Blue Riband (greyhounds)

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Blue Riband
Category 1 race
Dempsey Duke, winner in 1992
LocationTowcester Stadium
Inaugurated1981
SponsorStadium Bookmakers
Race information
Distance500 metres
SurfaceSand

The Blue Riband is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Towcester Stadium.

History[edit]

It was inaugurated in 1981 at Wembley Stadium as a replacement competition for the Wembley Spring Cup which ended in 1980.[1][2]

Following the end of the Wembley Greyhounds the race transferred to Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) sister track Hall Green Stadium in 1999.[3] The race was discontinued by the GRA after the 2012 running despite being a category one race.

In 2021, the race returned under the promotion of Kevin Boothby at Towcester Greyhound Stadium and has retained a category 1 status since.[4]

Venues & distances[edit]

  • 1981–1998 (Wembley, 490 metres)
  • 1999–2012 (Hall Green, 480 metres)
  • 2021–2024 (Towcester, 500 metres)

Sponsors[edit]

Past winners[edit]

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP Notes
1981 Arfur Mo Carhumore Speech - Monalee Roman John Honeysett (Crayford) 29.47 20-1
1982 Master Darby Sole Aim - Aglish Pilgrim Jerry Fisher (Reading) 29.88 7-2
1983 Cross Times Violet Hall - Full Circle Jerry Fisher (Reading) 30.01 7-2
1984 Living Trail Ivy Hall Solo - Elimron John Honeysett (Wembley) 29.69 50-1
1985 Lulus Hero [5] Sail On II - Lulus Loner Gunner Smith (Brighton) 29.23 3-1
1986 Fearless Champ Special Account - Sarahs Bunny Geoff De Mulder (Oxford) 29.04 8-11F
1987 Sambuca Pat Seamur - Lyons Flora Gunner Smith (Brighton) 29.08 16-1
1988 Pike Alert Security Alert - PC Breda Tom Foster (Wimbledon) 29.18 7-1
1989 Ring Slippy I'm Slippy - Westpark Chill Derek Millen (Canterbury) 29.64 3-1
1990 Westmead Harry Fearless Champ - Westmead Move Nick Savva (Milton Keynes) 29.09 7-4f
1991 Wuncross Double Creamery Cross - Wuncoat Derek Knight (Hove) 29.02 33-1
1992 Dempsey Duke Shanagarry Duke - Willowbrook Peg Terry Kibble (Bristol) 28.87 2-1jf
1993 Hypnotic Stag Greenpark Fox - Sister Moonshine John Coleman (Walthamstow) 28.85 8-13f
1994 Ardilaun Bridge[6] Adraville Bridge - Cecilia One Chris Duggan (Walthamstow) 29.03 11-10f
1995 Heres Seanie Ardfert Sean - Mindys Miracle Pat Ryan (Perry Barr) 28.85 2-7f
1996 Quick Tune Farloe Melody - Lady Be Fast Gordon Hodson (Hove) 29.75 5-1
1997 Blue Murlen Murlens Abbey - Lovely Lovely Mick Smith (Private) 29.07 2-7f
1998 He Knows Slaneyside Hare - I Know You Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 29.22 11-4
1999 Droopys Merson[7] Frightful Flash - Lemon Miss Nick Savva (Milton Keynes) 28.53 1-1f
2000 Vintage Cleaner Vintage Prince – Treasure Beo John McGee Sr. (Private) 28.20 9/4 Track record
2001 Hollinwood Chief Night Trooper – Hollinwood Major Mick Clarke (Private) 28.51 7/4f
2002 Hollinwood Wiz Night Trooper – Hollinwood Major Mick Clarke (Private) 28.45 8/1
2003 Farloe Verdict Droopys Vieri – She Knew Charlie Lister (Private) 28.09 5/2 Track record
2004 Droopys Oasis Larkhill Jo – Droopys Graf Brian Clemenson (Hove) 28.28 5/4f
2005 Tuttles Ronaldo [8] Droopys Kewell – By The Numbers Frank Wright (Coventry) 28.26 7/1
2006 Westmead Joe [9] Larkhill Jo – Mega Delight Nick Savva (Private) 28.58 13/8f
2007 Iceman Vader [10] Top Honcho – Barrow Tune Lance Burford (Coventry) 28.56 4/1
2008 Farloe Reason [11] Droopys Maldini – Farloe Oyster Charlie Lister (Private) 28.24 1/2f
2009 Blonde Fern [12] Hondo Black – Returned Fire Tony Dean (Private) 28.06 4/1
2010 Eye Onthe Storm [13] Droopys Vieri – Bower Louise Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 28.02 8/13f Track record
2011 Express Shuttle [14] Kiowa Sweet Trey – Express Mist Chris Allsopp (Monmore) 28.42 11/8f
2012 Young Sid [15] Killahan Panther – Marwood Review Paul Young (Romford) 28.31 6/4f
2021 Kilara Lion[16] Droopys Jet – Kilara Lizzie Patrick Janssens (Towcester) 29.73 11/8f
2022 Ivy Hill Skyhigh[17] Taylors Sky – Yahoo Perlena Mark Wallis (Monmore) 29.91 7/1
2023 Hopes Paddington[18] Good News – Charity Anna Nathan Hunt (Romford) 29.15 9/4
2024 Signet Goofy[19] Magical Bale – Forest Natalee John Mullins (Towcester) 29.39 9/2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  3. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  4. ^ "Blue Riband preview and full form". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Greyhound Star (Remember When - April)". Greyhound Star.
  6. ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  7. ^ "Dogs". Daily Record. 17 April 1999. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "2005 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  9. ^ "2006 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  10. ^ "2007 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  11. ^ "2008 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  12. ^ "2009 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  13. ^ "2010 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  14. ^ "2011 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  15. ^ "2012 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Towcester Blue Riband". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "THE PREMARKET PETS BLUE RIBAND - FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  18. ^ "The Stadium Bookomakers Blue Riband final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Blue Riband final 2024". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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