Champion Hurdle (greyhounds)

The Champion Hurdle is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Central Park Stadium. Until 2017 it was held at Wimbledon Stadium but switched to Towcester Greyhound Stadium following the closure of Wimbledon.[1]

Champion Hurdle
Category 1 race
LocationCentral Park
Inaugurated1990
SponsorRacing Post Greyhound TV
Race information
Distance480 metres hurdles
SurfaceSand
Purse£8,000 (winner)

The event culminated on the evening of the English Greyhound Derby final [2] and is over hurdles being the third most valuable hurdle race behind the Grand National and Springbok. [3]

The race was switched to Central Park following the closure of Towcester and because Nottingham (the new hosts of the Derby) did not run hurdles races it no longer featured on Derby final night.

Past winners
Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP Notes
1990 Cloran MajorBold Work – Lively GenieSteve Gammon (Ramsgate)28.626-4f
1991 UnbelievableEcho Spark - RathnasareLinda Mullins (Walthamstow)28.002-1Track record
1992 Gaytime YankeeOdell Yankee – Gaytime HarpSam Sykes (Wimbledon)28.527-1
1993 Ring PatriotKyle Jack – In AdvanceGordon Hodson (Hove)27.964-1
1994 Gis A Smile[4]Flashy Sir – Desert PearlPhilip Rees Jr. (Wimbledon)27.961-1f
1995 Arrogant PrinceBallinderry Ash - ProverbiaTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.295-2
1996 Glown FoxPolnoon Chief – Glown MascotTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.436-4f
1997 Westmead PandaMurlens Slippy – Ballynew TwoNick Savva (Walthamstow)28.193-1
1998 Strideaway TeddyLeaders Minstrel – Lomas GirlTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.665-2
1999 MonumentalArdcollum Flash – Sister NoraTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.4925-1
2000 Rackethall RoverMoaning Lad – Galtymore LauraPatsy Byrne (Wimbledon)28.278-1
2001 Born To GoStaplers Jo – Lift UpTom Foster (Wimbledon)28.527-2
2002 Top JockTop Honcho – Lochar LucySeamus Cahill (Wimbledon)28.703-1
2003 Farloe BrownyBlue Murlen – Seanos MissSeamus Cahill (Wimbledon)28.0910-1
2004 Joe BananasLarkhill Jo – Woman PowerNick Colton (Oxford)28.236-4jf
2005 Druids Mickey Jo [5]Top Honcho – Druids VillaSeamus Cahill (Wimbledon)28.074-5f
2006 Stradeen Ouzo [6]Daves Mentor – Snazzy FlashDavid Mullins (Romford)28.4711-4
2007 Newlawn Berts [7]Tucks Mein – Berts BabyPat Cusack (Crayford)27.969-4f
2008 Morell Warrior [8]Larkhill Jo – Selsey TessLorraine Sams (Crayford)28.2610-1
2009 Platinumlancelot [9]Roanokee – Mist Of AvalonJason Foster (Wimbledon)28.246-4f
2010 Men Of Hope [10]Top Honcho – Razldazl PearlJason Foster (Wimbledon)29.183-1Track record
2011 Plane Daddy [11]Big Daddy Cool – Lordsbury KnowsGemma Davidson (Crayford)30.168-1
2012 Olivers Twist [12]Head Bound – Kewell IronyLisa Stephenson (Sheffield)29.375-4f
2013 Soviet Military [13]Premier Fantasy – Invincible DivaRicky Holloway (Private)29.269-4
2014 Cornamaddy Jumbo [14]Ardkill Jamie – Cornamaddy MaidMark Wallis (Yarmouth)29.523-1
2015 Jetstream Reason [15]Hondo Black – Handy PrincessSteve Gammon (Crayford)29.247-2
2016 Razldazl Raidio [16]Razldazl Rioga – Razldazl MarilynRicky Holloway (Sittingbourne)28.9011-8f
2017 Ballymac Manix [17]Ballymac Vic - Moyar KiteSeamus Cahill (Hove)29.1710-11f
2018 Lenson Wilson [18]Scolari Me Daddy - Killduff KerryRicky Holloway (Central Park)28.406-5f
2019 Turnhouse Jet [19]Laughil Duke - Jaytee ChinaRicky Holloway (Central Park)29.594-1
2020 Swift Loki [20]Swift Hoffman - Swift EliseJames Turner (Crayford)29.656-1

Venues and distances
  • 1990–2009 (Wimbledon, 460m hurdles)
  • 2010–2016 (Wimbledon, 480m hurdles)
  • 2017–2018 (Towcester, 480m hurdles)
  • 2019-2020 (Central Park, 480m hurdles)

Sponsors

References
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  2. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, page 43. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  3. Hobbs, Jonathan (2003). Greyhound Annual 2004, page 135. Raceform. ISBN 1-904317-21-9.
  4. Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 112–114. ISBN 186054-010-4.
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