Greyhound Racing Betting Guide: The Rest of March 2026
Greyhound racing gives you something most sports can't: live action almost every day of the week, six dogs, one winner, and results that arrive in under 30 seconds. For serious bettors, the rest of March 2026 is a particularly good window — there's meaningful action running simultaneously in the US and across the Atlantic, including category-level open race finals in the UK, the Irish calendar warming up for spring, and two West Virginia tracks running nightly cards that you can bet pari-mutuel right now at MyWinners.
This is your race-by-race guide to what's worth watching — and what's worth betting — between now and March 31.
Greyhound Racing in the US: The Last Two Live Tracks
Before we get to the race-by-race breakdown, it's worth understanding the landscape. Since January 2023, Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Nitro, West Virginia are the only two live greyhound tracks in the United States. Both are owned by Delaware North. That's a significant shift from the sport's American peak — there were more than 40 licensed dog tracks in the country at one point — but what remains is live, legal, and fully bettable through the MyWinners platform.
Both tracks run full cards multiple times a week. Both stream live. And the pari-mutuel pools, while smaller than their thoroughbred equivalents, give sharp bettors exactly the kind of pricing inefficiency that can be exploited with consistent discipline.
Wheeling Island — Wheeling, West Virginia
Greyhound racing at Wheeling Island runs Wednesday through Sunday at 1 PM ET, with Monday and Tuesday dark. Each day's card consists of between 15 and 20 races — up to 100 races across five days, more betting opportunities in a week than most horse racing meets offer in a month.
Wheeling's stakes schedule includes the WVGOBA Sprint Championship Stakes ($65,000), the Middle Distance Championship Stakes ($65,000), the WVGOBA Juvenile Stakes ($35,000), the George Kellas Memorial Stakes ($25,000), and the John Dallas Keystone Memorial Stakes ($25,000). These aren't marquee events on the international calendar, but for bettors who know the track and its dogs, they represent concentrated pools with genuine price movement.
Betting angle: Wheeling's afternoon matinee schedule runs Wednesday through Sunday. The track offers a Twin-Tri Forceout every Friday matinee and a Tri-Super Forceout on the second Saturday matinee every month — March 28 is that second Saturday, which means the Tri-Super Forceout pool will be carrying over into bigger-than-usual territory. This is the single best pari-mutuel opportunity at either US track in the remainder of the month. Mark it down.
Mardi Gras Casino — Nitro, West Virginia
Live greyhound racing at Mardi Gras runs Tuesday through Saturday at 6 PM ET, with Sunday and Monday dark. Each evening card consists of between 15 and 20 races. The evening schedule complements Wheeling's afternoon card neatly — if you want a full day of greyhound action, you can follow Wheeling's matinee with Mardi Gras's evening card without any overlap.
Mardi Gras stakes events include the WVGOBA Open Sprint Stakes ($65,000), the WVGOBA Open Distance Stakes ($65,000), and the WVGOBA Juvenile Sprint Stakes ($35,000).
Betting angle: Mardi Gras rewards early pace from inside traps on its sprint distances. The evening timing of the card means pools are building through the dinner hour on the East Coast — action that typically spills in from simulcast bettors later in the evening. Early prices in the first three races of each card tend to be softer before the sharp money finds the card. If you're betting Mardi Gras, get in early on races one through four.
UK Greyhound Racing: What's Running the Rest of March
2026 marks the centenary of greyhound racing in Great Britain, and the GBGB's open race calendar reflects that — 50 Category One competitions and 27 Category Twos are scheduled across the year. March is where the season starts to shift into a higher gear, with sprint finals and early open race competition setting up the form lines that will matter come summer.
There are 18 licensed stadiums in the United Kingdom. The sport runs primarily through the BAGS service — daytime racing piped into betting shops and online platforms across the country — alongside evening open race meetings that carry the biggest prize money and national profile.
Golden Sprint Final — Romford | Friday, March 20
The Golden Sprint at Romford is one of its marquee sprint events of the spring. Romford's 400-metre circuit suits early-pace dogs from traps one and two, and the Golden Sprint final tends to reward greyhounds who have been consistently breaking well through the earlier rounds. Look for any finalist who clocked a sub-23.0 sectional in their semi.
Betting angle: Sprint finals at Romford are often decided in the first four strides. If the favorite has been posting the fastest early splits through the competition, they are usually worth following at that price or shorter. If the form favorite has been winning from behind, treat them with more caution in a final — closers at Romford can get boxed in at the first bend in a small field.
McCalmont Cup — Kilkenny, Ireland | Friday, March 20
Irish greyhound racing runs under Greyhound Racing Ireland and the McCalmont Cup is one of Kilkenny's signature open events of the spring season. Irish racing tends to attract very high-quality middle-distance dogs and the Kilkenny track rewards greyhounds with good bend maneuverability — wide runners from outside traps often struggle unless they have genuine early pace to compensate.
Con & Annie Kirby Memorial — Limerick, Ireland | Round 1: Saturday, March 21 | Round 2: Saturday, March 28
The 2026 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial is now in its 13th year and for the first time will be shown in its entirety on sisracing.tv. Sponsored by JP and Noreen McManus, the competition features a unique community element with every Limerick GAA club assigned a greyhound in a special Nominator Competition. Round 1 runs Saturday, March 21, and Round 2 runs Saturday, March 28, with quarter-finals following in April.
