Monmore Puppy Derby

For other uses, see Puppy Derby.

Monmore Puppy Derby
Category 1 race
LocationMonmore Green Stadium
Inaugurated1943
SponsorPremier Greyhound Racing
Race information
Distance480 metres
SurfaceSand
QualificationJuveniles only
(15-24 months old)
Purse£20,000 (winner)

The Monmore Puppy Derby also known as the Premier Greyhound Racing Puppy Derby for sponsorship purposes, is a greyhound competition held at Monmore Green Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1943 and is also known as the Midland Puppy Championship, the Midland Puppy Derby and the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby.[1][2][3]

In 1963, the event switched to Willenhall Greyhound Stadium, following the fire that destroyed the main stand and restaurant at Monmore.[4]

In 2022, the event was sponsored by Premier Greyhound Racing and £20,000 was awarded to the winner, which was double the amount that the traditional and long running competition The Puppy Derby offered.[5]

  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 141. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  3. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 108. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. ^ "Piper Apache in Open at Wolverhampton". Birmingham Mail. 10 September 1963. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "PREMIER GREYHOUND RACING PUPPY DERBY 2022 FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2022.