Puppy Classic

The Puppy Classic is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium.^[1]

Puppy Classic

Venue of the Puppy Classic
Location	Nottingham Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated	1995
Sponsor	JenningsBet
Race information
Distance	500 metres
Surface	Sand
Qualification	Puppies only (15-24 months old)
Purse	£12,500 (winner)

It was inaugurated in 1995.^[2] The competition is only open to puppies, aged under two years of age.^[3] In 2022, new sponsors JenningsBet increased the winner's prize to £10,000.^[4]

Venues & distances

• 1995–present (Nottingham 500m)

Sponsors

• 1995–1998 (Coldseal)
• 2001–2005 (William Hill)
• 2006–2007 (Carling Brewery)
• 2008–2015 (Caffrey's Irish Ale)
• 2017–2018 (Greyhound Media Group)
• 2019–2019 (Stadium Bookmakers)
• 2021–2021 (ARC)
• 2022–present (JenningsBet)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time	SP	Notes/ref
1995	Elliots Gem	Castlelyons Gem – First Mission	Nickie Chambers (Nottingham)	30.09	7/1	[5]
1996	Buchari	Ballyoughter Lad – Guess Twice	Tony Meek (Hall Green)	30.29	14/1	[6]
1997	Jaspers Boy	Castlelyons Gem - Polnoon Lane	David Pruhs (Peterborough)	30.17	11/10f
1998	Sarah Dee	Arrigle Buddy – Castlegannon Pop	Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)	30.58	4/5f
1999	Kit Kat Kid	Some Picture – With A Vengeance	Charlie Lister (Private)	30.56	10/11f
2000	Westmead Woofa	Toms The Best – Celtic Lady	Nick Savva (Private)	29.87	4/5f	Track record
2001	Top Savings	Top Honcho – Too Breezy	Gary Adam (Peterborough)	29.67	2/1	Track record
2002	Jurassic Jack	Lassa Java – Suirside Lass	Tony Meek (Hall Green)	30.24	7/4f
2003	Droopys Shearer	Droopys Woods - High Knight	Ted Soppitt (Private)	29.47	2/9f
2004	Ballymac Niloc	True Honcho – Ballymac Pepes	Carly Philpott (Coventry)	30.37	6/4f
2005	Ronnies Champion	Top Honcho – Not So Dark	Mark Wallis (Walthamstow)	30.01	9/4
2006	Fear Robben	Toms The Best – Westmead Wise	Mark Wallis (Walthamstow)	30.19	6/4f
2007	Sibsey Showtime	Hotshot Ben – Locnamon Mist	Harry Crapper (Sheffield)	29.96	7/2
2008	Farloe Merlin	Premier Fantasy – Farloe Oyster	Charlie Lister OBE (Private)	30.19	6/4f
2009	Eye Onthe Storm	Droopys Vieri – Bower Louise	Mark Wallis (Harlow)	30.00	6/1
2010	Droopys Oscar	Ace Hi Rumble – Droopys Bolero	Seamus Cahill (Hove)	30.18	1/1f
2011	Farloe Iceman	Premier Fantasy – Farloe Reserve	Matt Dartnall (Swindon)	30.09	9/4
2012	Ballymac Eske	Burnpark Champ – Ballymac Penske	Barrie Draper (Sheffield)	29.83	1/6f
2013	Droopys Odell	Blackstone Gene – Droopys Quinta	Seamus Cahill (Hove)	29.68	6/4f
2014	NewinnYolo	Crash – Little Flutter	Pat Rosney (Perry Barr)	29.71	5/4f
2015	Crossfield Cesar	Ace Hi Rumble – Cooltraw Mist	Seamus Cahill (Hove)	29.87	9/4	[7]
2016	Bubbly Bluebird	Droopys Sydney – Broadstrand Xola	Paul Young (Romford)	29.75	4/5f	[8]
2017	Wildfire Lord	Tullymurry Act – Droopys Blossom	Paul Young (Romford)	29.66	12/1	[9]
2018	Blue Trooper	Taylors Sky – Posh Pawn	Nigel Saunders (Belle Vue)	30.29	4/1	[10]
2019	Ice on Fire	Crash – Bigmans Grainne	James Fenwick (Newcastle)	29.39	4/5f	[11]
2020	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Bubbly Apache	Loughteen Blanco – Droopys Berry	Paul Young (Romford)	29.53	[12]2/1
2022	Distant Podge	Droopys Sydney – Distant Lucy	Barrie Draper (Sheffield)	30.09	5/6f	[13]
2023	Glenvale Bill	Dorotas Wildcat – Droopys Kit	Graham Rankin (Monmore)	29.49	6/4f	[14]
2024	March On Freddie	Dorotas Wildcat – Seaglass Shadow	David Mullins (Romford)	29.28	1/5f	[15]

References

1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 148. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. Hobbs, Jonathan (2002). Greyhound Annual 2003. Raceform. ISBN 1-904317-07-3.
3. "The Puppy Classic". Nottingham Stadium.
4. "JenningsBet to sponsor the Select Stakes and Puppy Classic". Greyhound Star. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
5. "Droopys Aldo set for good New Year". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 31 December 1995. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Andy looks so handy". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 1 September 1996. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "2015 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
8. "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
9. "2017 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
10. "2018 GMG Puppy final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
11. "Puppy Classic". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
12. "ARC Puppy Classic - Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
13. "2022 JenningsBet Puppy Classic Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
14. "Nott meeting Aug 28". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
15. "2024 JenningsBet Puppy Classic final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 28 September 2024.