1984 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

none March 2026 March 2026 1984 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year 1983 1985 The 1984 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 59th year of greyhound racing in the United KingdomGreyhound Racing South Gloucestershire Gazette 24 July 1926 9 March 2026 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004065/19260724/015/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription and the 58th year of greyhound racing in Ireland.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19270419/075/0003 Belfast's New Sport Northern Whig 19 April 1927 British Newspaper Archive subscription 9 March 2026Fry Paul The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook 1995 Ringpress Books 186054-010-4 Roll of honour Major Winners Award Name of Winner1984 English Greyhound Derby Whisper Wishes Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 182/183/184/185 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2028 1984 Greyhound Data1984 Irish Greyhound Derby Dipmac Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-2006 Irish Greyhound Review 0332-35361984 Scottish Greyhound Derby Not held Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4Greyhound Trainer of the Year George CurtisGreyhound of the Year Whisper WishesIrish Greyhound of the Year Morans BeefTrainers Championship George Curtis Summary The year was dominated by the closure of greyhound racing's flagship stadium White City. It signified one of the lowest moments in the history of greyhound racing. The 1969 option granted to Stock Conversion and Investment Ltd for development finally became a reality. The final meeting was held on 22 September where Hastings Girl trained by Tommy Foster won the final race. The last White City Derby was won by Whisper Wishes before the event switched to Wimbledon, despite calls for it to go to Wembley. The company that introduced greyhound racing to Britain, (the Greyhound Racing Association) came under severe criticism.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-XBarnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, Vol Two 1991 Ringpress Books 0-948955-61-9Barnes/Sellers Julia/John Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File 1992 Ringpress Books 0-948955-22-8 The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover slightly down at £59,382,835 and attendances also slightly down recorded at 3,942,344 from 5191 meetings. Track tote remained at 17.5% and government tote tax at 4%.NGRC calendar January 1985 National Greyhound Racing Club Whisper Wishes, a black dog was voted Greyhound of the Year.http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=250438 Whisper Wishes profile Greyhound Data after winning the Derby at White City. 1984 Greyhound of the Year Yankee Express trained by George Curtis won a third successive Scurry Gold Cup title.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File 1988 Ringpress Books 0-948955-15-5 Competitions The White City events switched to new tracks, in addition to receiving the Derby, Wimbledon would host the Springbok and the English Greyhound Derby Invitation. The Grand National went to Hall Green but the Longcross Cup and Wood Lane Stakes was discontinued. Tracks Walthamstow would take over the mantle as the leading track, as shown by the final of the Grand Prix. A crowd of more than 5,000 watched Sunrise Sonny win the race. Over one million tote units were sold, the highest recorded figure since 1945.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/22658-2/ Remember When - October 1984 28 October 2018 Greyhound Star Overshadowed by the closure of White City was the closure of three other tracks, on the 14 April both Cambridge and Perry Barr closed and Leicester ran its final meeting on 15 August after 56 years operating at Blackbird Road. It was sold by their owners Midland Sports to Barratts homes for new housing which left just Coventry operating under the name of Midland Sports. Mick Wheble who held the position of Racing Manager at Leicester and Coventry moved to take over at Oxford where Jim Layton had left for Brighton. Coventry recruited a young Racing Manager in Sean Doyle, son of trainer Paddy Doyle but Sean's career would be cut short when he died from cancer. Independent tracks Brean Sands and Blackburn both closed but Ashington in Northumberland re-opened. Northern Sports opened their new state of the art 200 seated grandstand restaurant and leisure facilities including squash and snooker clubs at Dumpton Park, Ramsgate. Brough Park was sold to Bernard Neesham who stopped trainers from supplying greyhounds to neighbour Gosforth. News White City trainers Tom Foster and David Kinchett joined Wimbledon and Ray Peacock went to Harringay Stadium. Frank Baldwin, Frank Melville, Graham Mann and Richard Griffin were left without a track. A black greyhound called Scurlogue Champ, whelped in July 1982 arrived in England after initially being sold at the Shelbourne Park sales and then on to owner/trainer Ken Peckham for £1700. He had an odd running style in that he would often be outpaced early before finishing with remarkable strength. From September he broke four long-distance track records at Ipswich, Catford, Harringay and Hall Green.