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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 2024 Greyhound Derby sponsored by Star Sports/TRC, took place during May and June 2024, with the final being held on 29 June 2024 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] De Lahdedah won the event, equalling the track record in the final for trainer and breeder Liam Dowling and owners 'The Garsuns Syndicate'.
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
The 2022 Star Sports Greyhound Derby took place during May and June 2022, with the final being held on 25 June 2022 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the fourth time that the event was held at Towcester after previously being run there in 2017, 2018 and 2021.
The 1967 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1967 at White City Stadium. [1] The winner was Tric Trac and the winning owner Nat Pinson received £6,750. [ 2 ]
The eight first round heats were watched by 50,000 and featured all of the leading names. [1] The ante-post favourite Bah's Choice was an English-bred greyhound trained by Bob Burls, he won the Wood Lane Stakes at White City undefeated recording 29.47sec, 29.50sec, and 29.48sec.
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 1999 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 26 June 1999 at Wimbledon Stadium. [1] The winner Chart King [ 2 ] received £50,000 and returned to Ireland as the newly crowned English and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion.