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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.
[4] [5] This resulted in the Derby being located outside London for the first time as Wimbledon was the last greyhound stadium in the capital. [6] Charlie Lister holds the record as the most successful trainer at the Derby, having won it on seven occasions. He is hailed as the greatest greyhound trainer of all time, and referred to as the ...
Gerard 'Ger' McKenna was an Irish greyhound trainer regarded as the greatest Irish trainer of all time. He won the Irish Greyhound Derby three times and the English Greyhound Derby twice. From 1956 until 1996 he won 45 major competitions. [1]
Mick the Miller was included in the list as the only Greyhound, with the only other animal being multi–time Grand National winner Red Rum. [18] He is still referred to as the world's most famous Greyhound, [9] having won 51 of the 68 races he was entered into and is the only dog to have won the treble of the Derby, Cesarewitch and St Leger. [3]
Ireland celebrated the best greyhound they had ever seen and he became a national icon. Before he retired, he broke the track record at Cork Greyhound Stadium during his Laurels victory later that month [9] followed by another McCalmont Cup success and ran in a few exhibition races. Connections turned down a £15,000 bid from a London syndicate ...
Flyingbolt: widely considered as the second best Steeplechaser of all-time; stablemate of Arkle; Timeform rated 210. 2 lb inferior to Arkle; Foolish Pleasure: Winner of the 1975 Kentucky Derby; Frankel: undefeated in 14 career starts; highest rated flat race horse in history: WTR 140; [2] Timeform 147, Racing Post 143
Sherrys Prince was a racing greyhound during the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] He was three times winner of the Grand National and is considered the greatest hurdler of all time. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The All England Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually. It was inaugurated in 1938 at Brough Park later known as Newcastle [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and replaced the Northumberland Stakes as the primary event at the stadium.