| Category 1 race | |
 Willie Go Fa, 2002 champion | |
| Location | Central Park Stadium |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Sponsor | Premier Greyhound Racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 480 metres |
| Surface | Sand |
| Purse | £20,000 (winner) |
The Kent Derby is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Central Park Stadium. It was inaugurated in 2000. [1] The event is currently a category one race. [2]
In 2022, the first prize was increased to £20,000 following sponsorship from Premier Greyhound Racing. [3]
| Year | Winner | Breeding | Trainer | Time (sec) | SP | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Smoking Bullet | Joyful Tidings – Aggies Vixen | Derek Knight (Hove) | 28.55 | 1/1f | |
| 2001 | Pinewood Blue | Top Honcho – Battstreet Linda | Linda Jones (Walthamstow) | 28.69 | 10/11f | |
| 2002 | Willie Go Fa | Plasterscene Gem – Alisons Beauty | Brian Clemenson (Hove) | 28.87 | 7/2 | |
| 2003 | Haughty Ted | Doyou Getit – Haughty Lady | Dinky Luckhurst (Crayford) | 28.80 | 8/11f | |
| 2004 | Manera Spark | Mancunian Star – Minnies Sparkler | John Mullins (Walthamstow) | 28.57 | 4/1 | |
| 2005 | Manera Spark | Mancunian Star – Minnies Sparkler | John Mullins (Walthamstow) | 29.34 | 10/11f | |
| 2006 | Carlin Honcho | Top Honcho – Aries Rose | Tony Collett (Sittingbourne) | 29.38 | 8/1 | |
| 2007 | Moaning Zizou | Brett Lee – Do Right Woman | Darren Whitton (Henlow) | 29.62 | 20/1 | |
| 2008 | Vipar Totti | Daves Mentor – Spooky Blondie | Alison Ingram (Romford) | 29.24 | 9/4jf | |
| 2009 | Lenson Bolt | Royal Impact – Catunda Paris | Tony Collett (Sittingbourne) | 29.27 | 6/4 | |
| 2010 | Sparklee Bernie | Brett Lee – Droopys Sparkler | Seamus Cahill (Hove) | 29.58 | 6/1 | |
| 2011 | Jazz Apollo | Westmead Hawk – Jazz Hurricane | Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) | 29.24 | 3/1 | |
| 2012 | Ballycowen Dave | Royal Impact – Madam Hero | Chris Allsopp (Monmore) | 29.01 | 4/1 | |
| 2013 | Exocet | Head Bound – Slip Road | Chris Allsopp (Monmore) | 28.52 | 1/1f | |
| 2014 | Underground Paul | Ace Hi Rumble – Kerryroad Lucy | Paul Young (Romford) | 28.87 | 11/4 | |
| 2015 | Do It For Twiggy | Droopys Scolari – Rackethall Holly | Erica Samuels (Yarmouth) | 28.84 | 100/30 | [4] |
| 2016 | Bubbly Bluebird | Droopys Sidney – Broadstrand Xola | Paul Young (Romford) | 28.87 | 5/4f | [5] |
| 2017 | Bockos Alfie | Droopys Scolari - Ballymac Scarlet | Patrick Janssens (Towcester) | 28.84 | 12/1 | [6] |
| 2018 | King Turbo | Leamaneigh Turbo - Wee Tiger Tots | Liz McNair (Private) | 28.96 | 4/6f | [7] |
| 2019 | Forest Alan | Ballymac Vic – Forest Mollie | Seamus Cahill (Hove) | 29.00 | 4/1 | [8] [9] |
| 2020 | Kilara Lion | Droopys Jet – Kilara Lizzie | Patrick Janssens (Central Park) | 28.90 | 7/1 | [10] |
| 2021 | Galaxy Freedom | Over Limit – Kilcooney Maid | Stuart Maplesden (Hove) | 29.26 | 28/1 | [11] |
| 2022 | Arkady [3] | Droopys Jet – Good Legacy | David Mullins (Romford) | 28.82 | 15/8f | |
| 2023 | Churchfield Syd | Droopys Sydney – Millbank Jade | Richard Rees (Brighton) | 29.15 | 13/8f | [12] |
| 2024 | Droopys Display | Dromana Bucko – Droopys Zero | Maxine Locke (Romford) | 28.45 | 18/1 | Track record [13] |
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