1983 English Greyhound Derby

April 2022 1983 English Greyhound Derby 21 May 25 June £25,000 (winner) White City Stadium 1982 1984 The 1983 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 25 June 1983 at White City Stadium.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 The winner was I'm Slippy and the winning owner John Quinn received £25,000. The competition was sponsored by the Daily Mirror.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, page 88 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Final result At White City (over 500 metres):http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2029 1983 Greyhound Data PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1stI'm Slippy Laurdella Fun - Glenroe Bess 46-129.40Barbara Tompkins (Coventry)2ndOn Spec Blushing Spy - On Pot 333-129.42Harry Crapper (Sheffield)3rdDebbycot Lad Liberty Lad - Knockshe Hopeful 53-129.45Cyril Morris (Ireland)4thGame Ball Sand Man - Stay In Business 21-1f29.49Sean Bourke (Ireland)5thReal Miller Greenane Decca - Real Glory 125-129.55Ken Muse (Private)6thAmazing Man Glen Rock - Orchard Robin 69-229.77Derek Knight (Hove) Distances head, neck, ½, ¾, 2¾ (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Competition Report The Daily Mirror took over sponsorship of the event from Spillers; they had already sponsored the Grand National and Puppy Oaks. There were 213 entries and topping the ante-post lists were Game Ball trained by Irishman Sean Bourke and Scurry Gold Cup champion Yankee Express.Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 178/179/180/181/182 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 Heavy rain produced slow times on the opening night with Yankee Express recording 30.37. With the qualifying round being held over four nights the going improved dramatically and Game Ball won in 29.43. Game Ball was then defeated by Whisper Wishes in round one but both qualified. The second round saw the field down to 48 and Game Ball produced the fastest heat win. Long Spell and Yankee Express both won but Whisper Wishes made it no further after being badly bumped. The quarter-finals provided two very strong heats, Game Ball and Yankee Express were drawn together in heat two and the final heat contained Debbycot Lad, I'm Slippy and Long Spell. Amazing Man won heat one before Yankee Express missed the break and found trouble in heat two and would take no further part in the Derby. Game Ball only finished second behind 50-1 shot Lisnamuck. The third heat went to On Spec and the final heat was claimed by I'm Slippy with Long Spell going out after encountering crowding. Game Ball moved into the final after clinching his semifinal from Debbycott Lad and On Spec. The 9-4 joint favourites Amazing Man and I'm Slippy went neck and neck in the second semi before Amazing Man claimed the race. Game Ball lined up for the final as the evens money favourite and made a moderate start unlike I'm Slippy who was very fast away. There was crowding at the first bend but Debbycott Lad and On Spec showed enough pace to sit behind the leader, as they approached the third bend the race was wide open. Five of the six greyhounds passed the line together with I'm Slippy just holding on in a photo-finish. Quarter-finals The Greyhound Magazine (July 1983), page 6 1983 The Greyhound Magazine Company Ltd 18em start Heat 1 (June 16)PosNameSPTime1st Amazing Man 11-10f 29.862nd East Bound 11-229.883rd Evelyn Turbo 7-229.964th Huberts shade 5-130.525th Rikasso Hiker 16-131.566th Bright Pin 15-2 31.96 18em break Heat 2 (June 16)PosNameSPTime1st Lisnamuck 50-1 29.612nd Game Ball 11-8 29.733rd Hay Maker Mack 12-129.794th Yankee Express 1-1f 29.995th Copper Beeches 10-130.036th Darkie Fli 20-1 30.27 18em break Heat 3 (June 16)PosNameSPTime1st On Spec 10-1 29.922nd Gracious 3-1 30.103rd Real Miller 25-1 30.114thCaribbean Spice 11-4 30.175th Hilville Flyer 1-1f 30.216th Willow Jack 25-1 30.22 18em break Heat 4 (June 16)PosNameSPTime1st I'm Slippy 4-129.872nd Speedy Hope 9-2 29.933rd Debbycot Lad 2-1f30.014th Long Spell 3-1 30.055th The Stranger 7-2 30.09N/R Ballyknock Amy end Semifinals 25em start First Semifinal (Jun 18)PosName of GreyhoundSPTimeTrainer1st Game Ball 5-4f 29.42 Bourke2nd Debbycot Lad 2-1 29.48 Morris3rd On Spec 33-1 29.66 Crapper4th Hay Maker Mack 9-2 29.67 Knight5th Gracious 16-1 29.85 Murray6th East Bound 12-1 29.88 Murray 25em break Second Semifinal (Jun 18)PosName of GreyhoundSPTimeTrainer1st Amazing Man 9-4jf 29.64 Knight2nd I'm Slippy 9-4jf 29.68 Tompkins3rd Real Miller 33-1 29.74 Muse4th Evelyn Turbo 8-1 29.84 Black5th Speedy Hope 4-1 30.18 Murray6th Lisnamuck 4-1 30.19 Milligan end Supporting Races Five track records fell on the Derby final night including that of the Derby distance when Hay Maker Mack won the English Greyhound Derby Invitation and became the first ever dog to break the 29-second barrier, posting 28.95 sec. Hay Maker Mack had won a Derby heat before being knocked out and his racing career ended soon afterwards, when he sustained a broken hock during the Essex Vase at Romford. The other four track records were; Pagan Pansy 29.88 (500 metres hurdles), Sir Winston 30.38 (500 metres chase), Ceili Lass 40.75 (680 metres) and Minnis Matador 43.82 (730 metres).http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-june-3-3/ Remember When - June 10 June 2018 Greyhound Star See also 1983 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby Category:English Greyhound Derby