Scurlogue Champ is a famous racing greyhound from the 1980s. Along with
Mick the Miller and
Ballyregan Bob
Ballyregan Bob (12 May 1983 to 3 April 1994) was a racing greyhound who, along with Mick the Miller and Scurlogue Champ, is one of the most revered racing hounds in British greyhound racing.
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he is arguably one of the greatest three hounds that ever raced in Britain.
Early life
Scurlogue Champ was a black dog whelped in July 1982 by Sand Man, out of Old Rip. He was bred by Francis Kent from Levittstown,
County Wexford
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and was one of a litter of six dogs and two bitches.
He moved to John Byrne, Scurlogue, Duncormick, Co. Wexford on a farm where he received his name before being sold to Jim Sutton, New Ross, Co. Wexford, who reared him on his farm.
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After winning his only two races in Ireland, the first over 525yds in Waterford and the second shortly after over 600yds in Enniscorthy when trained by Patrick Sutton, he was put up for sale at the May 1984 Shelbourne Park sales where he won his 600yds trial. Owner/trainer Ken Peckham took him to England, after agreeing a price for £1,700, with Irish trainer Brendan Matthews who had bought him before entering the sales ring for 1500 ]guineas
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Racing career
He was handled by trainer Ken Peckham for the majority of his career but also spent some time with George Drake (as a result of an NGRC order that he ran in Drakes name for the Cesarewitch
The Cesarewitch Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres ...
. The NGRC had visited Drake's kennels and found the dog in residence there, instead of being with owner Ken Peckham at his kennels).[
Scurlogue Champ would be renowned for the strongest finishes ever seen over long distance racing. The crowds would adore him and could not believe how he could win his races from being so far behind.][ The superstar finished with a record of 51 wins from 63 races and set twenty track records.][
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Scurlogue Champ's 20 track records
Pedigree
See also
* List of individual dogs
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Actors
Advertising
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References
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Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom
Individual dogs
Racing greyhounds
1982 animal births