1960 Irish Greyhound Derby

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1960 Irish Greyhound Derby
Venue Shelbourne Park
Location Dublin
End date13 August
Total prize money£1,000 (winner)
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The 1960 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 13 August 1960. [1]

Contents

The winner Perrys Apple won £1,000 and was owned and trained by Paddy Behan and bred by Charlie Weld. [2]

Final result

At Shelbourne, 13 August (over 525 yards):

PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stPerrys AppleOnly Perry - Ryans Demon27-229.55Paddy Behan
2ndThe Black RangerImperial Airways - New Law130.03
3rdKilmoney Tulipunknown3 Gay McKenna
unplacedEccentric Samunknown5Tom Harty
unplacedEdenderry PrincessChampion Prince - Down the Bank6
unplaced Pigalle Wonder Champion Prince - Prairie Peg4 Jim Syder Jr.

Distances

6 (lengths)

Competition report

The prize money for the 1960 Irish Derby final would once again rise to £1,000. The Dublin tracks had introduced tote betting which enabled the increase to be implemented. English entries had been sparse over the previous years and the increase contributed to the decision of some leading English connections to travel over including the legendary Pigalle Wonder. [3] A record 96 greyhounds lined up for the event and the first round provided the usual selection of shocks that included English stars Faithful Charlie trained by Jim Irving and Joe DeMulder's Fearless Mac. [4]

Pigalle Wonder won two rounds before losing in round three but qualifying for the semi-finals without incident, another leading English greyhound and Pigalle Wonder's kennelmate Long Story had clocked the fastest time to also make the semis. [4]

The first semi-final resulted in Perrys Apple defeating Pigalle Wonder with The Black Ranger a distant third place. The second qualifier went to 33-1 shot Eccentric Sam from Edenderry Princess and Kilmoney Tulip. Long Story had found serious trouble and failed to make the final. [4]

On the evening of the final Perrys Apple ran the perfect race leading all the way and ran out an easy winner from The Black Ranger. Pigalle Wonder trailed in last after encountering significant trouble. [4]

After the event the champion Perrys Apple and two finalists Eccentric Sam and Kilmoney Tulip all found themselves at auction hoping to attract buyers from England. Remarkably all three failed to meet their reserves, the champion Perrys Apple only attracted a 750 guineas on a reserve of £2,250. Meanwhile, Pigalle Wonder now aged four and a half years old was retired and he served nearly ten years at stud, during which time his influence on greyhound racing was to prove considerable. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 261. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
  2. ↑ Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
  3. ↑ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN   0332-3536.
  5. ↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   07207-1106-1.
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