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1950 English Greyhound Derby
The 1950 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1950 at White City Stadium. The winner Ballymac Ball and his owner, Belfast bookmaker Tom F Nicholl, received a first prize of £1,500. The greyhound was trained by Stan Martin. Final result At White City (over 525 yards): Distances 3¼, 5½, 3, 2, 4 (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1927-1950 one length was equal to 0.06 of one second but race times are shown as 0.08 as per modern day calculations. Review Red Wind was made the ante-post favourite before the competition got underway, the fawn dog had won the Grand Prix and Midland Puppy Derby but in qualifying for the second round suffered a minor injury. Greenwood Tanist was the first shock of the competition as the 2-1 favourite failed to qualify after going lame. Round two saw Red Wind recover from his injury and secure a nine length victory in a fast 28.70. Another favouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Greyhound Derby
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. Only four greyhounds have won the event twice, Mick the Miller, Patricias Hope, Rapid Ranger and Westmead Hawk. Trainer Charlie Lister OBE has won the event a record seven times. History Rapid Ranger, twice winner of the Derby 2000–2001 Dorotas Wildcat, 2018 champion The first venue of the English Greyhound Derby was at White City Stadium, which had been built for the 1908 London Olympics. Greyhound racing had only recently started to take place there, with the first greyhound race only taking place a couple of weeks prior to the first Derby being run. Entry Badge won the first race to be held, winning a £1000 prize for the dog's trainer, Joe Harmon. Two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 English Greyhound Derby
The 1949 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 25 June 1949 at White City Stadium. The winner Narrogar Ann received a first prize of £1,500. Final result At White City (over 525 yards): Distances 1¼, 2½, 1½, neck, 10 (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1927-1950 one length was equal to 0.06 of one second but race times are shown as 0.08 as per modern day calculations. Review Antepost favourites were Local Interprize 6-1 and Village Major 8-1. The new sensation from Ireland Ballymac Ball was the Greyhound Racing Association's and White City's big hope for victory. During the first round the 1948 English Greyhound Derby runner-up Local Interprize ran poorly and only finished in second place to Derrys Game. A British bred bitch called Narrogar Ann won easily by four lengths, Narrogar Ann had won the British Bred Produce Stakes in 1948 when trained by Joe Farrand at Oxford Stadium, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 English Greyhound Derby
The 1951 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 30 June 1951 at White City Stadium. The winner Ballylanigan Tanist received a first prize of £1,500. Final result At White City (over 525 yards): Distances 2½, 2¾, 2, ½, 2¾ (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1950 one length was equal to 0.08 of one second. Review A record 140 entries were received at the initial stage of the 1951 English Greyhound Derby, which left the White City Racing Manager Major Percy Brown with the difficult task of selecting 48. Eight first round heats took place and Quare Customer, the Cesarewitch champion and 1950 English Greyhound Derby runner, quoted at 100-1 won his heat. Three other pre-competition 100-1 shots also sealed heat wins, they were Guineas champion Derryboy Blackbird, Junes Idol and Moon Again. Ante post favourite Black Mire and another market leader, Atomic Line both won their heats. Junes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymac Ball
Ballymac Ball was a famous racing greyhound during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Breeding and rearing Ballymac Ball was whelped during September 1949 and bred by Reidy. Racing 1948 Ballymac Ball impressed in his first races in Ireland and recorded some of the fastest times at Celtic Park. His owner Tom Nicholl planned for him to be sent to England in an attempt to win the English Greyhound Derby. 1949 The brindle dog arrived in the United Kingdom during February 1949 and was placed in the Hook Estate and Kennels training out of White City. His first race in England was at Stamford Bridge on 14 May. He was aimed at the 1949 English Greyhound Derby at White City and was described as the Greyhound Racing Association's best chance to claim the trophy but crashed out in the first round in heat six. Nicholl switched trainers and put him with Stan Martin at Wimbledon Stadium which proved to be a wise decision because Ballymac Ball was an instant hit at the track. Just two months ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon Stadium
Wimbledon Stadium, also known as Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, was a greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England. It also hosted stock car and other small circuit motor racing events, and until 2005 hosted motorcycle speedway. The stadium hosted the English Greyhound Derby every year between 1985 and 2016. Facing declining attendances and with no renovations undertaken for many years, the stadium was put up for sale by the owners, the Greyhound Racing Association, and closed permanently in March 2017. The site was purchased by Galliard Homes Limited, in order to build 600 new apartments and a new football stadium, the new Plough Lane, for AFC Wimbledon. The stadium was demolished in 2018 to clear the site for the new development; it was one of London's last remaining greyhound stadium with only Crayford and Romford left and was the third to close since the turn of the century after Catford Stadium in 2003 and Walthamstow Stadium in 2008. Stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Reynolds
