Aug 6, 2026 · 19 min · 11 segments
Andrew Yates is living the Derby dream right now, as he prepares to cheer on Roarin Ogara, his first greyhound, in the opening round of the 2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park…
Barry DrakeHost
Yeah, so look, as you said, you've been around, I suppose, all the various sports in terms of bookmaking and watching all the sports down through the years.
So you're pretty much a latecomer into the ownership side of things, which is kind of strange because a lot of people, I suppose, are involved from early doors.
There's something about Saturday nights in Shelbourne Park with your pals, whether you're on the beer, you're punting or whatever, and the fact that in a kind of perverse way that sometimes the only way to bet on Shelburne is to go to the track.
And it's a very old school betting medium, a betting medium of betting cash with on-course layers.
And once you start dipping your toe in ownership, you want to have your first winner.
Like, and it just, I'm sure even for the people at the top, like there's always a next step to go.
Yeah absolutely and of course look you touched on betting there because let's be honest about it because betting is such a big part of greyhound racing, horse racing and I think maybe even a lot of people that are coming into the sport now and coming into betting they probably don't know how good it is to be inside the betting ring.
you know um you know the likes of you know ted hagerty and other various bookmakers on big nights shouting the odds and you know betting with cash and getting paid with cash it really is there really is something special about that
yeah no it's fabulous and don't get me wrong uh i would be quite a cold horse racing punter in terms of you know i don't really strike up any emotional connection with with particular horses but um In the dogs, I find it much more enjoyable, leisurely, and it's something that brings me back to when I was younger and there was a lot more cash in the world and that kind of excitement.
And also, whether it's a three-mile chase or a 90-minute football match or a 70-minute Harlem match, you know your fate in 30 seconds in the dogs.
And of course, if you are, you know, following it, you know, like it's great, I suppose, to have all the access to the race videos and stuff like that.
And, you know, I suppose if you're putting in time and effort, you know, as I said, you can come up with your own opinions and stuff like that.
Yeah, so look, as you said, you've been around, I suppose, all the various sports in terms of bookmaking and watching all the sports down through the years.
So you're pretty much a latecomer into the ownership side of things, which is kind of strange because a lot of people, I suppose, are involved from early doors.
There's something about Saturday nights in Shelbourne Park with your pals, whether you're on the beer, you're punting or whatever, and the fact that in a kind of perverse way that sometimes the only way to bet on Shelburne is to go to the track.
And it's a very old school betting medium, a betting medium of betting cash with on-course layers.
And once you start dipping your toe in ownership, you want to have your first winner.
Like, and it just, I'm sure even for the people at the top, like there's always a next step to go.
Yeah absolutely and of course look you touched on betting there because let's be honest about it because betting is such a big part of greyhound racing, horse racing and I think maybe even a lot of people that are coming into the sport now and coming into betting they probably don't know how good it is to be inside the betting ring.
you know um you know the likes of you know ted hagerty and other various bookmakers on big nights shouting the odds and you know betting with cash and getting paid with cash it really is there really is something special about that
yeah no it's fabulous and don't get me wrong uh i would be quite a cold horse racing punter in terms of you know i don't really strike up any emotional connection with with particular horses but um In the dogs, I find it much more enjoyable, leisurely, and it's something that brings me back to when I was younger and there was a lot more cash in the world and that kind of excitement.
And also, whether it's a three-mile chase or a 90-minute football match or a 70-minute Harlem match, you know your fate in 30 seconds in the dogs.
And of course, if you are, you know, following it, you know, like it's great, I suppose, to have all the access to the race videos and stuff like that.
And, you know, I suppose if you're putting in time and effort, you know, as I said, you can come up with your own opinions and stuff like that.
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