Greyhound Racing: 2026 UK & Irish calendar & schedule

From the Cesarewitch to the All England Cup, we piece together the key dates throughout the 2026 UK & Irish Greyhound Racing calendar.

January

• Cesarewitch (Central Park) - 17th January
• Essex Vase (Romford) - 23rd January

February

• Northern Puppy Derby (Newcastle) - 19th February
• Gold Cup (Shelbourne) - 21st February
• Winter Derby (Monmore) - 21st February
• Golden Jacket (Monmore) - 21st February

March

• Juvenile Classic (Tralee) - 7th March
• Irish Cesarewitch (Mullingar) - 8th March
• Sandy Lane Sprint (Oxford) - 8th March
• British Breeders Stakes (Nottingham) - 16th March
• Golden Sprint (Romford) - 20th March
• McCalmont Cup (Kilkenny) - 20th March
• Puppy Derby (Monmore) - 28th March
• Kent Plate (Central Park) - 29th March
• bet365 Hunt Cup (Oxford) - 29th March

April

• Easter Cup (Shelbourne) - 4th April
• The Laurels (Dunstall Park) - 11th April
• Arena Racing Company Grand Prix (Sunderland) - 18th April
• Kirby Memorial Stakes (Limerick) - 18th April
• KAB Maiden Derby (Oxford) - 19th April
• Brighton Belle (Hove) - 25th April
• The Gymcrack (Sheffield) - 26th April

May

• Droopys Stud Select Stakes (Waterford) - 2nd May
• Shelbourne 600 (Shelbourne) - 2nd May
• National Produce Stakes (Clonmel) - 4th May
• Oxfordshire Sprint (Oxford) - 17th May

June

• Greyhound Derby (Towcester) - 6th June
• Race of Champions (Tralee) - 12th June
• The Oaks (Shelbourne) - 13th June
• Kent Silver Salver (Central Park) - 27th June
• Corn Cuchulainn (Shelbourne) - 27th June

July

• Tipperary Cup (Thurles) - 4th July
• Champion Stakes (Shelbourne) - 4th July
• Three Steps to Victory (Sheffield) - 5th July
• Coronation Cup (Romford) - 10th July
• Guys and Dolls (Romford) - 10th July
• Dundalk International (Dundalk) - 12th July
• The Juvenile (Towcester) - 12th July
• The Northern Flat (Newcastle) - 23rd July
• Angel of the North (Newcastle) - 23rd July
• Irish Puppy Derby (Shelbourne) - 25th July
• Pall Mall (Oxford) - 26th July

August

• Sussex Cup (Hove) - 1st August
• The Regency (Hove) - 1st August
• Irish Sprint Cup (Dundalk) - 14th August
• Summer Stayers' Classic (Monmore) - 22nd August
• Midland Gold Cup (Monmore) - 22nd August
• Puppy Classic (Nottingham) - 31st August
• Select Stakes (Nottingham) - 31st August

September

• Irish Greyhound Derby (Shelbourne) - 12th September
• East Anglian Derby (Yarmouth) - 16th September
• Romford Puppy Cup (Romford) - 18th September
• Birmingham Cup (Dunstall Park) - 19th September
• St Leger (Dunstall Park) - 19th September
• Produce Stakes (Towcester) - 20th September

October

• Stewards' Cup (Pelaw Grange) - 11th October
• Irish Laurels (Cork) - 17th October
• Kent Derby (Central Park) - 17th October
• Steel City Cup (Sheffield) - 18th October
• Champion Stakes (Romford) - 23rd October
• The Oaks (Dunstall Park) - 24th October

November

• Puppy Collar (Oxford) - 2nd November
• Gold Collar (Hove) - 8th November
• The Classic (Sunderland) - 20th November
• Irish St Leger (Limerick) - 21st November
• bet365 Challenge Cup (Oxford) - 29th November
• The Eclipse (Nottingham) - 30th November

December

• The Olympic (Hove) - 12th December
• bet365 Puppy Oaks (Oxford) - 20th December
• National Sprint (Nottingham) - 21st December
• All England Cup (Newcastle) - 26th December