Leslie Reynolds (1906–1961) was a leading English greyhound trainer. He was a five times winner of the English Greyhound Derby which constituted a record until beaten by Charlie Lister in 2011. Early life Reynolds was born during 1906 in Oare, Wiltshire. He was the 'slipper' at the Waterloo Cup meetings and took up an appointment at Harringay Stadium in the late 1920s. Career Reynolds achieved his first classic success in 1932 when he won the St Leger at Wembley with a greyhound called Fret Not, a finalist in the 1932 English Greyhound Derby. He switched his trainer's attachment from Harringay to White City, London, during 1934. Before the war he had won a Cesarewitch, a Gold Collar and two more St Legers but his success was interrupted with the postponement of almost all racing in London for the duration of the war. He was forced to seek an attachment at Wembley because of the continued closure of White City. After racing resumed he won a Pall Mall Stakes, two Grand Prixs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Greyhounds
Wembley Greyhounds was the Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing operation held at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium in London. History Origins After the 1924-25 British Empire Exhibition Wembley Stadium was in liquidation before eventually being purchased by Arthur Elvin. For the stadium to survive into the future it required much needed revenue and it was greyhound racing that provided it. Opening The first meeting was held on 10 December 1927 when 70,000 people witnessed the first ever winner called Spin claim the Empire Stakes over 525 yards. The Director of Racing and Racing Manager was Captain Arthur Brice, he was well known as the judge for the Waterloo Cup. Pre World War II, war history In 1928 the stadium introduced a major competition called the St Leger (greyhounds), St Leger which became one of the most prominent classic races in the greyhound racing calendar ranking only lower than the English Greyhound Derby. The first ever running in 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Harvey (greyhound Trainer)
Harry 'Jack' Harvey (1907–1996) was an English greyhound trainer. He was the UK champion trainer and two times winner of the English Greyhound Derby. Early life Born near Rugby, Warwickshire, he attended his first coursing meeting with three of his own dogs which he slipped himself aged just ten years old. Harvey stayed in Paris in 1927 picking a job up as a greyhound trainer there before returning the following year. Harvey became an assistant trainer to Jack Chadwick at the opening of White City in 1927. Career His first trainers licence was at Belle Vue Stadium before he moved to Harringay Stadium in the early thirties. It was whilst attached to Harringay that he won the 1934 English Greyhound Derby with Davesland. After building a large kennel he joined Wembley in 1937. A second Derby crown was secured during the 1959 English Greyhound Derby with Mile Bush Pride Mile Bush Pride was a racing greyhound of the late 1950s and 1960. He is one of three greyhounds along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was a classic greyhound competition held at Walthamstow. It was first run in 1945 and in 1971 it was granted classic status. The race came to an end following the closure of Walthamstow in 2008. The race is not to be confused with the Arena Racing Company Grand Prix held at Sunderland. The competition was not run from 1952 until 1953 due to insufficient entries and again from 1964 to 1965. The event was cancelled in 1965 following the refusal by the National Greyhound Racing Club to allow a change is race distance. Venue and Distances *1945–1958 (Walthamstow 525 yards) *1960–1963 (Walthamstow 500 yards) *1966–1974 (Walthamstow 600 yards) *1976–2007 (Walthamstow 640 metres) Past winners Discontinued Sponsors *1994-1998 Laurent-Perrier Laurent-Perrier () is a Champagne house founded in 1812. It is the main company of the Laurent-Perrier Group, whose other flagship brands include the houses of Salon, De Castellane and Delamotte. Laurent-Perrier G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladbrokes Puppy Derby
The Monmore Puppy Derby also known as the Premier Greyhound Racing Puppy Derby for sponsorship purposes, is a greyhound competition held at Monmore Green Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1943 and was has also been known as the Midland Puppy Championship, the Midland Puppy Derby and the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby. In 2022, the event was sponsored by Premier Greyhound Racing and £20,000 was awarded to the winner, which was double the amount that the traditional and long running competition The Puppy Derby offered. Past winners Venues *1943–present (Monmore 480m) *1963–1963 (Willenhall) *1978–1983 (not held) Sponsors *1994–1994 (Carlsberg Group) *2007–present (Ladbrokes Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations ar ...) References {{UK & Irish greyhound competitions G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 25th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Roll of honour Summary The annual totalisator was £70,408,231, a fourth consecutive drop since 1946. Seventy-one of the tracks were affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) which accounted for £61,068,000 of the total. The drop at the 71 tracks constituted 18% and paid attendances were 21,549,000, a drop of 10%. The returns further increased the friction between the industry and the government, with the former blaming the tote tax cost of £9,182,000 in addition to normal income tax on other areas of the business. Ballymac Ball continued his exceptional form from 1949 by winning the English Greyhound Derby. Tracks The Boyne Valley Greyhound Stadium in Navan and Spennymoor Greyhound Stadium both open. Competitions The News of the World in association with the National Greyhound Racing Club announced plans to sponsor a national intertrack compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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