Northern Puppy Derby

For other uses, see Puppy Derby.

The Northern Puppy Derby is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Newcastle Stadium.^[1] The race is confined to puppies (greyhounds under the age of two years old).^[2]

Northern Puppy Derby

2001 champion Farloe Chief
Class	Category 1
Location	Newcastle Stadium
Inaugurated	1994
Sponsor	Arena Racing Company
Race information
Distance	480 metres
Surface	Sand
Qualification	Puppies only (15-24 months old)
Purse	£12,500 (winner)

History

It was inaugurated in 1994 at Sunderland Stadium but was switched to sister track Newcastle in 2010. The event was traditionally held in October but from 2022 was held during February.^{[3] [4]}

Sponsors

• 1994–1994 (Dransfield)
• 1995–2002 (Regal)
• 2003–2018 (William Hill)
• 2019–2019 (Alconex)
• 2021–2025 (Arena Racing Company)

Venues & distances

• 1995–2009 (Sunderland, 450 metres)
• 2010–2025 (Newcastle, 480 metres)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time (sec)	SP	Note/ref
1994	Justright Melody[2]	Farloe Melody – Farloe Mineola	Tom Robinson (Private)	27.47	1/2f
1995	Droopys Aldo	Slippys Quest - The Other Point	Henry Tasker (Perry Barr)	27.36	3/1
1996	El Premier	Adraville Bridge – Droopys Alivsa	Linda Mullins (Walthamstow)	27.34	5/2
1997	Knockeevan Dan	Mustang Jack - Rubys Bridge	Graham Calvert (Sunderland)	27.54	2/5f
1998	Tracys Glory	Ayr Flyer – TracysPopsy	Pat Ryan (Private)	27.13	9/4
1999	Knockeevan Star	Slaneyside Hare - Rubys Bridge	Michael Bacon (Belle Vue)	27.53	4/6f
2000	Harsu Super	Ratify – Yes Super	John McGee Sr. (Private)	27.51	4/5f
2001	Farloe Chief	Come On Ranger – Come On Dot	Otto Kueres (Belle Vue)	27.36	6/4f
2002	Lodgeview Blue	Larkhill Jo – Ena Harkness	Danny Talbot (Kinsley)	27.21	7/2
2003	Dairyland Sue	Roanokee – Ciabatta	Pat Rosney (Monmore)	27.14	5/2
2004	Toms View	Toms The Best – Deneview Pearl	Paul Rutherford (Brough Park)	26.82	9/4
2005	Calzaghe Boyo	Daves Mentor – Ballymac Bargain	Ted Soppitt (Private)	26.90	5/2
2006	Droopys Mcandrew	Velvet Commander – Droopys Kristin	Ted Soppitt (Private)	27.24	9/4
2007	Farloe Reason	Droopys Maldini – Farloe Oyster	Charlie Lister (Private)	26.92	2/1
2008	HucklesKez	Brett Lee – Quare Star	Paul Young (Romford)	26.99	4/6f
2009	Westmead Maldini	Droopys Maldini – Mega Delight	Nick Savva (Private)	28.51	6/1
2010	Ten Large Down	Royal Impact – Honey Princess	Diane Henry (Private)	26.84	5/4
2011	Mill Maximus	Boherna On Air - Unreal	Kelly Macari (Sunderland)	28.38	1/1f
2012	TeejaysBluehawk	Westmead Hawk – Droopys June	Paul Young (Romford)	28.38	8/1
2013	Redbrick Stuart	Zigzag Stewart – Valentia Show	Charlie Lister OBE (Private)	28.42	4/1	[5]
2014	Kneejerkreaction	Crash – Cornamaddy Daisy	Stephen Atkinson (Private)	28.42	3/1	[6]
2015	Droopys Buick [7]	Yeah Man – Droopys Hilda	Jimmy Wright (Newcastle)	28.54	2/1
2016	Kildallon Bolt	Barefoot Bolt - Kildallon Lee	Heather Dimmock (Towcester)	28.65	1/2f	[8]
2017	Droopys Zephyr	Romeo Recruit - Droopys Quinta	Angela Harrison (Newcastle)	28.50	8/1	[9]
2018	Droopys Trawler	Laughil Blake - Droopys Sylvia	Andrew Wood (Shawfield)	28.76	8/1	[10]
2019	Levante Beach	Droopys Jet - Pots And Pans	Angela Harrison (Newcastle)	28.89	4/5f	[11]
2020	No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Jaguar Macie	Droopys Jet – Droopys Breeze	Graham Rankin (Pelaw Grange)	28.52	13/8f	[12]
2022	Freedom Alibi	Confident Rankin – Freedom Dream	Tom Heilbron (Newcastle)	28.62	8/1	[13]
2023	Links Maverick	Grangeview Ten – Havana Lottie	Tom Heilbron (Newcastle)	28.61	4/7f	[14]
2024	Clona Curly	Droopys Sydney – Newinn Cuckoo	Diane Henry (Towcester)	28.23	9/2	[15]
2025	Droopys Deploy	Malachi – Droopys Charm	Robert Gleeson (Ireland)	28.56	8/11f	[16]

References

1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 141-142. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. Fry, Paul (1995). NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
3. "September Whelps for Northern Puppy Derby". Greyhound Star. 31 May 2018.
4. "Newcastle Boss Assesses Tonight's Big Meeting". Greyhound Star. 9 August 2018.
5. "2013 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
6. "2014 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
7. "2015 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
8. "2016 Northern Puppy Derby result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
9. "2017 Northern Puppy". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
10. "2018 Northern Puppy Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
11. "The 2019 Northern Puppy Derby final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
12. "Arena Racing Company Northern Puppy Derby". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
13. "The ARC Northern Puppy Derby Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
14. "Arena Racing Company Northern Puppy Derby Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
15. "The Arena Racing Company Northern Puppy Derby Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
16. "Irish Glee as Droopys Deploy lands the ARC Northern Puppy Derby". Greyhound News UK. Retrieved 22 February 2025.