Golden Crest

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Golden Crest
Defunct - Category 2 race (discontinued)
1988 Peasedown Slippy greyhound racing.png
1988 winner Peasedown Slippy
Location Eastville Stadium /Poole Stadium
Inaugurated1937
Last run2019
Race information
Distancevarious
SurfaceSand

The Golden Crest was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Poole Stadium. [1]

Contents

It was inaugurated in 1937 at Eastville Stadium in Bristol. [2] [3] [4] Eastville closed in 1997 and the event was suspended until Poole resurrected it in 2000. [5] [6]

With the closure of the track on 22 September 2020 the competition was discontinued. [7]

Venues & Distances

Sponsors

Past winners

YearWinnerBreedingTrainerTime SP Notes/ref
1937 Wily CaptainLawyers Fee – WhirlwaveJoe Harmon (Wimbledon) 30.489/2 [8]
1938 Glen Ranger Mick the Miller – Great RaneeLes Parry (White City - London) 30.021/2f [9]
1939 Saucy MoonTal Parker (Hall Green)30.777/4f [10]
1940 not held due to World War II
1941 Prince NorroyCastledown Lad – Ruddy MuttonPaddy Fortune (Wimbledon) 29.113/1 [11]
1942 Irish ChoiceTal Parker (Bristol) 29.311/1f [12]
1943 Wireless DelightWireless Rally – Erin Green Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) 29.013/1 [13]
1944 Fair and HandsomeCremeary Border – Gows PrideMrs Renie McKay (Coventry) 28.961/2f
1945 Shannon ShoreWell Squared - Second Row Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 28.7613/8Track record
1946 Rimmells BlackManhattan Midnight - DrishogueStanley Biss (Clapton) 28.695/2jf
1947 Funny MickRuby Border – Olives IdolBob Burls (Wembley) 28.8111/4
1948 Freckled MajorFair Major – White Tempest Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 29.344/1
1949 Flintfield GrosvenorGrosvenor Flexion - Blue FireD Hayes (Coventry) 28.8311/8jf
1950 Behattans ChoiceBahs Choice - BehattanBob Burls (Wembley) 28.5815/8f
1951 Palm BeachThe Grand Fire – Don't BetStan Martin (Wimbledon) 29.027/2
1952 Rushton SmuttyMad Tanist - Summer FrockFrank Johnson (Private)28.527/2
1953 Parkroe BobDisputed Dick – BeechwoodJack Young (Oxford) 28.6810/11f
1954 Wayside AbbeyBellas Prince – Wayside PegJoe Farrand (Reading) 28.7910/11f [14]
1955 Kensington BrambleBlack Invasion – Lambourn FireflyMarjorie Phipps (Oxford) 28.766/1
1956 Darkies SonSlaney Record – C.LastF McCarthy (Arms Park, Cardiff) 28.0320/1
1957 Brooklands HunterFly Prince – Brooklands RoseH Harding (Private)28.505/2
1958 Lovely CobhFire Prince - InloF McCarthy (Arms Park, Cardiff) 29.895/2
1959 Monnow WizzardEndless Gossip – Monnow VeeStan Raymond (Bristol) 30.237/1
1960 Hack Up FriendThe Grand Fire – Hack Up NellMrs E.Eade (Private)29.814/1
1961 Yes ManOfficer Pete – Fast EnoughBrian Jay (Perry Barr) 29.7911/4
1962 Fealeside BridgeBroadway Darkie II – Fealeside HillBrian Jay (Perry Barr) 29.394/6f
1963 CollateralHi Con – Maries SlipperJohn Drown (Private)29.461/1f
1964 Rattle The ManJungle Man – Red HotRonnie Mills (Gloucester) 29.812/1jf
1965 Tony's BlazeHop It Rory – Tony's FlameFrank White (Private)29.787/2
1966 Clahane MickKnock Hill Chieftain – Clahane GirlBrian Jay (Perry Barr) 29.545/1
1967 Mystic PrairiePrairie Flash – Real WhitesocksJim Todd (Kings Heath) 29.407/4f
1968 DiscretionsPrairie Flash – Sheila At LastDave Geggus (Walthamstow) 27.904/7f
1969 Brookfield EarlGreenane Flash – Lady EarlRon Chamberlain (Private)28.638-1
1970 Moordyke SpotNewdown Heather – Nelsons FarewellStan Martin (Wimbledon) 28.749/4
