Welsh Greyhound Derby
{{Short description|Defunct Welsh greyhound racing competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
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| caption = 1929 Welsh Greyhound Derby winner Back Isle
| location = Cardiff Arms Park
| inaugurated = 1928
| last run = 1977
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The Welsh Greyhound Derby was a former classic greyhound competition held in Wales.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, pages 129-130|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}
History
File:Cardiff Arms Stadium 1972 Welsh Greyhound Derby final.jpg
The competition was held at the White City Stadium in Cardiff from 1928 to 1937. The competition was sometimes run as a handicap race.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19340528/104/0003 |title=Valiant Rufus wins Welsh Derby |work=Western Mail |date=28 May 1934 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=17 May 2024}}
After the closure of White City, the race switched to the Cardiff Arms Park from 1945 until 1977. It gained classic status in 1971.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, pages 104-105|year=1990|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=0-7207-1804-X}}
When the Cardiff Arms Park closed to greyhound racing there was no remaining fully licensed National Greyhound Racing Club track in Wales resulting in the race discontinuing.{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}} During the vast majority of its existence the race formed part of the triple crown of racing alongside the English Greyhound Derby and Scottish Greyhound Derby.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound|year=1975|publisher=Page Brothers (Norwich)|isbn=0-85020-0474}}
The famous Mick the Miller, who was a household name during the 1930s won the event in 1930.{{cite book|last=Dack|first=Barrie|title=Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 59-61|year=1990|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-36-8}}{{cite book|last=Tanner|first=Michael|title=The Legend of Mick the Miller: Sporting Icon of the Depression|year=2004|publisher=Newbury: Highdown|isbn=978-1-904317-67-8}}
Venues
- 1928–1937 (Welsh White City, Cardiff 525 yards)
- 1945–1974 (Arms Park, Cardiff 525 yards)
- 1975–1977 (Arms Park, Cardiff 500 metres)
Past winners
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| 1928
| Cheerful Choice || Mutton Cutlet – Glorious Still||Paddy Fortune (Welsh White City) || 30.73 || 8/11f|| |
| 1929
| Back Isle || Spike Island – Giddy Fiddler||Cronin || 29.67 || 4/9f|| |
| 1930
| Mick The Miller || Glorious Event – Na Boc Lei|| Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) || 29.55 || 1/8f||Track Record |
| 1931
| Altamatzin || Wily Warrior – Looks Likely||Arthur 'Doc' Callanan (Wembley) || 29.88 || 2/1||{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000378/19311231/192/0007 |title=The Dogs |work=Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail |date=31 December 1931 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 November 2024 }} |
| 1932
| Reel Tom || Melksham Tom – Rigadoon||Billy Quinn (Ireland) || 29.87 || 5/1|| |
| 1933
| Beef Cutlet || Mutton Cutlet – Burette||John Hegarty (Welsh White City) || 29.56 || || |
| 1934
| Valiant Rufus || Red Robin – Hotel Avro||Leslie Carpenter (Gloucester) || 30.08 ||1/1f || |
| 1936
| Bully Ring || Mount Hillarys Boy – Brittas Belle||Robert Linney (Gloucester) || 30.28 || 4/1|| |
| 1937
| Genial Radiance || Johnny Peters - Reymerston||J.W.Day (Private) || 30.15 || 5/1|| |
| 1945
| Shaggy Lass || Castledown Lad – Shaggy Shore||G.H.Vickery (Private) || 29.75 || 4/5f|| |
| 1946
| Negro's Lad || Kilrea Lad – Negro's Fire||Jack Toseland (Perry Barr) || 29.54 || 8/1|| Track record |
| 1947
