The 1998 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 27 June 1998 at
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 motorc ...
. The winner
Toms The Best received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by
William Hill following the demise of the famous
Sporting Life newspaper. Ante-post favourite Larkhill Jo was eliminated in the third round. The heats were held on 26, 29 & 30 May, the second round on 2, 5 & 6 June, third round on 13 June, quarter finals on 16 June and semi finals on 20 June.
Final result
At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):
Distances
4¼, 4¾, short head, 1 (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.
Race Report
Toms The Best added the English Derby crown to his 1997
Irish Greyhound Derby
The Irish Greyhound Derby held at Shelbourne Park, is the premier Greyhound racing in Ireland, greyhound racing competition in Ireland.
First held at Harold's Cross Stadium, Harold's Cross in 1928, the event was unofficial until 1932 and called ...
success becoming one of a very select group to have won both the English and Irish Derby. The race was won with relative ease by the hot favourite in a crowded race which featured only five greyhounds (the first time since 1970) after Greenwood Flyer was disqualified by the stewards in the semi-finals for fighting*.
Semi finals
* Deliberate interference with other greyhounds in running.
See also
*
1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
References
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English Greyhound Derby