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and

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Breeding

He was bred by Nora Johnston in

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, and reared by Hannah Malone.

Racing

1958

Mile Bush Pride had been bought for £2,500 for the 1958 English Greyhound Derby by

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trainer Jack Harvey for owner Noel Purvis, a shipping magnate. The

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greyhound reached the final but finished in third place from a bad trap draw in a race considered to be one of the strongest in the history of the competition.

1959

In 1959 Mile Bush Pride won the triple crown, he was aimed at the 1959 English Greyhound Derby as the ante post favourite and duly won the event. He then secured the

and

. In addition to the triple crown he won the Pall Mall and Select Stakes and

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in 1959.

1960

In 1960 he qualified for a third successive Derby final during the 1960 English Greyhound Derby.

Retirement

Mile Bush Pride was retired to stud in 1960 after the Derby and died in 1963. At the time he was regarded as the greatest greyhound since

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Pedigree

References

{{reflist Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom Racing greyhounds 1956 animal births 1963 animal deaths