1969 Irish Greyhound Derby

Irish greyhound race May 2024 May 2024 1969 Irish Greyhound Derby File:1969 Irish Derby champion Own Pride.png Own Pride 8 August £2,000 (winner) Harold's Cross Stadium Dublin 1968 1970 The 1969 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 8 August 1969.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X The winner Own Pride won £2,000 and was trained by Ger McKenna and owned by Tom O'Doherty.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltdhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005119/19690809/212/0008 Monalee pipped in Derby Belfast News-Letter 9 August 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 9 May 2024 It was the last Derby to be run at Harolds Cross following the decision by the Bord na gCon to keep the race at Shelbourne Park.Genders Roy The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound 1975 Page Brothers (Norwich) 0-85020-0474 Final result At Harold's Cross, 8 August (over 525 yards): PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Own Pride Always Proud – Kitty True 2 6/4f 29.20 Ger McKenna2nd Monalee Gambler Prairie Flash – Sheila At Last 1 3/1 29.40Tom Lynch3rd Quakerfield King Quiet Spring – Wax Happy 59/1 29.64 Dessie Gilroy4th Finolas Yarn Sally's Yarn – Finola 4 3/1 Gay McKenna5th Colonel Flash Greenane Flash – Litle Rattler 6 100/6 6th Kilbelin Grand Prairie Flash – Clomoney Grand 3 10/1 Gay McKenna Distances 2½, 3 (lengths) Competition summary The 1969 English Greyhound Derby winner Sand Star was the leading entry for the Irish Derby in 1969. The black and white dog was quickly installed as ante post favourite with McAlinden Cup winner Johnnys Dream, Trigo Cup winner Bill of Sale and It's A Mint next in line in the betting.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd In the first round, both Sand Star and It's A Mint both failed to progress. Rich Tea went fastest in 29.25 and there were good wins for Kilbelin Grand and English star Discretions.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 The second round resulted in wins for Own Pride, Camira Prince and Quakerfield King but Johnnys Dream was eliminated. In the semi-finals a battle between Own Pride and Finolas Yarn for the second time in the competition saw both qualify for the final followed by Colonel Flash and Quakerfield King booking their spots in the second semi-final. The final heat went to the Tom Lynch trained Monalee Gambler from Kilbelin Grand. The final line up contained two stand-out runners in Own Pride and Finolas Yarn but instead of a third head to head battle between the pair it was Monalee Gambler who broke well and went into the lead. Own Pride pulled him back by the third bend, going on to win by two and a half lengths. Kilbelin Grand died shortly after the race from heart failure. The winning trainer was Ger McKenna, cousin of Gay McKenna.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-august-4-2/ Remember When - August 1969 2018 Greyhound Star See also 1969 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby