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BOYLESPORTS TO SPONSOR RACE OF CHAMPIONS
29/05/2013
This year’s Race of Champions Stake at Tralee will be sponsored by Boylesports and the winner’s prize for the two-run event will be €15,000.
The semi-finals will be run on Friday, June 14th with the final to be run on Friday, June 21st. The final will be the highlight of an hour-long live telecast from the Kingdom Stadium which will be transmitted on RTE 2 between 8.30 and 9.30 pm.
The statement released by the Irish Greyhound Board reads:
Monday 27th May 2013: The Irish Greyhound Board and Kerry County Board are today delighted to announce the return of the racing spectacular Race of Champions. Taking place on Friday June 21st at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee, the event this year will be sponsored by Boylesports and the best national canine stars in the country will battle it out for the €15,000 winning prize fund. Racing from the event will also be broadcast live on RTE 2 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm.
The event, with the key support of bookmakers Boylesports, new race sponsor Dunbia and the Kerry GAA will serve to highlight the tourism and commerce capability of the town and serve as a major fundraiser for the Kerry GAA training fund while showcasing how the greyhound industry plays a pivotal role in the local community.
Racing fans on the night will be treated to an event full of excitement as well as having the opportunity to meet Kerry GAA Senior Football and Hurling players that are available for autographs before racing commences. The Boylesports Race of Champions will feature the best of Irish and UK greyhounds, including last year’s winner Razldazl Rioga that is owned by Ireland’s voice of Gaelic games, Michael O’ Muircheartaigh.
This year’s event will also feature a Best Dressed Ladies Competition sponsored by the Malton Hotel. Tickets can be purchased from all GAA Clubs and on the gate on the night and are priced at €10.00 per person. Children under 12 go free.
Declan Dowling, General Manager at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium said, “The Race of Champions is the highlight of our racing calendar here at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. This year we are delighted to welcome Boylesports as the main title sponsor of what is regarded as one of the most prestigious greyhound races in the country. Once again we will be joined by the Kerry County Board and GAA players on the night, on what is an important fundraising event for their training fund so I would ask the community to get behind them and come along for an entertaining night where we will showcase all that is great about Kerry and sport.”
Patrick O Sullivan, Chairman of Kerry GAA.” I welcome the 4th year of this very successful fundraising venture in association with the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium Tralee and the Irish Greyhound Board. I thank Boylesports for their generous sponsorship of the race of champions and I also wish to thank all the other race sponsors and contributors for their support. Clubs and the supporters have made this a night to remember in the past and I look forward to everybody having a very successful and enjoyable occasion on the 21st June.”
Leon Blanche of Boylesports said “All of us at Boylesports are thrilled to be the title sponsor of such a prestigious event in the Irish Greyhound calendar. John Boyle is a huge admirer of talented greyhounds, and there is no doubt, the Race of Champions will have an abundance of class acts on show.”

“Race of Champions Launch” at AGHADOE Heights Hotel on Monday Evening,
In the Centre of photo Leon Blanche Representing the Main Sponsors of the Race of Champions BoyleSports with Kerry Team Manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice, Members of the Kerry Senior Football Team, Declan Dowling, Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Sales and Operations Manager, Maurice Brosnan (Dunbia Agent ), Margaret Lynch (Dunbia –Rep), Patrick O`Sullivan, Chairman Kerry County Board, Team Selectors and Staff attend the Launch of the “Kerry Teams Training Fund” Featuring The Race Of Champions at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on the 21st June 2013.