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The English Greyhound Derby is the most prestigious race on the British greyhound racing calendar, with a history stretching back to 1927. It was first held at White City Stadium , but moved to Wimbledon Stadium in 1985, and then Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2017, Nottingham in 2019 and back to Towcester in 2021.
Five track records fell on the Derby final night including that of the Derby distance when Hay Maker Mack won the English Greyhound Derby Invitation and became the first ever dog to break the 29-second barrier, posting 28.95 sec. Hay Maker Mack had won a Derby heat before being knocked out and his racing career ended soon afterwards, when he ...
Greyhound Derby can refer to one of several competitions for racing greyhounds; English Greyhound Derby, run at Towcester Greyhound Stadium; Irish Greyhound Derby, run at Shelbourne Park; Scottish Greyhound Derby, discontinued event run at Shawfield Stadium until 2019; Welsh Greyhound Derby, discontinued event run at Cardiff Arms Park until 1977
Scottish Greyhound Derby champion Phantom Flash led the ante-post betting (from 193 entries) [6] going into the 1991 Derby . Other leading contenders included Fires of War and Fearless Mustang and the Irish runners included Laurels winner Concentration, Ballyoughter Lad and Itsallovernow (all Ger McKenna) in addition to the Irish Greyhound ...
The 2019 Star Sports, ARC & LPS Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 29 June 2019 at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium. [ 1 ] It was the first time that the event was held at Nottingham following the unexpected closure of Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2018. [ 2 ]
The 2021 Star Sports Greyhound Derby took place during June and July 2021, with the final held on 10 July 2021 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the third time that the event was held at Towcester after previously being run there in 2017 and 2018.
The 1939 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1939 at White City Stadium.The winner Highland Rum received a first prize of £1,250. The attendance was 92,000 and the totalisator turnover for the final was £14,341 and for the meeting it was £114,780 which set a new record for a greyhound meetin
The English Greyhound Derby Invitation formerly the Derby Consolation Stakes was a long standing competition for greyhounds eliminated during the later stages of the English Greyhound Derby. [1] [2] [3] [4]