Olympic (greyhounds)

The Olympic is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium.^[1]

The Olympic

Category 1 race
The 2001 champion Solid Magic
Location	Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated	1947
Sponsor	Coral
Race information
Distance	515 metres
Surface	Sand
Purse	£10,000 (winner)

It was inaugurated in 1947 at Wandsworth Stadium.^[2] Following the closure of Wandsworth in June 1966 the competition switched to Charlton Stadium which itself closed in September 1971.^[3] After an eight year gap the event was resurrected by Hove in 1979 and has remained there since.^[4]

Venues

• 1947–1965 (Wandsworth 600 yards)
• 1966–1971 (Charlton 600 yards)
• 1979–present (Hove 515 metres)

Sponsors

• 1989–1991 (Phoenix Brewery)
• 1994–2006 (Courage Brewery)
• 2007–2007 (Stadium Bookmakers)
• 2008–2008 (Emily Wood Memorial)
• 2009–present (Coral)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time	SP	Notes
1947	Dante II	Well Squared – Olives Idol	Bob Burls (Wembley)	34.67	2-5f	Track record
1948	Captain Lake	Captain Brown – Banna Lake	Jack Harvey (Wembley)	35.09	10-1
1949	Mutton Star	Mad Tanist – Lowerstown Countess	Jack Harvey (Wembley)	35.33	3-1
1950	Captain The Killer	Tanist – Fly Dancer	Norman Merchant (Private)	35.47	5-4f
1951	Polar Star	Rebel Express – Please Lady	Noreen Collin (Walthamstow)	36.63	11-4
1952	Ballinasloe Lassie	Rimmells Black – Girlie O'Connor	Jack Harvey (Wembley)	35.35	3-1
1953	Lizette	Master Captain – Dorothy Ann	Paddy Fortune (Wimbledon)	35.24	2-5f
1954	Rushton Spot	Rushton News – Rushton Panda	Frank Johnson (Private)	35.96	15-8
1955	Whats Yat	Magourna Reject - Coolflash	Leslie Reynolds (Wembley)	36.08	3-1
1956	Even Gait	Ballylanigan Tanist – Narrogar Ann	G Holyhead (Wandsworth)	35.57	7-4jf
1957	Land Of Song	Fire Prince – Old Blarney Gift	Bob Burls (Wembley)	35.05	2-5f
1958	Kilcaskin Karmen	Kilcaskin Mail – Greenane Princess	Johnny Bullock (West Ham)	35.91	4-5f
1959	Tams Torness	Prince Chancer – Tams Trasna	Jimmy Jowett (Clapton)	35.33	11-2
1960	Crazy Paving	Magourna Reject - Minorcas Judy	Charles Payne (Private)	36.35	6-4f
1961	Clonavly Pride [5]	Solar Prince - Asmena	Jack Harvey (Wembley)	38.46
1962	Powerstown Prospect	Hi There - Faoide	Ronnie Melville (Wembley)	38.35
1963	Music Guest	Solar Prince – The Grand Duchess	Tom Johnston Sr. (West Ham)	38.53
1964	Carols Champion	Tanyard Champion – Carols Pride	Johnny Bullock (West Ham)	38.15	7-4
1965	Vals Parachute	Crazy Parachute – Vals Orphan	Maurice Mason (Private)	37.99
1966	Cons Duke	Crazy Parachute – Cons Diet	Lionel Maxen (Hackney)	34.79
1967	Roamin Beauty	Knockrour Again - Goleen	Paddy Keane (Clapton)	34.73
1968	Fire Trap	Clonmannon Fire – Spring Trap	Paddy McEvoy (Wimbledon)	34.68
1969	Premier Power	Powerstown Proper – Mink Guest	Paddy McEllistrim (Wimbledon)	34.57	100-7
1970	Al's Tiger	Hi Joe – Kilcumney Miss	Tom Smith (Catford)	34.44	4-1
1971	Supreme Fun	Newdown Heather - Top Note	Sid Ryall (Private)
1979	Greenane Metro	Greenane Decca – Pineapple Grand	Arthur Hitch (Private)	30.86
1980	Young Breeze	Sage - Scorduff Breeze	Jack Coker (Oxford)	29.03	11-4
1981	Corrakelly Air	Supreme Fun - Quarry Streaker	Chris Coyle (Private)	30.86	5-1	dead-heat
1981	Greenane Metro	Greenane Decca - Pineapple Grand	Arthur Hitch (Private)	30.86	13-8f	dead-heat
1982	Glen Miner [6]	Glen Rock - Daring Lil	Peter Rich (Ramsgate)	29.62	15-8	Track record
1983	Huberts Shade	Luminous Lad - Huberts Fate	Adam Jackson (Wembley)	30.33	8-1
1984	Westmead Milos	All Wit - Westmead Satin	Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)	30.20	15-8jf
1985	Ballyregan Bob	Ballyheigue Moon - Evening Daisy	George Curtis (Hove)	30.04	2-5f
