2013 Wins for Redbrick Stuart in the Northern Puppy Derby and Farloe Tango in the Great North Run sees Charlie Lister (674) take a take a nine point lead over Paul Young (665) in the Trainers Championship. But the Romford handler remains the 8-13f to finish Trainer of the Year. Charlie is a 7-4 chance. Back in third (599) and readily available at 8-1 is Mark Wallis. The Lakenheath trainer slips to 12-1 after fourth placed Chris Allsopp wins the Kent Derby, but then the charge starts. . . .
1973 Coin Case (Finolas Yarn-Lovely Silk), sold for 850gns at Shelbourne Sales, wins the £300 White City Championship – her ninth consecutive open race win.
1985 Future Grand National winner Castlelyons Cash is sold for 1,500gns at Shelbourne Sales.
2014 Pinpoint Maxi is the 7-2 ante post favourit for the All England Cup with Newinn Yolo next best at 5-1. They finish first and second in the final – in reverse order.
1968 Frank Melville becomes the youngest NGRC professional trainer at the age of 26. He is the son of a Ramsgate handler and nephew of a Wembley handler and will be attached to Harringay and White City.
1993 The BGRF announce funding to consider options for a national form database.
1982 Following requests from the local owners association, Brighton begin an experiment whereby all grades races are subject to a public trap draw. Racing manager Jim Layton lets it be known that he opposes the idea on the basis of fairness and clean racing.
2014 GBGB have changed the rules on empty traps in open races. Until now, they have allowed the track to determine which box should be empty. Going forward, the empty trap will relate to a middle seed.
2006 Carly Philpott, currently in fourth place in the Trainers Championship calls a ‘time out’ of training for personal reasons and relinquishes her licence. She resurfaces a month later as assistant trainer to Elaine Parker.
1957 102 lots were sold at Aldrides Sale for a combined total of £5,460 – equivalent to £138,000 today.
2014 Greyhound of the Year Farloe Tango is retired after sustaining a cut foot in the heats of the Doncaster St.Leger. The highlight of his career was the track record breaking run in the St.Leger at Wimbledon. He also won Ballyregan Bob and Lol Jones Memorial races and held the 680m record at Coventry. He was though a ‘character’ who once stopped chasing in a solo trial at Nottingham. Also retired a few days later is Scottish Derby winner Holdem Spy. The Carol Weatherall trained black had 25 wins in 40 races and missed out on a place in the 2013 Derby Final by a short head.
2007 Hills PR David Hood announces a £2,000 increase in the winner’s prize to £10,000 for the All England Cup with the runners-up prize doubling to £2,000. All supporting opens on the final card will be worth a minimum of £750.
2014 Barrie Draper has an interesting runner in a Sheffield 660m maiden. Making her UK debut, the ex-Irish star (and super brood) Volcano finishes second at 1-2f.
1950 Frank Baldwin, former headman to his father at Perry Barr, is to take over the kennel of Coventry trainer Denis Hannafin.
2014 The 23 acre site containing Lifford track in Donegal goes up for sale.
1957 Greyhound racing is buzzing over the purchaser of the sensational pup Priairie Champion. The 19 month old brindle had trialled around Harolds Cross in 29.10, the three year old track record is 29.44. Champion, is eventually bought from owner TP Murphy of Inistiogue (Kilkenny) for £2,500 – equivalent today of £63,000. The new owner is London club owner Alf Burnett, who renames the youngster after that club – Pigalle Wonder.
2005 Doncaster announce the appointment of two new trainers – Charlie Lister and Ian Aylward.
2014 Coolavanny Jumbo puts himself in line to become the first hurdler ever to take the Greyhound of the Year title. Mark Wallis’ runner became the fourth hound to land the Springbok/Grand National in the same year, but had also won the Champion Hurdle.
2007 A life size cut-out of the late John Davidson is featured in presentation photos at a Crayford meeting in his memory.
2013 Clonmel cancel the Munster Puppy Cup after receiving only 20 entries for the 48 runner stake, only to re-instate in 48 hours later as an 18 runner event.
2007 Wimbledon trainer Jason Foster has four runners in the Irish Grand National Final but is turned over in the final which is won by Francie Murray’s Comans Joe.