| Trev's Perfection || Trevs Despatch - Friar Tuck||Fred Trevillion (Private) || 29.74 || 1/3f|| |
| 1948
| Local Interprize || Ruby Border - Mythical Daisy||Stan Biss (Clapton) || 29.32 || 4/6f|| |
| 1950
| Ballycurreen Garrett || Ballycurreen Duke – Ballymakeera Keeper|| Jack Harvey (Wembley) || 29.22 || 100/30||Track record |
| 1951
| Ballylanigan Tanist || Mad Tanist - Fly Dancer|| Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) || 29.95 || 1/1f|| |
| 1952
| Endless Gossip || Priceless Border - Narrogar Ann|| Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) || 29.41 || 7/4|| |
| 1953
| Glittering Look || Glittering Smack – Knockrour Favourite||Tom 'Paddy' Reilly (Walthamstow) || 29.39 || 5/2||{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19530706/122/0008 |title=Glittering Look wins Dog Derby |work=Western Mail |date=6 July 1953 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=22 November 2024 }} |
| 1955
| Rushton Mac{{cite news |title=Rushton Mac wins easily|work=Western Mail |date=28 June 1955 |access-date=8 January 2022|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19550628/126/0007| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} || Rushton News – Rushton Panda||Frank Johnson (Private) || 29.40 || 1/2f|| |
| 1957
| Go Doggie Go || Ballymac Ball – Marchioness Minnie||Jack Toseland (Perry Barr) || 29.38 || 5/4f|| |
| 1958
| Our Defence || Defence Leader – Our Violet||Dennis O'Brien (Private) || 30.27 || 6/1|| |
| 1959
| Mile Bush Pride || The Grand Champion – Witching Dancer|| Jack Harvey (Wembley) || 28.80 || 8/11f||Track record |
| 1960
| Fitz's Star || Cheerful Chariot – Fitz's Lass||Tom 'Paddy' Reilly (Walthamstow) || 29.48 || 4/1|| |
| 1961
| Oregon Prince || Knock Hill Chieftain - Burleigh's Fancy|| Phil Rees Sr. (Private) || 28.86 || 2/5f|| |
| 1962
| Summerhill Fancy || Knockrour Again – Brandon Princess||George Waterman (Wimbledon) || 29.07 || 3/1|| |
| 1963
| Fairys Chum || Knock Hill Chieftain – Fairy Julia||Bob Burls (Wembley) || 29.49 || 4/1|| |
| 1964
| Davo's Rink || Hopeful Cutlet – Move Along Kentucky||Tom Baldwin (Perry Barr) || 28.84 || 9/4|| |
| 1965
| Harmony || Mile Bush Pride – Perfect Queen||Jim Irving (Private) || 29.43 || 3/1|| |
| 1966
| I'm Quickest || Skips Choice – Gratton Star||Randy Singleton (White City) || 29.59 || 3/1|| |
| 1968
| Swift Half || Hack Up Chieftain – Imperial Astra||Jim Irving (Private) || 29.58 || 9/2|| |
| 1969
| Pallas Joy || Movealong Santa – Happy Now|| Adam Jackson (Clapton) || 29.43 || 7/2|| |
| 1970
| Super Gamble || Flash Solar – Big Gamble||Paddy Coughlan (Private) || 29.46 || 2/1|| |
| 1971
| Spectres Dream || Spectres II – Jockeys Dream||Hugo Spencer (Portsmouth) || 29.22 || 16/1|| |
| 1972
| Patricias Hope || Silver Hope - Patsicia||Adam Jackson (Clapton) || 29.75 || 3/1||{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19720709/318/0037 |title=Welsh Dog Derby |work=Sunday Mirror |date=9 July 1972 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=6 April 2025}} |
| 1973
| Silly Rocket || Shanes Rocket – Silly Pride||Bertie Gaynor (Wolverhampton) || 29.56 || 11/8f|| |
| 1974
| Dankie || Monalee Champion – Weela Heather||Colin West (White City) || 29.72 || 4/1|| |
| 1975
| Baffling Bart || The Grand Silver - Mosaduva|| Paddy Milligan (Private) || 29.37 || 3/1|| |
| 1976
| Cameo Colonel || Own Pride – New Curriculum||John Gibbons (Private) || 29.63 || 10/1|| |
| 1977
| Instant Gambler || Itsachampion - Sabrina||Barbara Tompkins (Private) || 30.01 || 1/1f|| |
Discontinued
References
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{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions}}
Category:Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom
Category:Greyhound racing in Wales
Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1928
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1977