The East Anglian Derby is a greyhound competition held at
Yarmouth Stadium
Yarmouth Stadium is a greyhound racing track located at Caister-on-Sea in the Borough of Great Yarmouth and English county of Norfolk. It is licensed by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
Greyhound Racing takes place every Monday, Wednesday ...
.
Race history
The event was inaugurated in 1947, when the stadium ran under independent rules. It continued to be a major race on the independent calendar before the stadium switched to
National Greyhound Racing Club The National Greyhound Racing Club was an organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom.
History
The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) was formed in 1928 and this body would be responsible for regulation, licensing and the r ...
status.
[ It was first run under NGRC rules in 1975 and is worth £15,000 to the winner today. The prize money level paid today rates the competition as one of the major races on the greyhound calendar.
]Charlie Lister
Charles 'Charlie' Richard Lister OBE (born 1940) is a former English greyhound trainer. He is a four times winner of the Greyhound Trainer of the Year and is regarded as one of the leading trainers of all time. He also holds the record for English ...
OBE has won the event a record twelve times.
Location
*1975–present - Yarmouth, 462 metres
Sponsors
*2008–2010 (Betfair
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*2012–2012 (Ladbrokes
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*2014–2015 (Totepool)
*2017–2017 (Sunbets)
*2018–2020 (Racing Post
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Greyhound TV)
*2021–2022 (BresBet)
*2023–present (Click Competitions)
Past winners
References
{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions
Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom
Sport in Great Yarmouth
Recurring sporting events established in 1975