Pigalle Wonder was a racing greyhound during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was the United Kingdom
Greyhound of the Year and won the sports top accolade by winning the
1959 English Greyhound Derby.
1956
He was whelped in March 1956 and bred by Tom Murphy in
County Kilkenny, and was reared under the name Prairie Champion.
1957
His first race was on 10 October 1957, when he participated in the
McCalmont Cup
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The competition is a feature competition in the Irish racing calendar organised by the Irish Greyhound Boar ...
at
Kilkenny under the name of Prairie Champion. He won his heat by ten lengths in 29.80 seconds and then won the final. After recording 29.10 seconds in a 525 yards trial at
Harold's Cross Stadium
Harold's Cross Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Harold's Cross, Dublin, owned and operated by the Irish Greyhound Board.
Facilities included a grandstand restaurant, carvery, a number of bars, totalisator betting and seating.
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he was bought by
Al Burnett
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Early life
He was born Aaron Isaacs in Mile End, London.
Career
Burnett was master of ceremonies (MC ...
, who was known for owning the
Pigalle Club
The Pigalle Club was a supper club and live music venue in Piccadilly, in the West End area of Central London. It was owned by John Vincent Power. Dave West also owned shares in the Pigalle Club.
Originally located at another site in Piccadill ...
in
London
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.
1958
He was subsequently renamed Pigalle Wonder and was moved to
Jim Syder Jr. as his trainer at
Wembley
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. After being defeated in the inaugural
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at odds of 1-4f, he won the 1958 Derby in fine style setting a track record on the way to winning the event.
.
During 1959 he won the Anglo-Irish International, the Wood Lane Stakes and successfully defended his Edinburgh Cup title.