Blue Riband (greyhounds)

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Blue Riband
Category 1 race
1992 greyhound Dempsey Duke Reading Masters Head shot.png
Dempsey Duke, winner in 1992
Location Towcester Stadium
Inaugurated1981
SponsorStadium Bookmakers
Race information
Distance500 metres
SurfaceSand

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

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History

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

Sponsors

Past winners

YearWinnerBreedingTrainerTimeSPNotes
1981 Arfur MoCarhumore Speech - Monalee RomanJohn Honeysett (Crayford)29.4720-1
1982 Master DarbySole Aim - Aglish PilgrimJerry Fisher (Reading)29.887-2
1983 Cross TimesViolet Hall - Full CircleJerry Fisher (Reading)30.017-2
1984 Living TrailIvy Hall Solo - ElimronJohn Honeysett (Wembley) 29.6950-1
1985 Lulus Hero [5] Sail On II - Lulus LonerGunner Smith (Brighton)29.233-1
1986 Fearless ChampSpecial Account - Sarahs Bunny Geoff De Mulder (Oxford)29.048-11F
1987 SambucaPat Seamur - Lyons FloraGunner Smith (Brighton)29.0816-1
1988 Pike AlertSecurity Alert - PC BredaTom Foster (Wimbledon)29.187-1
1989 Ring SlippyI'm Slippy - Westpark ChillDerek Millen (Canterbury)29.643-1
1990 Westmead HarryFearless Champ - Westmead Move Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)29.097-4f
1991 WuncrossDouble Creamery Cross - WuncoatDerek Knight (Hove)29.0233-1
1992 Dempsey DukeShanagarry Duke - Willowbrook PegTerry Kibble (Bristol)28.872-1jf
1993 Hypnotic StagGreenpark Fox - Sister Moonshine John Coleman (Walthamstow)28.858-13f
1994 Ardilaun Bridge [6] Adraville Bridge - Cecilia OneChris Duggan (Walthamstow)29.0311-10f
1995 Heres SeanieArdfert Sean - Mindys MiraclePat Ryan (Perry Barr)28.852-7f
1996 Quick TuneFarloe Melody - Lady Be FastGordon Hodson (Hove)29.755-1
1997 Blue MurlenMurlens Abbey - Lovely LovelyMick Smith (Private)29.072-7f
1998 He KnowsSlaneyside Hare - I Know YouBarrie Draper (Sheffield)29.2211-4
1999 Droopys Merson [7] Frightful Flash - Lemon Miss Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)28.531-1f
2000 Vintage CleanerVintage Prince – Treasure Beo John McGee Sr. (Private)28.209/4Track record
2001 Hollinwood ChiefNight Trooper – Hollinwood MajorMick Clarke (Private)28.517/4f
2002 Hollinwood WizNight Trooper – Hollinwood MajorMick Clarke (Private)28.458/1
2003 Farloe VerdictDroopys Vieri – She Knew Charlie Lister (Private)28.095/2Track record
2004 Droopys OasisLarkhill Jo – Droopys Graf Brian Clemenson (Hove)28.285/4f
2005 Tuttles Ronaldo [8] Droopys Kewell – By The NumbersFrank Wright (Coventry)28.267/1
2006 Westmead Joe [9] Larkhill Jo – Mega Delight Nick Savva (Private)28.5813/8f
2007 Iceman Vader [10] Top Honcho – Barrow TuneLance Burford (Coventry)28.564/1
2008 Farloe Reason [11] Droopys Maldini – Farloe Oyster Charlie Lister (Private)28.241/2f
2009 Blonde Fern [12] Hondo Black – Returned FireTony Dean (Private)28.064/1
2010 Eye Onthe Storm [13] Droopys Vieri – Bower Louise Mark Wallis (Yarmouth)28.028/13fTrack record
2011 Express Shuttle [14] Kiowa Sweet Trey – Express MistChris Allsopp (Monmore)28.4211/8f
2012 Young Sid [15] Killahan Panther – Marwood ReviewPaul Young (Romford)28.316/4f
2013 to 2020 not held
2021 Kilara Lion [16] Droopys Jet – Kilara Lizzie Patrick Janssens (Towcester)29.7311/8f
2022 Ivy Hill Skyhigh [17] Taylors Sky – Yahoo Perlena Mark Wallis (Monmore)29.917/1
2023 Hopes Paddington [18] Good News – Charity AnnaNathan Hunt (Romford)29.159/4
2024 Signet Goofy [19] Magical Bale – Forest NataleeJohn Mullins (Towcester)29.399/2

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