2022 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2022 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the 97th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1][2]
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The year started well with Kevin Boothby's Suffolk Downs being granted a licence.[3] The first trial session took place on 12 January[4] and the first meeting was held on 8 February 2022, with the primary race distance being 388 metres.[5]
A parliamentary debate took place on the 28 March discussing a petition presented by Welsh Labour MP Christina Rees to abolish greyhound racing. The anonymous petitioner referred largely to the Valley Greyhound Stadium (not affiliated to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain) and a stray and abandoned dogs centre called Hope Rescue (both in Wales). Parliament voted for no further action.[6][7]
Mark Wallis won his fourth Trainers Championship (marketed as Judgement Night), which was held at Monmore Green.[8]
Roll of honour
| Major Winners | |
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| Award | Name of Winner |
| 2022 English Greyhound Derby | |
| 2022 Irish Greyhound Derby | |
| Greyhound Trainer of the Year | |
| UK Greyhound of the Year | |
| Irish Greyhound of the Year | |
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United Kingdom
Principal UK finals
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UK Category 1 & 2 competitions
Ireland
The 2021 Irish Greyhound Derby champion Susie Sapphire impressed again when winning the Easter Cup, she started at odds of 1/3 for the final (the shortest price in the modern era).[22]
Principal Irish finals
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Irish feature competitions
| Competition | Date | Venue | Winning Greyhound |
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| RCETS Gold Cup | 5 Feb | Shelbourne | Skywalker Barry |
| Greyhound & Petworld Juvenile Classic | 11 Mar | Tralee | Wi Can Dream |
| Ballymac Anton at Stud McCalmont Cup | 25 Mar | Kilkenny | Zoom |
| Waterford Select Stakes | 3 Apr | Waterford | Explosive Boy[24] |
| Shelbourne 600 | 9 Apr | Shelbourne | Fast Fit Paddy[25] |
| SIS Irish Cesarewitch | 15 May | Mullingar | |
| SIS Race of Champions | 19 Jun | Tralee | |
| Corn Cuchulainn | 17 Jul | Shelbourne | |
| Champion 550 | 17 Jul | Shelbourne | |
| Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup | 31 Jul | Thurles | |
| Irish Grand National | 4 Dec | Cork | |
| Kingdom Derby | 21 Dec | Tralee | |
References
- "CAT 1 & CAT 2 EVENTS 2022". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "GBGB announces 2022 Category One Schedule". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Suffolk Downs granted GBGB licence". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Suffolk Downs first trial session". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Suffolk Downs is up and running". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- "Volume 711: debated on Monday 28 March 2022". Hansard. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "GBGB RESPOND TO PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "Mark Wallis: 21 Years in Judgement". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "Coral Essex Vase Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "THE PREMARKET PETS BLUE RIBAND - FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "The ARC Northern Puppy Derby Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Northamptonshire Sprint Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- "2022 CORAL GOLDEN SPRINT FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "PREMIER GREYHOUND RACING PUPPY DERBY 2022 FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "BGBF British Breeders Stakes - Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "The George Ing St Leger - Grand Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "The Arena Racing Company Northern Flat Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "Arena Racing Company Springbok Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "CORAL BRIGHTON BELLE FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "The Arena Racing Company Grand Prix Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "THE MATCHBOOK BETTING EXCHANGE MAIDEN DERBY FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help); Unknown parameter|urlhttps://www.gbgb.org.uk/meeting/?meetingId=ignored (help) - "The 2022 Breset Easter Cup Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "2022 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "The 2022 Waterford Select Stakes Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- "The Shelbourne Open 600 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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