Pigalle Wonder
{{Short description|Racing greyhound}}
{{Infobox greyhound
| greyhoundname = Pigalle Wonder
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| sire = Champion Prince
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| dam = Prairie Peg
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| sex = Dog
| whelped = March 1956
| death_date = January 1969 (aged 12)
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| color = Brindle
| breeder = Tom Murphy
| owner = Al Burnett
| trainer = Jim Syder Jr.
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| racerecord = English Greyhound Derby
Cesarewitch
Pall Mall
Edinburgh Cup x 2
Anglo-Irish International
McCalmont Cup
Wood Lane Stakes
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| honours = 1958 Greyhound of the Year
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Pigalle Wonder was a racing greyhound during the late 1950s and early 1960s.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound|year=1975|publisher=Page Brothers (Norwich)|isbn=0-85020-0474}} He was the United Kingdom Greyhound of the Year and won the sports top accolade by winning the 1959 English Greyhound Derby.{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?z=DR-N-U&d=pigalle+wonder&x=0&y=0|title=Pigalle Wonder profile|publisher=Greyhound Data}}{{cite book|last=Montague |first=Trevor |title=A-Z of Sport, page 379 |year=2004 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=0-316-72645-1}}
1956
He was whelped in March 1956 and bred by Tom Murphy in County Kilkenny, and was reared under the name Prairie Champion.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/hall-of-fame.aspx?id=1017|title=Hall of Fame|publisher=Greyhound Board of Great Britain}}
1957
His first race was on 10 October 1957, when he participated in the McCalmont Cup 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 he was bought by Al Burnett, who was known for owning the Pigalle Club in London.{{cite book|last=Comyn|first=John|title=50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland|publisher=Aherlow Publishers Ltd}}
1958
He was subsequently renamed Pigalle Wonder and was moved to Jim Syder Jr. as his trainer at Wembley. After being defeated in the inaugural BBC Sportsview TV Trophy at odds of 1-4f, he won the 1958 Derby in fine style setting a track record on the way to winning the event.{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Jonathan|title=Greyhound Annual 2008 page 90|year=2007|publisher=Raceform|isbn=978-1-905153-53-4}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2054|title=1958|publisher=Greyhound Data}}{{cite book|last=Dack|first=Barrie|title=Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years pages 104/105/106|year=1990|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-36-8}}
During 1958, he also won the Pall Mall Stakes at Harringay Stadium, the Edinburgh Cup and the Cesarewitch (dead-heat), which culminated in him being voted the Greyhound of the Year.{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}{{cite book|last=Barnes/Sellers|first=Julia/John|title=Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File|year=1992|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-22-8}}
1959
During 1959 he won the Anglo-Irish International, the Wood Lane Stakes and successfully defended his Edinburgh Cup title.
1960
Retirement
Pedigree
{{Ahnentafel
|1 = Pigalle Wonder
|2 = Champion Prince
|3 = Prairie Peg
|4 = Bella's Prince
|5 = Sally Well
|6 = The Grand Champion
|7 = Prairie Vixen
|8 = Castledown Lad
|9 = Bella's Witch
|10 = Swanky Jog
|11 = Lucy Lilla
|12 = Mad Tanist
|13 = Could Be Worse
|14 = Astra's Son
|15 = Take Murex
}}