Betting shop punters and greyhound enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that this year’s Star Sports English Greyhound Derby will be shown in the betting shops from the third round onwards, as well as being broadcast live on SKY sports.
The dates of the meetings to be shown are: 3rd round Saturday June 17th, Derby quarter finals Tuesday 20th, Derby semi finals Saturday 24th and the Greyhound Derby final on Saturday July 1st. All four meetings will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
The first race at Towcester will be shown in shops and streamed online at 6.28pm and the last race will be shown at 9.13pm. The Derby final itself will be staged at 8.56pm.
Phill Adams, CEO of BAGS said: “BAGS is very happy to be supporting the Derby again this year. BAGS will also be making a contribution toward prize money on the four nights and look forward to what promises to be a great competition at Towcester, the new home of the Derby.”
