1994 Westmead Harry, the 1990 Greyhound of the Year dies in transit on the way to South Africa where he has been sold for stud duties.
1992 Mildenhall assistant racing manager Mike Waudby is arrested after £292 paid by trainers for registrations went missing.
1964 Officials from Federation Espanola Galguera (the Spanish Greyhound Federation) are guests of honour at White City and present two specially engraved trophies to two winners, There are Spanish greyhound tracks at Meridiana, Pebellon, Madrid and Valencia.
2007 Wimbledon racing manager Derek Hope announces that he will leave his post following the Derby final to take up a position as an odds compiler/trader with William Hill
1974 Laroline is a hugely impressive six length winner of the Cambridgeshire at Sheobourne Park. The black daughter of Nelsons Farewell, who beat Rail Ship and Waverley Supreme in the final, was originally won as a puppy prize in a raffle.
2008 Henlow trainer Michael Harrington dies of a suspected heart attack after four dogs he was walking were set on by a pack of pit bull terriers. Two of the greyhound escape, one is seriously injured and another had to be put out of its misery.
1983 Joe Booth’s Solos Special (Ivy Hall Solo-Kisses For Me) is the new record holder of the shortest track record in racing, Cambridge’s 222 metres. He recorded 14.63.
1978 June 16 At Willenhall, the final of the Courage-sponsored Midland Sprint goes to R Francis’s flying bitch Ballinderry Moth (Kilbelin Style-Skipping Chick, Jun 74). The 2-1 second favourite flies out and wins easily by just under four lengths in 23.40. She is trained at Walthamstow by Barney O’Connor.
2007 During the build up to the Blue Square Derby Final, Wimbledon owner Grant Firmager took on darts professional Mark Dudbridge in a game of ‘501’ and beat him to land a £250 bet with the sponsors.
1960 Crazy Parachute, a finalist in the 1959 Derby, contests the heats of the following year’s Derby under a new name – No Wonder.
1979 Former Hall Green trainer Ben Parsons dies aged 69. His most famous greyhound was the top stayer of the late 1960s, Cash For Dan.
2002 El Tenor, the most prolific open race winner of all time (102) and the most famous hurdler since Sherrys Prince dies from a stroke aged eight at Linda Mullins kennel.
1974 Deise Recker, a kennelmate to Patricia’s Hope, luckily draws a three dog Derby qualifying trial where all three are guaranteed to go through to the next round. It is just as well, because he is attacked by fellow trialist Mr McGarry who is disqualified for fighting. In his following trial, Recker is cruising through to a place in the 48 stage when he is pinned to the fence by Rip Calor. Although the stewards disqualify the aggressive Calor, the John O’Connor trained Recker is unable to recover and is eliminated.
1979 The NGRC hike registration fees by 60% to £8 for both a registration and a change of ownership. But the biggest hikes are reserved for training licences. Five years earlier, they stood at £3 but the latest in a serious of increases sees them shoot up to £30, plus a further mandatory payment of £15 for the NGRC Calendar.
