1968 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

none March 2026 March 2026 1968 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year File:1968 Greyhound Oaks champion Shady Parachute.jpg Oaks champion Shady Parachute 1967 1969 The 1968 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 43rd 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 42nd 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 Winner1968 English Greyhound Derby Camira Flash Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 127/128/129 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8http://www.greyhoundderby.com/1968-greyhoundderby.htm 1968 greyhoundderby.com1968 Irish Greyhound Derby Yellow PrinterComyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers LtdFortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd1968 Scottish Greyhound Derby Lisamote Precept Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-41968 Welsh Greyhound Derby Swift Half Genders Roy The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound 1975 Page Brothers (Norwich) 0-85020-0474Greyhound Trainer of the Year Phil Rees Sr. Greyhound of the Year Yellow PrinterIrish Greyhound of the YearRussian Gun Summary A greyhound called Yellow Printer arrived on the racing scene and was regarded as the fastest greyhound for many years. The fawn dog was voted Greyhound of the year and won the Irish Greyhound Derby, in addition to setting a new world record over 525 yards of 28.30 seconds at White City Greyhounds.https://www.gbgb.org.uk/hall-of-fame.aspx?id=1019 Hall of Fame Greyhound Board of Great Britain Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was presented with greyhound called Camira Flash, to become the sports most prominent greyhound owner. The fawn and white greyhound was given to him at a charity meeting at Harringay Stadium just over a month before the Derby started, with the condition that all prize money earned would go to the Duke Of Edinburgh Awards Scheme. The greyhound went on to win the 1968 English Greyhound Derby.Dick Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 127/128/129 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 Tracks The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) closed the operation at Stamford Bridge on 1 August, which left a gap on the Bookamkers Afternnon Greyhound Service (BAGS), which was taken by New Cross Stadium. Stamford Bridge trainer Sid Mann switched his runners to West Ham Stadium.Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Abbey Stadium changed over to National Greyhound Racing Club rules in April and Cambridge opened on the 6 October as an independent track.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File 1988 Ringpress Books 0-948955-15-5 News The foot and mouth disease had continued into early 1968, which forced racing to lose more fixtures. A new publication started called the Greyhound Magazine with the intention of giving the sport complete coverage, although the Sporting Life gave results coverage, it did not give an inside view of the sport itself. In September the GRA moved all of the greyhounds out of the Clapton Stadium kennels at Claverhambury Farm and the West Ham Stadium kennels and put them at the training establishment at Hook Estate and Kennels, in Northaw. The kennels would now house all trainers from Harringay, White City, Clapton and West Ham which brought the estate under considerable pressure. Furthermore the move indicated that the GRA directors had earmarked Clapton and West Ham as possible future sales. Trainer Paddy Keane acted quickly and moved back to Ireland to train from kennels there. In a further change George Curtis left Portsmouth for Brighton. Eastville Stadium became one of the first circuits to abandon grass, becoming sand based, many tracks would follow