John Honeysett (1938–2018) was an English

greyhound trainer A greyhound trainer is a person who trains greyhounds for racing. This involves exercising, feeding, and grooming them in addition to keeping the greyhound in race condition to enable the greyhound to race to the best of its ability. History Befo ...

. He was the UK trainers championship winner in 1979.

Profile

Honeysett worked for Paddy Coughlan before obtaining his own private trainers license. In 1978 he joined

Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium was a greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium in the London Borough of Bexley. Origins and Opening In 1930 the Bexleyheath and District Motorcycle Club started making plans for a grass speedway trac ...

as a contracted trainer. He was propelled to fame within the industry when winning the

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Trainers Championship. In 1980 he steered Corduroy through to the final of the 1980 English Greyhound Derby and one year later Clohast Fame reached the 1981 English Greyhound Derby. During 1983 he switched from Crayford to join

Wembley Wembley () is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in north-west Londo ...

. He trained out of Pendene Farm and Kennels in

Redhill, Surrey Redhill () is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England. The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of Croydon in Greater London, and is part of the London commuter belt. The ...

. From 1986 - 1989 he handled four successive

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 ...

finalists, Easy Prince, Stouke Whisper (twice) and Early Vocation. His owners included Patsy Byrne. When Wembley was threatened by closure Honeysett joined

Catford Stadium Catford Stadium was a historic greyhound racing stadium in Catford, a suburb of London. Origins Charles Benstead and Frank Sutton founded the stadium on Southern Railway land between two commuter lines in 1932. The entrance was on Adenmore Ro ...

but retired from the sport in 1997.

Awards

He won the 1979 Trainers Championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Honeysett, John 1938 births 2018 deaths British greyhound racing trainers