1956 Irish Greyhound Derby

Birish greyhound racing event August 2024 August 2024 1956 Irish Greyhound Derby 11 August £500 (winner) Shelbourne Park Dublin 1955 1957 The 1956 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 11 August 1956.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-Xhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19560811/184/0005 Can Keep Moving Do It Again Tonight? Ireland's Saturday Night 11 August 1956 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 April 2025 The winner Keep Moving won £500 and was trained by Tommy Ferguson and owned by Mrs Kathleen McBride.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltdhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19560813/173/0010 Can Keep Moving Made Them All Hoarse Belfast Telegraph 13 August 1956 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 April 2025 Final result At Shelbourne, 11 August (over 525 yards): PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Keep MovingImperial Dancer – California1 9/4 29.18Tommy Ferguson2nd Prince of Bermuda Champion Prince – Sunora 6 4/9f 29.38Ger McKenna3rd Baytown Dell Ollys Pal – Baytown Brunette 4 10/1 29.62Paddy Barry4th The Glider Jeffs Pal – Lamour 5 25/1 30.09 Bernard Maren5th Mr Taptoes unknown 3 50/1 6th Easter Orals unknown 2 N/R Distances 2½, 3, 6 (lengths) Competition Report The 1956 Derby resulted in an exciting competition despite the fact that Spanish Battleship was now retired. A greyhound called Keep Moving broke the track record at Shelbourne, recording 29.49 before the event got underway. He had been bought for 700 guineas by Mrs McBride at the Shelbourne sales.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd On 21 July Keep Moving bettered his own record by recording 29.40 in the first round. Then in heat three of the first round, a brindle dog called Prince of Bermuda was fast away and gained an easy victory; when the time was announced as 28.98 the Irish greyhound world was left stunned. The 29 second barrier had been broken for the first time.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 Both of the greyhounds won their second round heats with Prince of Bermuda posting 29.20. In the semi-finals the pair met in the same heat with Prince of Bermuda defeating his main rival by three lengths in 29.35. The second semi-final ended with a win for Baytown Dell; The Glider and Easter Orals claimed the remaining qualification berths. In an eagerly awaited final Keep Moving broke first with Prince of Bermuda attempting but failing to pass at the first bend. Keep Moving ran a superb race in 29.10 to hold off Prince of Bermuda for victory by two and a half lengths. See also 1956 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby