The Monmore Puppy Derby also known as the Premier Greyhound Racing Puppy Derby for sponsorship purposes, is a greyhound competition held at
Monmore Green Stadium
Monmore Green Stadium is a greyhound racing and speedway stadium located in Wolverhampton. The stadium has private suites, a restaurant and a number of bars. The venue is owned and operated by the Ladbrokes Coral group.
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. It was inaugurated in 1943 and was has also been known as the Midland Puppy Championship, the Midland Puppy Derby and the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby.
In 2022, the event was sponsored by Premier Greyhound Racing and £20,000 was awarded to the winner, which was double the amount that the traditional and long running competition
The Puppy Derby
The Puppy Derby is a greyhound competition held at Towcester Greyhound Stadium.
The event was held at Wimbledon Stadium from 1929 to 2016, until the closure of the stadium in 2017.
Other Puppy Derby races have been created by other race tracks in ...
offered.
Past winners
Venues
*1943–present (Monmore 480m)
*1963–1963 (Willenhall)
*1978–1983 (not held)
Sponsors
*1994–1994 (
Carlsberg Group
Carlsberg A/S (; ) is a Danish multinational brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. T ...
)
*2007–present (
Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations are c ...
)
References
{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions
Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom
Sport in Wolverhampton
Recurring sporting events established in 1943