Irish Greyhound of the Year Awards

This article is about the Irish greyhound awards. For the British awards, see Greyhound of the Year Awards.
Irish Greyhound of the Year Awards
Lenson Bocko 2019 dog of the year
Start date1965
NationsIreland and Northern Ireland

The Irish Greyhound of the Year Awards are the annual awards for the leading greyhounds in Ireland.

The Greyhound of the Year award was first held in 1965 when it was won by Ballyowen Chief.[1] In 1996 the awards saw the Greyhound of the Year replaced by a Dog and Bitch of the Year Award [2] but in 2013 the Greyhound of the Year award returned in addition to the other awards.[3]

The 2016 awards did not take place until October 2017[4] following a postponement.[5] Continuing protests by the DGOBA resulted in a suspension of the awards and racing at Shelbourne Park for five months and the cancellation of several major events. The protest was over the February closure of Harold's Cross Stadium. [6] [7]

  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  3. ^ "Laurels the major mover in 2015 calendar". Irish Independent. 19 November 2014.
  4. ^ "2016 NATIONAL GREYHOUND AWARDS". irish Greyhound Board.
  5. ^ "Irish Oaks advertised for Shelbourne Park". Irish Independent. 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Irish Oaks advertised for Shelbourne Park". Irish Independent. 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ "IGB confirms closure of Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". IGB. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.