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The BGBF British Breeders Stakes got underway at Nottingham's Colwick Park stadium on Monday evening. A night which had promised to be a huge night of quality racing showcasing some of the finest stars of the British Bred scene was soured however in the very first heat as Liz and Rab McNair's Queen JessieJ , ante post favourite and one of the finest bitches we have seen in the [...]

The Cat 1 BGBF British Breeders’ Stakes is to be brought forward to March this year!  Previously held in the autumn, this prestigious competition, run at Nottingham, will this year start on 8 March, with the Final on 22 March, and will be supported by a Cat 3 Sprint for British Breds. Speaking for the BGBF, chair Liz Mort said: ‘I’m delighted to be able to announce that the Breeders’ [...]

A new graded series for British bred dogs at every track in the UK has been announced by the BGBF today. The aim of the BGBF has always been to support, encourage and reward British Breeding at all levels. Up to now we have concentrated our competition sponsorship on Open events, but we are aware that by doing this we have been missing out a large proportion of British bred [...]

When the BGBF committee were discussing how best to utilise our funds for 2020 we decided that we would very much like to support a competition which would see a high-profile final staged on Star Sports Bookmakers & ARC English Greyhound Derby Final evening at Nottingham's Colwick Park stadium. Holding a competition with a final on such an evening not only served to give 18 of the very best [...]

Another new competition for British Breds will be run at Nottingham with the final on Monday 23 November, the same night as the BGBF British Breeders’ Stakes, which, together with two more races for British Breds, means a fantastic night in store for supporters of British Bred greyhounds! The £1,500 plus trophy to the winner new BGBF Midlands Sprint will be a Cat 3, two round competition, for 18 dogs [...]

A fantastic evening’s racing at Newcastle showcased British Breeding on Thursday, with two BGBF Finals – the cat 2 BGBF Northern Maiden and the cat 3 BGBF Sprint – plus three additional supporting British Bred opens! The BGBF Northern Maiden, a three round Cat 2 competition with £3,000 plus trophy to the eventual winner, was the highlight of the night, and was won in fine style by Kevin Ferguson’s [...]

Dundee June, a black June '28 bitch by Kinloch Brae out of Sevenofnine, romped home to take the prize after proving to be the most determined in the rather untidy Final of the BGBF Scurry at Harlow! The Scurry Final had started well, with Nathan Hunt's Ive Got Gears taking an early lead, but then the field got very bunched up at the third bend! The one who coped [...]

Queen Jessiej will undoubtedly start favourite to take the BGBF British Bred 2 yr Old Produce Stakes Trophy on Sunday, but her five opponents all deserve to be there and will definitely give her a run for her money! Jessiej, an enormously impressive May ‘18 bitch by Leamaneigh Turbo out of Skate On, has remained unbeaten through this four-round competition held over two weeks ... and posted the fastest [...]