This is one of the most distinctive events on the Irish greyhound calendar — a community competition wrapped around a high-quality open race, with an €80,000 total prize fund making it serious racing, not a novelty.
Betting angle: The Kirby Memorial is a format where early rounds provide valuable price information before the knockout stages. Dogs who win their Round 1 heat easily without being fully extended are the ones to watch in Round 2 — trainers will typically show their hand subtly in the opening round, and a relaxed early winner often drifts in price for their second run before tightening again at the quarter-final stage.
bet365 Hunt Cup — Oxford | Semis: Saturday, March 21 | Final: Saturday, March 28
The bet365 Hunt Cup at Oxford is a Category One event — the top tier of GBGB open racing — and the most prestigious greyhound event remaining on the UK calendar this month. Semi-finals run March 21, the final on March 28.
Oxford racing manager Paul Johnson confirmed the track is staging eight Category One competitions in 2026 for the first time, reflecting a major upgrade in the quality of racing at the Cowley venue. Oxford's circuit suits middle-distance runners, and the Hunt Cup has historically been won by dogs with a strong bend-racing style rather than pure flat-out speed.
Betting angle: Category One semi-finals at Oxford often provide better value than the final itself. Bettors who haven't followed the competition closely tend to lump on whichever dog won the quarters most impressively, but form through heats and semis at the same track is a better predictor than single-race reputation. Watch the semi-final splits carefully — the dog who wins the Hunt Cup final is almost always one who broke cleanly in the semi and didn't have to work hard to lead at the first bend.
Puppy Derby — Monmore Green | Saturday, March 28
Monmore is one of the fastest tracks in Britain and the Puppy Derby is a significant early-season indicator of which young dogs will be worth following through the summer. Puppy racing carries a different form-reading challenge — inexperienced dogs can improve dramatically between rounds, and a dog who ran a modest heat time in a nervous debut can blitz the final once they've learned the track. Treat early-round times with less weight than usual; focus instead on how relaxed and fluent each dog looked in their previous run.
Kent Plate — Central Park, Sittingbourne | Sunday, March 29
The Kent Plate at Central Park is the standout spring event at one of the newer GBGB-licensed tracks. Central Park runs on a tight, shorter circuit that rewards railers — dogs drawn in traps one and two have a structural advantage that makes them worth marking up when they have similar form to wide-drawn rivals.
How to Bet Greyhound Racing at MyWinners
Every US greyhound race from Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras is available pari-mutuel through MyWinners — bet on the app, online at app.mywinners.com or in person at any Winners venue in Connecticut. You can also watch every race live at our East Haven, Stamford (Bobby V's), and Windsor Locks (Bobby V's) locations, where the simulcast screens run the full Wheeling and Mardi Gras card alongside thoroughbred racing every afternoon and evening.
The standard bet menu covers win, place, show, quiniela, perfecta, trifecta, and superfecta across both tracks. For the Tri-Super Forceout on March 28 at Wheeling, check the pool size in the morning before you size your ticket — a large carryover will be displayed on the tote and that's when superfecta tickets on wide-open fields offer the best expected value of the entire month.
Every race in this guide streams live at our Connecticut venue locations where you'll find full-card past performances, expert staff, and pari-mutuel betting on every race at every major track in North America. Bet online at app.mywinners.com, or download the MyWinners: Racing & Sports app on iOS or Android.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch and bet on live greyhound racing in the US in 2026?
The only two live greyhound tracks in the United States are Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Nitro, West Virginia. Both run live racing multiple times a week and both are available for pari-mutuel betting through MyWinners online at app.mywinners.com or in person at any Winners venue in Connecticut.
What greyhound races are worth betting on this weekend, March 21?
In the US, Wheeling Island runs its afternoon card Wednesday through Sunday with 15 to 20 races per session. In the UK, the bet365 Hunt Cup semi-finals take place at Oxford on March 21, and Round 1 of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial begins at Limerick in Ireland. Both are high-quality open race events — the Hunt Cup is a GBGB Category One competition, making it the most prestigious greyhound race scheduled this weekend.
What is the bet365 Hunt Cup and when is the final?
The bet365 Hunt Cup is a Category One greyhound open race held at Oxford Stadium in England. It is one of the most prestigious events on the UK greyhound calendar and is part of GBGB's 50-event Category One schedule for 2026, the centenary year of greyhound racing in Britain. The Hunt Cup semi-finals run on Saturday, March 21, with the final taking place on Saturday, March 28.
What is the Tri-Super Forceout at Wheeling Island and why does it matter for betting?
The Tri-Super Forceout is a special wagering promotion at Wheeling Island that runs on the second Saturday matinee of each month — in March 2026, that falls on March 28. When the superfecta pool carries over from previous sessions, the Tri-Super Forceout concentrates significant pool money into a single race. A large carryover pool means better expected payouts on superfecta tickets, making it one of the best single betting opportunities of the month at any US greyhound track.
Can I bet on UK and Irish greyhound racing from the US?
Yes. MyWinners carries UK and Irish greyhound racing alongside US tracks, meaning you can bet pari-mutuel on events like the bet365 Hunt Cup at Oxford, the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial at Limerick, and other major open race events from the same account you use for Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras. Bet online on the app, at app.mywinners.com or in person at any Winners venue in Connecticut.
