British Breeders Stakes

"Produce Stakes" redirects here. For the Irish race, see National Produce Stakes.

The British Breeders Stakes formerly known as Produce Stakes is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium. It was originally known as the British Breeders Forum Produce Stakes.^[1]

British Breeders Stakes

Category 1 race
Location	Nottingham Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated	1983
Sponsor	BGBF
Race information
Distance	500 metres
Surface	Sand
Purse	£12,500 (winner)

It was inaugurated in 1982 at Harringay Stadium but has moved home several times. Following the closure of Harringay in 1987 the competition switched to Wembley. In 1993 a Madonna concert forced the event to be switched to sister track Hall Green Stadium where it stayed until 2008.^[2] The Greyhound Racing Association allowed Nottingham to have the competition rights from 2009.^[3]

Venues

• 1983–1987 (Harringay 475 metres)
• 1988–1992 (Wembley 490 metres)
• 1993–2008 (Hall Green 480 metres)
• 2009–2024 (Nottingham 500 metres)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time	SP
1983	Glatton Grange[4]	Mulcair Rocket – Pencil Slim	Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow)	28.68	8-11f
1984	Queen Lisa	Maplehurst Star – Tyrean	Eric Pateman (Wimbledon)	28.72	13-2
1985	Fearless Champ	Special Account – Sarahs Bunny	Geoff De Mulder (Oxford)	28.64	8-11f
1986	Westmead Cannon	Glenroe Hiker – Westmead Rhythm	Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)	28.53	10-11f
1987	Able Sam	Special Account – Disco Stardust	Sylvia Houlker (Norton Canes)	28.56	5-2
1988	Decoy Regan Lass	Ballyregan Bob – Decoy Lassie	Mrs D Lucas (Private)	29.21	11-4
1989	Cannongrand	Cannonroe – Tinahue Miss	Mel Bass (Henlow)	29.08	7-1
1990	Phantom Flash	Flashy Sir – Westmead Seal	Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)	28.94	1-2f
1991	El Tigre	Ballyregan Bob – Kalamity Kelly	Derek Knight (Hove)	29.52	2-1jf
1992	Westmead Spirit	Daleys Gold – Westmead Move	Nick Savva (Private)	29.39	3-1
1993	Magical Piper	Amenhotep – Tobys Delight	Linda Mullins (Walthamstow)	28.91	9-4jf
1994	Westmead Merlin[2]	Murlens Slippy – Westmead Hannah	Nick Savva (Walthamstow)	28.33	11-8f
1995	Staplers Jo	Dempsey Duke – Perfect Rhythm	Nick Savva (Walthamstow)	28.49	1-5f
1996	Batsford Blade	Murlens Abbey – Classy Colleen	Daphne Mann (Swindon)	28.69	5-1
1997	Hedsor Kurt	Frightful Flash – Westmead Hannah	Keith Howard (Reading)	28.53	7-4f
1998	Wrestin Cool	Russian Fox – Coolroe Joan	Joanne Page (Milton Keynes)	28.71	4-1
1999	Back Seat Billy	Daleys Denis – Magical Magoo	John Coleman (Walthamstow)	28.95	6-5f
2000	Hes Nobodys Fool	Toms The Best – Westmead Lynx	Pete Ruddick (Poole)	28.36	7-4f
2001	Willie Go Fa	Plasterscene Gem – Alisons Beauty	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	28.54	7-1
2002	Abbeyfeale Ebony	Small Fortune – Try Again Alice	Russell Samson (Private)	28.72	5-4f
2003	Perchancetodream	Mustang Jack – Time To Dream	Dilys Steels (Peterborough)	28.65	4-5f
2004	Paint Spot	Sonic Flight – Caloona Hustle	Valerie Green (Nottingham)	28.91	4-6f
2005	Westmead Hawk	Sonic Flight – Mega Delight	Nick Savva (Private)	28.44	4-11f
2006	Dilemmas Flight	Droopys Vieri – Early Flight	Nick Savva (Private)	28.29	9-4
2007	Feel Free	Droopys Kewell – Road Princess	Richard Baker (Coventry)	28.60	14-1
2008	Bomber Blue	Droopys Vieri – Blakes Magic	Paul Sallis (Hall Green)	28.58	11-2
2009	Greenacre Josh[5]	Hondo Black – Greenacre Lin	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	30.36	6-1
2010	Saint Jack[6]	Fear Haribo – Simple Pleasure	Brendan Harris (Private)	29.92	16-1
2011	Go Go Sonic[7]	Droopys Maldini – Farloe Fixture	Paul Sallis (Hall Green)	29.87	4/1
2012	Romeo Recruit[8]	Bombastic Shiraz – Fabulous March	David Firmager (Nottingham)	29.61	4/9f
2013	Adageo Bob[9]	Hondo Black – Blonde Pearl	Mark Wallis (Yarmouth)	29.72	6/4f
2014	Swansalona Diva[10]	College Causeway – Odell Faith	Kevin Hutton (Swindon)	29.63	10/1
2015	Eden The Kid[11]	Westmead Hawk – Cabra Jade	Liz McNair (Private)	29.59	2/7f
2016	Badabing[12]	Kinloch Brae – Ardine Lunar	John Mullins (Yarmouth)	29.94	8/1
2017	Candlelight Fire[13]	Ballymac Vic – Droopys Peaches	Elaine Parker (Sheffield)	29.70	9/4
2018	Let Me Tell You[14]	Kinloch Brae – Coolavanny Cushy	Angie Kibble (Swindon)	29.96	9/2
2019	Romeo Rumble[15]	Rumble Impact – Fabulous Pin	John Mullins (Yarmouth)	29.77	12/1
2020	No race (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	King Louis[16]	Leamaneigh Turbo – Queen Asia	Liz McNair (Private)	29.63	9/2
2022	Signet Otis[17]	Magical Bale – Forest Natalee	Kevin Hutton (Towcester)	30.05	9/4
2023	Romeo Command[18]	Dorotas Wildcat – Drive On Betsy	Patrick Janssens (Towcester)	29.86	2/7f
2024	Acomb Felix[19]	Hiya Butt – Acomb Ruby	Kevin Ferguson (Kinsley)	30.30	4/1

References

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