begin in April…

News // Mon 26 Apr 2021

ARC Laurels – Perry Barr 480m – £6,500

HAVANA CLASS edged out Ivy High Skyhigh to claim a thrilling Arena Racing Company Laurels at Perry Barr last week, in the process helping Liz McNair close the gap on Patrick Janssens and Mark Wallis in the GBGB Trainer of the Year standings. And it was the McNair and Wallis kennels which ultimately contested the...

News // Wed 17 Feb 2021

GBGB Greyhound of the Year 2020 Award Winners

It was a GBGB Awards ceremony with a difference this year, as the canine stars of 2020 were celebrated at a special virtual event held and broadcast online on the evening of Sunday 14th February. The ceremony, hosted by Darrell Williams and Jonathan Hobbs, gave viewers a chance to look back at the racing highlights...

News // Tue 19 Jan 2021

Gerwyn Price becomes a Greyhound Ambassador

GBGB is pleased to announce the appointment of World Darts Champion Gerwyn Price as a Greyhound Ambassador…

News // Thu 7 Jan 2021

GBGB Maintains UKAS Accreditation

Following audits by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) during 2020, GBGB is pleased to announce that it has successfully maintained its UKAS accredited status…

News // Mon 26 Apr 2021

Latest Trainer of the Year Championship Standings, up to and including Sunday 25th April 2021

Position Trainer Points W R % TPM 1 P Janssens 315 39 142 27% £41,835 2 M A Wallis 293 49 219 22% £41,920 3 E Mcnair 208 19 73 26% £25,330 4 D Mullins 137 26 128 20% £20,330 5 K R Hutton 133 40 130 31% £24,690 6 G Rankin 123 7 13...

News // Thu 8 Oct 2020

A Homing Centre’s Blog: “The GRS is the best thing to have happened to the sport”

In this blog we hear from Kev, one half of the homing duo running Seaside Greyhounds Homing Centre…

News // Tue 1 Sep 2020

Successful First Day for GBGB’s Greyhound Retirement Scheme

Four recent retirees are off to Greyhound Trust Hall Green after being the first to register with the GRS.

News // Wed 20 May 2020

Caring for the Stars in our Sport: GBGB Releases New Short Film

GBGB has launched a new short film which showcases the care greyhounds receive from trainers and kennel staff at their residential kennels.

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Read the latest now // Fri 28 Feb 2020

Reaching the Gold Standard: Trainers’ Kennels to be part of GBGB’s UKAS Accreditation

New Code of Practice brings together guidelines on greyhound welfare from across the sport for the very first time The British greyhound industry has taken another step forward in cementing its place as amongst the best in the world for greyhound welfare. From this month, all residential kennels will be externally audited to ensure they...

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