suit over the next decade. John Jolliffe, Racing Manager at Wembley Greyhounds retired after a 37 year career that started as Dundee Racing Manager, then Aberdeen and Cardiff, before his Wembley appointment. Trainer Dick Carter and his wife Patricia were killed in a car crash on Christmas Eve 1968, leaving the Reading stadium management and bookmakers organising a trust fund for their two daughters. Ireland The Bord na gCon invested heavily into Irish tracks, purchasing Shelbourne Park and putting £240,000 of investment into the track.https://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-when-january-10/ Remember When Series - January 2020 Greyhound Star 5 January 2020 It received an added bonus when it was decided that it would host the Irish Greyhound Derby every year from 1970. Competitions In the Western Produce Stakes trainer Jim Morgan owned and trained the first three home, Happy Harry relegated sister Hiver Whitenose and brother Harrys Oppo to the minor placings. Tric Trac returned to racing for a short time, after taking a rest from stud duties and won the Wimbledon Champion Stakes; he died shortly afterwards following a kennel accident. Yellow Printer won the Wembley Summer Cup before heading for Ireland and the Irish Greyhound Derby. After returning to England he won the Anglo Irish International. Forward King, one of the exceptional Leo Stack litter, won the St Leger at Wembley Greyhounds and the Scottish St Leger, the only dog ever to have won both. He also won the Wembley Gold Cup and the Cock of the North. He won half of his 70 open events but might never have reached a race track at all because when he was twelve months old, he escaped from his kennels and lived wild on the Yorkshire moors for several weeks before being recaptured. The year ended with a major challenge at Limerick when the leading Irish star Flaming King trained by Tony Quigley, met Yellow Printer now under the charge of Paddy Milligan. The race was won by Flaming King and Yellow Printer's owner Pauline Wallis reacted by buying Flaming King for £5,000 from Frank Moran and taking him back to England. Principal UK races Grand National, White City (April 20 525y h, £500) PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP TimeTrap 1st Ballintore TigerNorman Chambers 1-3f 29.50 12nd Benmore Prince Nora Gleeson 11-2 29.8843rd Super Fame Nora Gleeson 12-1 30.44 64th Handy John 25-1 30.58 55th Big Crackers 33-1 30.90 36th Shells Tiger Clare Orton 12-1 30.91 2 BBC Sportsview TV Trophy, Romford (Apr 23, 880y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Shady Begonia Norman Oliver 2-1f 50.532nd Hi There Snow 3rd Poor Mick Randy Singleton 4th Old Irish Gilbert Shaw 5th Forward King Ted Brennan 6th Miss Taft Bob Burls Gold Collar, Catford (May 11, 570y, £1,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Shanes Rocket Paddy Milligan 7-2 33.39 32nd Ballyneale Kim Tom Reilly 9-2 33.79 53rd Greenville Boy John Horsfall 9-2 34.07 64th Discretions Dave Geggus 7-4f 34.09 15th Breachs Bills Paddy Milligan 10-1 34.13 46th Surprising Fella Jack Smith 8-1 34.37 2 The Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Jun 1, 600y, £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Carmen John J Millis10-1 41.16 52nd Spotted Nice Tom Johnston Jr. 3-1 41.30 43rd Lissadell Como Jimmy Jowett 4-1 41.62 24th Conna Queen 10-1 41.72 15th Fully Booked Eric Adkins 4-1 41.78 36th Keen Dew Tom Johnston Jr. 3-1 00.00 6 Welsh Derby, Arms Park (Jun 29, 525y £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Swift Half Jim Irving 9-2 29.58 52nd Moose Jet 12-1 29.82 43rd Hack Up Georgie Phil Rees Sr. 20-1 30.16 64th Ballinaglough 20-1 30.32 35th Discretions Dave Geggus 4-5f 30.36 26th El Campo Jim Irving 3-1 30.52 1 Oaks, Harringay (Jul 1, 525y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Shady