The Irish Greyhound Derby held at Shelbourne Park, is the premier greyhound racing competition in Ireland. First held at

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in 1928, the event was unofficial until 1932 and called the National Derby. The first winner in 1928 was Tipperary Hills who won in a time of 30.56 sec at a starting price of 1-1f. It controversially switched to Shelbourne Park in 1932 and then it was held in alternate years between the two tracks. The defunct

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Greyhound Stadium in

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and the defunct

Cork Greyhound Stadium Cork Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium on Western Road in Cork, Munster. It is not to be confused with Curraheen Park. Origins The first greyhound track in Cork was known as The Show Grounds Greyhound Track and ran from 192 ...

in Western Road both hosted the event once in 1939 and 1942 respectively. The 1969 Irish Greyhound Derby was the last renewal held at Harold's Cross and the competition remained at Shelbourne Park from 1970. The most successful greyhound has been

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who won the event three times. Today it is considered to be one of the two biggest races in the calendar by the UK & Ireland greyhound racing industries, alongside the

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 Gre ...

Venues and distances

*Harolds Cross (1928–1931, then alternate years until 1967) *Limerick (1939) *Cork (1942) *Shelbourne Park (1932, then alternate years until 1967) *Shelbourne Park (1968–1985, 525 yards) *Shelbourne Park (1986–present, 550 yards)

Past winners

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Statistics

References

{{UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Years Recurring sporting events established in 1928 Greyhound racing competitions in Ireland 1928 establishments in Ireland Greyhound racing competitions in Dublin (city) Greyhound racing in Dublin (city)