Going to the dogs...
Check out Sky Sports' extensive line-up of live greyhounds for 2010 - including the biggest races of the year.
Last Updated: 18/12/09 2:47pm
Sky Sports has announced a schedule for the first seven months of the 2010 greyhound season.
The 18 meetings to date begin at Hall Green in Birmingham for the Betfair Prestige meeting on January 19 and include one new track, Kinsley in Yorkshire, where the TV Trophy takes place on Tuesday, June 8.
Commenting on the new schedule, Sky Sports' Executive Producer of greyhound racing, Dave Lawrence, said: "We're naturally delighted to announce the schedule for 2010 and I'm particularly excited about adding a new track to our portfolio when we visit Kinsley.
"This follows Yarmouth and Doncaster which have both hosted successful TV Trophy nights in recent years. We hope to confirm further dates in the near future."
Sky Sports' greyhound coverage for the 2010 season will be presented by Gary Newbon with commentary from Errol Blyth.
There will be regular expert analysis from Jonathan Hobbs with Dave Smith and Gary Wiltshire in the betting ring and Darrell Williams the roving reporter.
Lawrence explained the way Sky Sports' live coverage of greyhound racing has developed over the last 15 years: "Our live greyhound coverage will continue to preach to the converted, but we're always conscious of educating new viewers and looking at using our expertise to convey the thrill of a live meeting, but with a backdrop of cutting edge betting advice.
"We've developed a strong team on either side of the camera in recent seasons and we all share a love of the sport. Hopefully that comes across."
To see for yourself just where the Sky Sports cameras will be, scroll down...
| Date | Venue | Feature Race | |
| JANUARY | |||
| Tues 19 | Hall Green | Betfair Prestige | |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| Tues 2 | Swindon | ARC | |
| Tues 9 | Wimbledon | William Hill Springbok | |
| MARCH | |||
| Tues 2 | Wimbledon | Racing Post Juvenile | |
| Tues 23 | TBA | Betfair Trainers' Championship | |
| APRIL | |||
| Sat 10 | Shawfield | Ibetx.com Scottish Derby | |
| Tues 13 | Hall Green | Blue Riband | |
| Wed 21 | Peterborough | Ibetx.com Peterborough Puppy Derby | |
| APRIL | |||
| Tues 4 | Hove | Coral Regency | |
| Tues 18 | Wimbledon | William Hill Derby Quarter-finals | |
| Sat 22 | Wimbledon | William Hill Derby Semi-finals | |
| Sat 29 | Wimbledon | William Hill Derby Final | |
| JUNE | |||
| Tues 8 | Hall Green | Skybet Gymcrack | |
| Tues 15 | Kinsley | TV Trophy | |
| Tues 22 | Oxford | Pall Mall | |
| Tues 29 | Wimbledon | William Hill Grand National | |
| JULY | |||
| Thurs 15 | Sunderland | William Hill UK Festival of Racing | |
| Tues 27 | Hove | Coral Sussex Cup | |