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/hall-of-fame.aspx?id=1032 Hall of Fame - Scurlogue Champ Greyhound Board of Great Britain Another greyhound called Ballyregan Bob won his first race on 25 October 1984.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/hall-of-fame.aspx?id=1029 Hall of Fame - Ballyregan Bob Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ireland Ger McKenna won a twelfth Irish St Leger and a fifth Irish Laurels. Principal UK races Daily Mirror Grand National, White City (April 7 500m h, £4,000) PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP TimeTrap 1st Kilcoe Foxy George Curtis 4-5f 30.32 22nd Oriental Express Dinky Luckhurst 20-1 30.48 43rd Damson Sam Codd 9-2 30.66 14th Going Solo Terry Keith 8-1 30.69 65th Spa Champ George Curtis 9-1 30.85 36th Bells Lodger Gunner Smith 8-1 31.39 5 BBC TV Trophy, Wimbledon (Apr 11, 820m, £2,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Weston Prelude Arthur Hitch 4-152.14 22nd Middleton Panel G Middleton 7-1 52.2033rd Market Mover J Gardner 1-1f52.36 64th Wild Surprise Harry White 25-152.44 45th Blue Shirt George Curtis 7-100.00 56th Jos Gamble Jerry Fisher 5-100.00 1 Scurry Gold Cup, Slough (Jul 14, 442m, £5,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Yankee Express George Curtis 11-10f 27.03 62nd Karinas Pal George Curtis 3-1 27.09 23rd Fifth Column John Coleman 11-4 27.27 14th Alone Sparky John Annett 10-1 27.28 55th Another Ronald Ray Peacock 50-1 27.60 36th Decoy Star Joe Cobbold 16-1 27.88 4 St Leger, Wembley (Aug 31, 655m, £7,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Gizzajob John Coleman 33-1 40.28 32nd Glatton Grange Ken Linzell 6-1 40.34 43rd Starters Orders Stan Smith 6-1 40.56 14th Lavey Rock George Lang 2-1f 40.7055th Decoy Lassie Joe Cobbold 9-4 40.73 66th Wheelers Tory Paul Wheeler 4-1 40.76 2 Gold Collar, Catford (Sep 22, 555m, £5,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Wheelers Tory Paul Wheeler 11-4 35.05 22nd Aitch-Bee Gunner Smith 11-8f 35.08 43rd The Jolly Norman George Curtis 5-2 35.11 14th Rathkenny Lassie Ernie Wiley 10-1 35.17 65th Soda Pop Adam Jackson 71 35.21 36th Downview Choice John Copplestone 25-1 35.435 Cesarewitch, Belle Vue (Sep 29, 815m, £3,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Mobile Bank Ernie Gaskin Sr. 7-4f 52.92 22nd Star Decision Gunner Smith 5-2 53.26 13rd Decoy LassieJoe Cobbold 5-1 53.52 34th City Hall Eric Howarth 33-1 53.53 65th Birkies Boy Pam Heasman 14-1 53.56 56th Laden Jennie Peter Rich 7-2 53.72 4 The Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 13, 640m, £5,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Sunrise Sonny George Curtis 25-1 40.00 42nd Oakwood Lady Ken Linzell 6-4f 40.03 63rd Keem Rocket Tony Meek 9-4 40.09 14th Glatton Grange Ken Linzell 4-1 40.11 35th Lakefield Blue Ken Linzell 25-1 40.19 26th Blue Shirt George Curtis 5-1 40.29 5 Oaks, Harringay (Oct 26, 475m, £7,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Sandy Sally Jack Coker 9-2 28.69 12nd Black Sansisco John Donohoe 13-8f 28.81 63rd Debbies Time Paddy Hancox 3-1 28.85 44th War Baby Mick Puzey 7-1 28.89 25th Brians Yard Philip Rees Jr. 7-1 28.9936th Isn't She Nice John Donohoe 10-1 29.05 5 Laurels, Wimbledon (Dec 27, 460m, £5,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Amenhotephttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19841228/185/0031 Greyhounds Daily Mirror 28 December 1984 British Newspaper Archive subscription 22 July 2024 Linda Mullins 7-1 27.82 62nd Lulus Hero Gunner Smith 10-1 27.84 13rd Ardbeg Brian Peter Coy 4-1 27.87 24th Nippy Law Geoff De Mulder 4-1 28.05 35th House of Hope Jim Wood 11-8f 28.15 56th Carry On Norah McEllistrim 10-1 28.16 4 Totalisator returns The totalisator returns declared to the National Greyhound Racing Club for the year 1984 are listed below.Totalisator returns of National Greyhound Racing Club Licensed tracks 1984 National Greyhound Racing Club StadiumTurnover £London (Walthamstow) 8,011,964London (Wimbledon) 4,973,979London (White City) 4,660,533Romford 3,563,306Brighton & Hove 3,514,439London (Harringay) 3,444,051London (Catford) 2,771,634Slough 2,479,106London (Wembley) 2,292,699Birmingham (Hall Green) 2,093,220Manchester (Belle Vue) 2,079,348Edinburgh (Powderhall) 1,655,165Crayford & Bexleyheath 1,403,277Southend-on-Sea 1,251,068Sheffield (Owlerton) 1,149,981 StadiumTurnover £Glasgow (Shawfield) 1,146,472Wolverhampton (Monmore)1,012,148Ramsgate 952,992Yarmouth 875,834Newcastle (Brough Park) 801,265Portsmouth 791,033Maidstone 760,432London (Hackney) 644,455Milton Keynes599,689Bristol 561,012Derby537,170Oxford512,150Reading 485,539Rye House 371,713Hull (Old Craven Park) 359,879 StadiumTurnover £Henlow (Bedfordshire) 350,427Ipswich 343,895Poole340,247Cradley Heath 336,798Newcastle (Gosforth)315,672Nottingham 309,562Middlesbrough 293,368Swindon 279,908Peterborough 245,640Coventry 230,292Norton Canes 208,770Leicester 185,842Birmingham (Perry Barr, old)142,377Clacton 31,159Huntingdon 14,325 References 30em Category:Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom Category:Greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year