1971 Clonarrow PiperStoneview Jet – Lovely PresentHazel Walden (Private)28.8310/1
1972 Royal SpitfireNewdown Heather – Ardine GuestMick Hawkins (Private)28.862/1
1973 Maureen's BenYanka Boy – Susie DeanJanet Tite (Private)28.6111/2
1974 Last RocketMonalee Champion – Rylane GloryRay Burton (Arms Park, Cardiff) 28.753/1
1975 Daemonic GambolDon't Gambol – Dusk GambolPaddy McEvoy (Wimbledon) 28.741/3f
1976 Country ManKilbelin Style – More Knocks John Coleman (Wembley) 28.786/4f
1977 Rathduff SpringQuiet Spring – Tudor Reflection Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green) 28.589/2
1978 DollaArkleMonalee Arkle – Lively Air John Coleman (Wembley) 28.621/2f
1979 Our RufusRail Ship – Geraldine Gold John Coleman (Wembley) 28.394/5f
1980 Jack's AsleepFast Asleep – Herons HighlightPaul Garland (Bristol) 28.255/2f
1981 Astral CloudCeili Band – Cherry BandJerry Fisher (Private)28.345/2jf
1984 Too Ton TonyPecos Jerry – Feet FirstMervyn Osborne (Bristol) 28.657/4f
1985 Go Eddie Flat CapSams Effort – Dark BirdP Stanley (Norton Canes) 28.575/4f
1986 Slim FigureKey Figure – Blonde Peruvian Geoff De Mulder (Oxford) 28.777/1
1987 WoodmanBadge of Hickory – Fancy SlipperFred Wiseman (Milton Keynes) 28.484/5f
1988 Peasedown SlippyIm Slippy – Lannon LassTony Mann (Swindon) 28.497/4f
1989 Handsome DanManorville Sand – Scarriff Slave Geoff De Mulder (Norton Canes) 28.844/7f
1990 Plough JackKyle Jack – Caherlean Rose Tony Meek (Oxford) 29.1111/10f
1991 Bangor ReelCurryhills Fox – Bangor BranTerry Kibble (Bristol) 28.7111/4
1992 Pitter PatterShanagarry Duke – Smokey SnowdropVernon Clapp (Bristol) 28.047/1
1993 Ginger JennyLodge Prince – Garryduff LassiePeter Swadden (Bristol) 28.196/4f
1994 GunsmokeDruids Johno- Kalamity Kelly Tony Meek (Hall Green) 28.1113/8 [15]
2000 Arleswood SpiritShanless Slippy – Midas BlueOwen McKenna (Wimbledon) 27.309/4
2001 Docs ArizonaTrade Official – Lisnak SlippyOwen McKenna (Wimbledon) 27.2413/8jf
2002 Blue GoonerStaplers Jo - Code Dancer Brian Clemenson (Hove) 26.906/4
2003 Palacemews LadRoanokee - Lisnak SlippyJohn Mullins (Walthamstow) 27.038/1
2004 Foxcover JedCome On Ranger - Covert BlossomDaphne Mann (Poole) 27.399/4Jf
2005 Pennys CadetTop Honcho - Droopys Valencia Brian Clemenson (Hove) 27.127/2
2006 Farloe StormyTop Honcho - Flashing StormPaul Foster (Swindon) 27.276/4f [16]
2007 Rhyzome Wizard Toms The Best - Shanroe JewelGraham Cleverley (Swindon) 26.713/1 [17]
2008 Black TaxiLarkhill Jo - Lagile AshJohn Mullins (Yarmouth) 26.967/4f [18]
2009 OutandgoodnightHoncho Classic – Droopys PerlenaMark Grady (Poole) 26.5611/10f [19]
2010 Lynnwood BoltRazldazl Billy-Darkeyed GirlGraham Cleverley (Poole) 26.535/4f [20]
2011 Fifis RocketBrett Lee-Droopys RubyChris Allsopp (Monmore) 26.464/5f [21]
2012 Out In ChilBit Chilli – Miss ShaunaPhil Chatfield (Poole) 26.999/4 [22]
2013 Daddy KnowsbestBig Daddy Cool – Bridie KnowsbetChris Allsopp (Monmore) 26.205/2fTrack record [23]
2014 Romantic RamboCrash – Moment of TimeKevin Cobbold (Henlow) 38.7911/8f [24]
2015 AimnfireCentral City – Droopys SolangeJune Harvey (Poole) 26.572/1 [25]
2016 Castlehyde KingHondo Black – Goosabyrnes SolangeBill Black (Poole) 26.369/2 [26]
2017 Crossfield GilesSparta Maestro - Crossfield Betty Seamus Cahill (Hove) 26.279/2 [27]
2018 Headford KevIso Octane - Tyrur Tulisa Kevin Hutton (Towcester) 26.815/2 [28]
2019 King ElvisTullymurry Act - Skate OnLiz McNair (Private)26.704/6f [29]

Discontinued

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