Jim Syder Jr.

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Jim Syder Jr.
Occupation Greyhound Trainer
Born6 August 1911
Edmonton, London
Died1972 (aged 60–61)
Dublin
Major racing wins
Classic/Feature wins:
English Greyhound Derby
(1958)
Cesarewitch
(1956, 1958)
Gold Collar
(1955)
Pall Mall Stakes
(1958)

Jim Manoel Syder Jr. (1911-1972) was an English greyhound trainer. He achieved the highest training accolade when winning the English Greyhound Derby. [1]

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Early life

Born in the Edmonton area during 1911, he started work as a kennelhand for his father, Jim Syder Sr. at Wembley in 1930. [2]

Career

In 1936 he took out his first trainers licence at Southend Stadium but he only stayed 10 months, before returning to work for his father at Wembley as the Assistant Trainer. They resided at Horsenden Farm (now a tourist attraction) in Greenford and later London Road, in St Albans but trained out of the Wembley Kennels. [2]

In 1945 his father died which resulted in Syder Jr taking the licence at Wembley. [3] With a strong kennel and many owners, success was inevitable and he trained the runner up in the 1946 Grand Prix before winning the 1946 St Leger with Bohernagraga Boy. [4]

In 1948 he reached the 1948 English Greyhound Derby final with Rathattan Ben. [5] [6] Six year later he trained Leafy Ash who finished runner-up in the 1954 English Greyhound Derby. [7] [8]

His first classic success came in 1955 when Firgrove Slipper won the Gold Collar. [4] In 1956 he won the Cesarewitch with Coming Champion before he achieved his greatest successes during 1958. A greyhound called Pigalle Wonder won the 1958 English Greyhound Derby [9] and 1958 Cesarewitch for him. [10]

In 1960 he left Wembley to train privately before moving to Ireland. He reached two Irish Derby finals, the 1960 Irish Greyhound Derby and the 1962 Irish Greyhound Derby. [11]

Death

He contracted lung cancer in 1970 and died in 1972, in Dublin, bequeathing his body to medical science. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   07207-1106-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Greyhound Magazine (July 1972), Obituary page 5". The Greyhound Magazine Company Ltd. 1972.
  3. ↑ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN   0-85020-0474.
  4. 1 2 Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 409. ISBN   0-948955-15-5.
  5. ↑ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 86–88. ISBN   0-948955-36-8.
  6. ↑ "Our Cricket Correspondent. "The Second Test Match." Times [London, England] 28 June 1948". The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ "1954". Greyhound Data.
  8. ↑ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years page 96/97/98. Ringpress Books. ISBN   0-948955-36-8.
  9. ↑ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years pages 104/105/106. Ringpress Books. ISBN   0-948955-36-8.
  10. ↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN   186054-010-4.
  11. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, page 40. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
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