Kevin Hutton

Kevin Hutton
OccupationGreyhound Trainer
Born1981
Oxford, England
Career wins4 x Trainer's champion
Major racing wins
Classic/Feature wins:
English Greyhound Derby
(2018)
Oaks
(2013, 2018, 2019)
Laurels
(2022)
Puppy Derby
(2017, 2018)
Select Stakes
(2017, 2021)
British Breeders Stakes
(2014, 2022)
British Bred Produce Stakes
(2022, 2024)
Ladbrokes Summer Stayers Classic
(2014, 2020)
Steel City Cup
(2020)
Scurry Gold Cup
(2024)

Kevin Richard Hutton (born 1981) is an English greyhound trainer. He is a four times United Kingdom Champion Trainer and 2018 Derby winning trainer.[1][2]

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Based at Burford, Oxfordshire, Hutton was a trainer at Swindon Stadium,[3] when he won the 2013 Oaks with Droopys Danneel and reached several other prominent finals including steering two hounds to the final of the Arc.[4]

He left Swindon to join Towcester Greyhound Stadium when it opened in 2014.[5] Following the closure of Towcester he joined Monmore and was there from August 2018 until May 2021.[6] His biggest individual race successes include the Oaks, Puppy Derby and the Select Stakes. He reached the final of the 2013 English Greyhound Derby with Screen Critic.[7]

The greatest achievement of his career arrived in June 2018 when he won the 2018 English Greyhound Derby with Dorotas Wildcat.[8] He continued to impress throughout 2018 and his victories included the Golden Sprint, Golden Crest, Eclipse and Puppy Derby. He ended the year by securing his second Oaks winner, five years after his first, when Ravenswood Flo won the 2018 Oaks.[9][10]

Hutton won his third Oaks title in 2019.[11] In May 2021 Hutton returned to train out of Towcester following its reopening[12] and later in September 2021, won his fourth trainers championship (the first as the rebranded Judgement Night).[13]

In 2022, he won the Laurels and the British Bred Produce Stakes for the first time.[14] Hutton joined Oxford Stadium as a trainer in late 2022.[15]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 TRAINERS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING". Greyhound Star.
  2. ^ "Oxfordshire brothers win at English Greyhound Derby Finals". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2008). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 62. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-534.
  4. ^ "Hutton duo in Arc final". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Racing at Towcester". Kevin Hutton Racing.
  6. ^ "More Towcester Trainers Relocate". Greyhound Star.
  7. ^ "2013". Greyhound Data.
  8. ^ a b "Derby Final meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Golden Sprint final". Greyhound Star.
  10. ^ "Golden Crest Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. ^ "2019 English Oaks Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  12. ^ "Hutton to Towcester, Rankin to Monmore". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  13. ^ "ARC/Entain Trainers' Judgement Night". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  14. ^ "2022 ARENA RACING COMPANY LAURELS FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Top trainers eye Monmore glory". Express and Star. Retrieved 28 September 2024.