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1986 Greyhound of the Year 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.
In a time trial at Indianapolis he reduced the world record for 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles by almost 10 seconds to 3.02 1/2. [8] At The Red Mile in Lexington Greyhound first equalled the world mark of 1.56 3/4 held by Peter Manning then a week later broke it trotting a mile in 1.56. His quarter mile fractions were 29 1/4, 57 1/2 and 1.27 1/2.
The black dog was aimed at the 1997 English Greyhound Derby after just seven UK races (one of which resulted in a steward's inquiry for time finding in a graded race). [4] He performed well during the Derby, progressing to the semi-finals before being knocked out and won the Consolation on final night. [5] [2]
The ratings for the horses also help establish two other awards: the aforementioned Longines World's Best Horse Race and the Longines World's Best Jockey. The Longines World's Best Horse Race award recognizes the best-rated race of the highest-rated Group 1 international races as established by a panel of international handicappers.
Fernando Bale (born December 3, 2013) is an Australian retired racing Greyhound, which many in Australia thought to be the greatest racing greyhound in Australian racing. [1] He earned a world-record $1.3m in prize money.
The Laurels is an original classic greyhound competition held at Perry Barr Stadium. [1] It was run at Wimbledon Stadium from 1930 until 1997. It then moved to Belle Vue Stadium in 1998 and remained there until 2017 when it switched to Newcastle Stadium.
Wembley attracted all of the sports greatest greyhounds and introduced further events called the Coronation Stakes in 1928 for bitches only, the Trafalgar Cup which started in 1929 and was as significant an event for puppies as was the Puppy Derby at the time, the Wembley Gold Cup in 1929, the Wembley Spring Cup in 1930 and the Wembley Summer ...
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]