2006 English Greyhound Derby

Greyhound racing event April 2022 2006 English Greyhound Derby 4 May 3 June £100,000 (winner) Wimbledon Stadium 2005 2007 The 2006 Blue Square Greyhound Derby took place during May & June with the final being on 3 June 2006 at Wimbledon Stadium.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 The winner and defending champion Westmead Hawk received £100,000. Westmead Hawk became only the fourth greyhound in history to win the Derby twice. Final result At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=1980744 2006 Greyhound Data PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSectionalSPTimeTrainer1stWestmead HawkSonic Flight - Mega Delight45.024-7f28.44Nick Savva (Private)2ndMineola FarloeTop Honcho - Farloe Dingle24.917-228.50Seamus Graham (Ireland)3rdAmarillo SlimKnockeevan Star - Lemon Sugar54.926-128.56Graham Calvert Jr. (Private)4thWestmead JoeLarkhill Jo - Mega Delight35.147-128.62Nick Savva (Private)5thCleenas LadyHondo Black - Mind the Way15.1125-128.76Terry Dartnall (Private)6thClash DarbyCome On Lleyton - Clash Minnie64.9333-128.96John Geddis (Private) Distances ¾, ¾, ¾, 1¾, 2½ (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 Race report Nick Savva's star, who was trailing Mineola Farloe around the last bend, produced his customary burst of late pace to snatch the victory on the home straight in a time of 28.44 (the fastest time of the year at the venue). The four other contenders all ran well breaking 29.00 seconds but none of them could stay with Westmead Hawk. Quarter finals http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=53210 Quarter Final results British Greyhound Racing Board 2018-02-15 2018-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084924/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=53210 dead 18em start Heat 1 (May 23)PosNameSPTime1st Clash Darby 25-1 28.632nd Cleenas Lady 4-1 28.693rd Larkhill Jim 7-4f 28.714th Greenwell Storm 7-2 28.795th Vancouver Sparky 5-1 28.816th Hondo Dingle 9-2 28.95 18em break Heat 2 (May 23)PosNameSPTime1st Bubbly Classic 8-1 28.522nd Ice And Lemon 7-2 28.663rd Brookvill Genius 6-1 28.824th Yorkshire 5-1 28.945th Saving Time 12-1 28.966th Greenwell Flash 5-4f 28.98 18em break Heat 3 (May 23)PosNameSPTime1st Westmead Joe 5-2 28.602nd Amarillo Slim 4-1 28.613rd Mineola Farloe 4-6f 28.684th Frisby Fuller 20-1 28.785th Milldean Billy 10-1 28.806th Courts Ad Be 20-1 28.98 18em break Heat 4 (May 23)PosNameSPTime1st Westmead Hawk 8-11f 28.582nd Ballymac Pires 12-1 28.643rd Blue Majestic 8-1 28.844th Fear Me 3-1 29.045th Kanes Blue 5-1 29.266th Baran Zeus 50-1 00.00 end Semi finals http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=31773 Semi Final results British Greyhound Racing Board 15 February 2018 16 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084657/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=31773 dead 22em start First Semi Final (May 27)PosName of GreyhoundSPTimeTrainer1st Amarillo Slim 7-4f 28.78 Calvert2nd Westmead Joe 3-1 28.90 Savva3rd Clash Darby 14-1 29.16 Geddis4th Bubbly Classic 7-2 29.28 Knight5th Brookvill Genius 14-1 29.34 Clemenson6th Blue Majestic 9-2 29.40 Graham 22em break Second Semi Final (May 27)PosName of GreyhoundSPTimeTrainer1st Westmead Hawk 4-5f 28.62 Savva2nd Mineola Farloe 5-1 28.64 Graham3rd Cleenas Lady 10-1 28.78 Dartnall4th Ballymac Pires 9-2 28.92 Dartnall5th Larkhill Jim 6-1 29.14 Gaughan6th Ice And Lemon 16-1 29.26 Rumney end See also 2006 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References ResultsApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Results and video of the race External links British Greyhound Racing Board Greyhound Data English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby Category:English Greyhound Derby