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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.
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 meeting.
A record 92,000 attended the 1939 English Greyhound Derby final at White City [2] [5] 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 meeting. The race was won by Highland Rum.
2025 English Greyhound Derby: 2025 Irish Greyhound Derby: Greyhound Trainer of the Year: UK Greyhound of the Year: Irish Greyhound of the Year: Principal UK finals.
1968 Irish Greyhound Derby champion Yellow Printer was a famous racing greyhound during the late 1960s. [ 1 ] He is regarded as being one of the fastest racing greyhounds in history and won Ireland's ultimate prize, the Irish Greyhound Derby , in addition to being voted the 1968 UK Greyhound of the Year .
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The 1937 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 26 June 1937 at White City Stadium. The winner Wattle Bark owned by Mrs R H Dent, received a first prize of £1,250 and set a new national record when winning the final after recording 29.26 secs.
The Tralee track record holder Ballinabold Ed impressed with a fast 28.97 winning run, which would have been inside the old track record. [8] The final set of first round heats moved a few names up the ante post betting list due to fast heat wins, in particular three Irish runners; Ballymac Leon (29.04), Barefoot Supremo (29.06) and Bockos ...