1928 Irish Greyhound Derby

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1928 National Derby
Venue Harold's Cross Stadium
Location Dublin
End date18 August
1929  

The 1928 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 18 August 1928. [1] It was the inaugural edition of the event. [2] The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club. [2]

Contents

The winner was Tipperary Hills, owned and trained by Billy Quinn. [3]

Final result

At Harolds Cross, 18 August (over 525 yards):

PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stTipperary HillsMelksham Tom - Na Boc EBilly Quinn
?CurristownKashmir Kipper - Lady Peggy IIJohn Shannon
?Battle IslandunknownPJ Graham
?Happy ManunknownM Hammond
?False FavouriteunknownC Forde
?Gilly GoolyunknownD O'Neill

Semi finals

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References

  1. Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  2. 1 2 Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN   0332-3536.
  3. Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.