Parachute Phil Rees Sr. 1-2f 29.38 12nd Shady Hobby 12-1 29.68 43rd Brinmark Suzy Jim Singleton 8-1 29.71 34th Sid's Rose Noreen Collin 4-1 30.11 25th Ciarraidhe John Bassett 20-1 30.19 5N/R Keymer Jill Charlie Curtis Scurry Gold Cup, Clapton (Jul 13, 400y £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Foyle Tonic Paddy Keane 15-8f 22.59 32nd Bygone Time Paddy Keane 11-4 22.95 13rd Monkhams Express 20-1 23.41 54th Fionas Chance Barney O'Connor 12-1 23.47 25th Hi Moments 2-1 23.57 66th Model Grand Dave Barker 25-1 23.714 Laurels, Wimbledon (Aug 9, 500y, £1,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Ambiguous Paddy McEvoy 8-1 28.10 42nd Shady Parachute Phil Rees Sr. 4-5f 28.11 53rd Petrovitch Jack Harvey 6-1 28.43 14th Kerry Long Ago Paddy Milligan 4-1 28.44 65th Beaverwood Wind Stan Martin 12-1 28.62 36th Duck Snatcher Adam Jackson 20-1 28.82 2 St Leger, Wembley (Aug 26, 700y, £1,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Forward King Ted Brennan 9-4 39.98 12nd Cream Puff II Tom Johnston Jr. 5-2 40.22 33rd Hiver WhitenoseVicky Holloway 15-8f 40.26 54th Ballygill Rover Jim Singleton 20-1 40.42 45th Clueless Pigalle Paddy McEvoy 10-1 40.56 66th Deise Flash Jack Harvey 33-1 40.86 2 Scottish Greyhound Derby, Carntyne (Aug 31, 525y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Lisamote Precept Joe Kelly 5-1 28.93 12nd Cu Luain Jim Brennan 7-1 28.95 23rd Prairie Jet Paddy Coughlan 1-1f 28.99 44th Super Kid Joe Pickering 12-1 29.05 65th Quiet Cheer Joe Booth 4-1 29.08 36th Hack Up Georgie Phil Rees Sr. 8-1 29.12 5 Cesarewitch, West Ham (Oct 4, 600y, £1,500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Deen Valley Paddy Keane 4-5f 33.29 12nd Badge of Fancy Tom Johnston Jr. 7-1 33.35 33rd Prince Ringo Jack Harvey 8-1 33.41 64th Willing Billie Noreen Collin 12-1 33.46 45th Shady Begonia Norman Oliver 5-2 33.50 26th Fire Trap Paddy McEvoy 12-1 33.74 3 Totalisator returns The totalisator returns declared to the licensing authorities for the year 1968 are listed below.Particulars of Licensed tracks, table 1 Licensed Dog Racecourses 1968 Licensing Authorities 1192 6 February 1969 Track of the Year, It's Stow with record tote takings Greyhound Owner and Breeder StadiumTurnover £London (White City) 6,309,024London (Wimbledon) 3,972,064London (Harringay) 3,711,958London (Walthamstow) 3,626,404London (Wembley) 2,887,589Manchester (Belle Vue) 2,280,860London (Catford) 2,199,834London (West Ham) 1,999,279London (Clapton) 1,933,664London (Hendon) 1,686,713Romford 1,638,605Edinburgh (Powderhall) 1,488,177Manchester (White City) 1,368,519Birmingham (Perry Barr, old)1,368,054London (Charlton) 1,293,979Brighton & Hove 1,258,339London (Hackney) 1,250,685Birmingham (Hall Green) 1,240,832London (New Cross) 1,170,341Newcastle (Brough Park) 1,108,106 StadiumTurnover £Glasgow (Shawfield) 1,043,003London (Park Royal) 1,036,574Crayford & Bexleyheath 946,751Slough 938,006Wolverhampton (Monmore)910,976Leeds (Elland Road) 853,544Glasgow (White City) 851,393Manchester (Salford) 834,695Sheffield (Owlerton) 827,124Bristol (Eastville) 817,051Newcastle (Gosforth)721,345Southend-on-Sea 717,160Willenhall 715,099London (Stamford Bridge) 703,205Gloucester & Cheltenham 686,844Birmingham (Kings Heath) 650,388Cardiff (Arms Park) 624,127Liverpool (White City) 587,254Poole570,807Reading (Oxford Road)551,253 StadiumTurnover £Derby524,353Ramsgate (Dumpton Park) 521,997Bradford (Greenfield) 504,981Cradley Heath 490,596Rochester & Chatham 469,712Oxford427,720Glasgow (Carntyne) 416,034Portsmouth 394,804Leicester (Blackbird Rd) 361,202Middlesbrough 340,907Nottingham (White City)301,450Rayleigh (Essex) 291,408Hull (Old Craven Park) 289,295Preston 282,625Aberdeen 239,956Norwich (City) 235,807Wakefield 176,812Swindon 95,860 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