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2022 English Greyhound Derby
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. It was the fourth time that the event was held at Towcester after previously being run there in 2017, 2018 and 2021. The dates of the competition were as follows - first round 19, 20 & 21 May, second round 27 & 28 May, third round 4 June, quarter finals 11 June, semi finals 18 June. There were 211 entries resulting in 19 greyhounds standing as reserves for the 192 runner competition. In the ante post betting the relatively inexperienced Irish pair of Coolavanny Calvn and Part Blake headed the field, closely followed by defending champion Thorn Falcon. Other major contenders would be Signet Ace, Singalong Sally and Ballymac Fairone. Romeo Magico, a black and white dog won the event and the first prize of £175,000. The greyhound was trained by Graham Holland, owned and bred by David Firmager. Final result At Towcester (over 500 me ... [...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 in the United Kingdom, 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 file:Rapid-ranger-gideon-hart.jpg, Rapid Ranger, twice winner of the Derby 2000–2001 file:Dorotas Wildcat 2.jpg, Dorotas Wildcat, 2018 champion The first venue of the English Greyhound Derby was at White City Stadium, which had been built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, 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 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towcester Greyhound Stadium
Towcester Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located within Towcester Racecourse at Towcester in Northamptonshire, England. It has been the home of the English Greyhound Derby since 2021, having previously hosted the event from 2017 to 2018. Opening Towcester opened on 6 December 2014 becoming the first track in Britain to open since the 1995 openings of Harlow and Sittingbourne. The idea of a track inside the horse racing course was created by Lord Hesketh the racecourse owner and Chief Executive Kevin Ackerman. Former Walthamstow Racing Manager Chris Page, Deputy Racing Manager Andy Lisemore and Steve Cale were recruited to run the operation. Construction At a cost of £1.5 million the 420 metres circumference circuit was created by laying down 60,000 tonnes of soil so that the greyhound racing surface met the horse racing home straight at a level setting, resulting in a six-metre rise. The bends are very wide which assists the occasional eight dog race. The kenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 English Greyhound Derby
The 2021 Star Sports Greyhound Derby took place during June and July 2021, with the final held on 10 July 2021 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium. It was the third time that the event was held at Towcester after previously being run there in 2017 and 2018. The event was sponsored by Star Sports and TRC Events and the winners prize has been increased dramatically from £50,000 at Nottingham the previous year to £175,000. The dates of the competition were as follows - first round 4 & 5 June, second round 11 & 12 June, third round 19 June, quarter finals 26 June, semi finals 3 July. In the very early March ante post betting three greyhounds were quoted at 20–1. Irish pair Knockaboul Syd (the Easter Cup champion), Native Maestro and 2020 UK newcomer of the year Tenpin. On the closing date of 26 May there were 188 entries, with the 2020 Derby favourite Newinn Session heading the betting again at 14–1. The Irish entry (looking for a third successive victory) was extremely strong. Oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 English Greyhound Derby
The 2023 Greyhound Derby sponsored by Star Sports/TRC, took place during May, June and July 2023, with the final being held on 1 July 2023 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium. The winner was Gaytime Nemo, trained by Graham Holland. Gaytime Nemo (a black dog) was owned and bred by Brendan O'Connell from Cork and won the first prize of £175,000. Format and ante-post betting It was the fifth time that the event was held at Towcester after previously being run there in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. The dates of the competition were as follows - first round 25, 26 & 27 May, second round 2 & 3 June, third round 10 June, quarter finals 17 June, semi finals 24 June. There were 192 entries, with 30 from Ireland. In the ante post betting Fromposttopillar 8/1 and ( Easter Cup champion and the recent track record holder) Swords Rex 10/1 headed the field, closely followed by Juvenile Derby champion Clona Duke 12/1, Irish Derby runner-up Ballymac Finn 14/1 and British Breeders Stakes champion Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Holland
Graham D Holland (born 1961) is an English and Irish greyhound trainer. He is a three times Irish Greyhound Derby and one time English Greyhound Derby winning trainer. Profile Holland left school aged 16, to work at the Hook Estate and Kennels for Greyhound Racing Association trainer Randy Singleton, who was based at White City. He then moved to work for Jill and Gordon Holt. After a break he returned to greyhound racing on the independent circuit. In September 1992, based at the Avon Park Kennels on Ringwood Road, in St Ives, Dorset he applied for and was granted a National Greyhound Racing Club licence and gained an attachment at Portsmouth Stadium where he met his wife Nicky. His first major training feat was steering One For Tarbert through to the Wendy Fair St Leger at Wembley on 15 November 1996. He reached the 1997 Scurry Gold Cup final with Official Figure before Holland moved to Poole Stadium and became the track's champion trainer but he soon required a trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hennessy (trainer)
Paul Hennessy is an Irish greyhound trainer and thoroughbred horse trainer. He is a two-time winner of the English Greyhound Derby and a winner of the Irish Greyhound Derby and three times winner of the Scottish Greyhound Derby and is regarded as one of Ireland's leading trainers. Greyhound racing Based in Garryduff, Gowran, County Kilkenny he first gained success in the 1986 Tipperary Cup. In 1999 he reached the final of the 1999 Irish Greyhound Derby for the first time with Mr Bozz. He trained a greyhound called the Late Late Show (named after Irish talk show), and owned by TV and Radio chat show host Pat Kenny. The greyhound captured the imagination of the Irish public with his performances and reached the 2001 Irish Greyhound Derby final. A long-awaited Irish Derby success arrived in 2007 when Tyrur Rhino won the 2007 Irish Greyhound Derby from kennelmate Turur Laurel. Hennessy remains one of Ireland's leading trainers and won the 2016 English Greyhound Derby with J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2022 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 97th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Summary The year started well for the industry when Kevin Boothby's Suffolk Downs was granted a Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) licence. The first trial session took place on 12 January and the first meeting was held on 8 February 2022, with the primary race distance being 388 metres. A parliamentary debate took place on the 28 March discussing a petition presented by Welsh Labour MP Christina Rees to abolish greyhound racing in Wales. The anonymous petitioner referred largely to the Valley Greyhound Stadium (not affiliated to the GBGB) and a stray and abandoned dogs centre called Hope Rescue (both in Wales). Parliament voted for no further action. Mark Wallis won his fourth Trainers Championship (marketed as Judgement Night), which was held at Monmore Green. He would go on to win the Greyhound Trainer of the Year for a 13th time. The major open race cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 2022 Sports Events In The United Kingdom
June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the second of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. June contains the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the most daylight hours, and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, the day with the fewest daylight hours (excluding polar regions in both cases). June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of the traditional astronomical summer is 21 June (meteorological summer begins on 1 June). In the Southern Hemisphere, meteorological winter begins on 1 June. At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Taurus; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 2022 Sports Events In The United Kingdom
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of Spring (season), spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September. May (in Latin, ''Maius'') was named for the Greek goddess Maia (mythology), Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the ''maiores,'' Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the ''iuniores,'' or "young people" (''Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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