1986	House Hunter	Tiger Jazz - Brass Tacks	Gunner Smith (Hove)	30.06	3-1
1987	House Hunter	Tiger Jazz - Brass Tacks	Gunner Smith (Hove)	30.14	3-1
1988	John Doe	Easy And Slow - Time Consuming	Bill Masters (Hove)	30.14	4-1
1989	White Island	Curryhills Fox - Cassio Lil	Bill Masters (Hove)	30.30	8-1
1990	Labana Mathew	Mathews World - Labana Queen	Geoff De Mulder (Norton Canes)	30.04	2-5f
1991	Shanavulin Bingo	Michigan Man - Shanavulin Flash	Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Private)	30.40	7-4
1992	Satharn Lady	Satharn Beo - Long Valley Lady	John Coleman (Walthamstow)	30.08	3-1
1993	Hypnotic Stag	Greenpark Fox - Sister Moonshine	John Coleman (Walthamstow)	29.74	4-7f
1994	Westmead Chick[7]	I'm Slippy - Westmead Move	Nick Savva (Hackney)	30.55	6-4f
1995	Sir Frederick	Satharn Beo - Liberal Girl	Derek Knight (Hove)	29.99	5-4f
1996	Hart To Mine	Greenpark Fox - Slippy Hart	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	30.05	1-1f
1997	Astrosyn Eureka	Murlens Slippy - Oakfront Magic	Derek Knight (Hove)	30.05	7-4f
1998	Xamax Na Cap	Adraville Bridge - That’s Becky	Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Walthamstow)	30.71	8-1
1999	Principal Meteor	Frightful Flash - Sidhes Magic	Derek Knight (Hove)	30.13	11-4
2000	Smoking Wardy[8]	Green Grass - Meelin Cutie	Derek Knight (Hove)	29.90	5-4f
2001	Solid Magic[9]	Iceni Regent - Clodeen Magic	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.93	6-4f
2002	Cuba [10]	Toms The Best - Lydpal Mary	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.83	8-1
2003	Droopys Oasis[11]	Larkhill Jo - Droopys Graf	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.86	5-1
2004	Orient Ron[12]	Judicial Pride - Oriel Girl	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.68	11-8f
2005	Droopys Oasis[13]	Larkhill Jo - Droopoys Graf	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.92	9-2
2006	Son of Phoebe[14]	Droopys Vieri - Killeacle Phoebe	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.85	2-1jf
2007	Jazz Hurricane[15]	Top Honcho - Lucy May	Derek Knight (Hove)	29.84	7-4f
2008	Shelbourne Rich[16]	Never Give Up - Expert View	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	29.86	9-2
2009	Ballymac Ruso[17]	Ballymac Maeve - Ballymac Lark	Matt Dartnall (Private)	29.48	6-4f
2010	Ballymac William[18]	Magical Captain - Ballymac Floss	Carly Philpott (Private)	29.92	1-1f
2011	Diesel Malc[19]	Ballymac Maeve – Crazy Jane	Michael Fawsitt (Private)	29.56	3-1
2012	Ballymac Eske[20]	Burnpark Champ-Ballymac Penske	Barrie Draper (Sheffield)	29.40	2/7f
2013	Jaytee Lightning[21]	Duke Special – Westmead Joy	Paul Young (Romford)	29.62	7/4
2014	Thatchers Champ[22]	Hondo Black – Kilmessan Beauty	Paul Young (Romford)	30.21	5/1
2015	Holdem Chico[23]	Kinloch Brae – Cornamaddy Tiny	Carol Weatherall (Private)	30.10	10/1
2016	Droopys Buick[24]	Yeah Man – Droopys Hilda	Jimmy Wright (Newcastle)	29.89	2/5f
2017	Bruisers Bullet[25]	Droopys Cain – Clover Bride	Mark Wallis (Towcester)	29.90	6/4f
2018	King Turbo[26]	Leamaneigh Turbo – Wee Tiger Tot	Liz McNair (Private)	29.90	6/4f
2019	King Sheeran[27]	Eden The Kid – Skate On	Liz McNair (Private)	29.93	2/1jf
2020	Newinn Jacko[28]	Laughil Duke – Coolavanny Pearl	Ernest Gaskin Jr. (Private)	31.43	7/2
2021	Prince of Troy[29]	Droopys Sydney – Chatam Lady	David Mullins (Romford)	30.21	25/1
2022	Fromposttopillar[30]	Droopys Sydney – Rafa Babys Baby	Liz McNair (Private)	29.78	5/4f
2023	King Memphis[31]	Droopys Sydney – Queen Beyonce	Liz McNair (Private)	29.87	10/11f

Winning trainers

• Brian Clemenson 8
• Derek Knight 5
• Jack Harvey 4
• Liz McNair 4

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