1928 Irish Greyhound Derby

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1928 National Derby
VenueHarold's Cross Stadium
LocationDublin
End date18 August
1929 →

The 1928 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 18 August 1928.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the event.[2] The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club.[2]

The winner was Tipperary Hills, owned and trained by Billy Quinn.[3]

Final result[]

At Harolds Cross, 18 August (over 525 yards):

Position Winner Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer
1st Tipperary Hills Melksham Tom - Na Boc E Billy Quinn
? Curristown Kashmir Kipper - Lady Peggy II John Shannon
? Battle Island unknown PJ Graham
? Happy Man unknown M Hammond
? False Favourite unknown C Forde
? Gilly Gooly unknown D O'Neill

Semi finals[]

  • 1 length calculated at 0.08 sec

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  2. ^ a b Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0332-3536.
  3. ^ Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
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