| Surface: | Sand |
| Class: | Category 1 |
| Horse Race: | Blue Riband |
| Location: | Towcester Stadium |
| Inaugurated: | 1981 |
| Sponsor: | Stadium Bookmakers |
| Distance: | 500 metres |
The Blue Riband is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Towcester Stadium.
It was inaugurated in 1981 at Wembley Stadium as a replacement competition for the Wembley Spring Cup which ended in 1980.[1] [2]
Following the end of the Wembley Greyhounds the race transferred to Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) sister track Hall Green Stadium in 1999.[3] The race was discontinued by the GRA after the 2012 running despite being a category one race.
In 2021, the race returned under the promotion of Kevin Boothby at Towcester Greyhound Stadium and has retained a category 1 status since.[4]
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Winner | width=300 | Breeding | width=250 | Trainer | width=80 | Time | width=50 | SP | width=100 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfur Mo | Carhumore Speech - Monalee Roman | John Honeysett (Crayford) | 29.47 | 20-1 | |||||||||
| Master Darby | Sole Aim - Aglish Pilgrim | Jerry Fisher (Reading) | 29.88 | 7-2 | |||||||||
| Cross Times | Violet Hall - Full Circle | Jerry Fisher (Reading) | 30.01 | 7-2 | |||||||||
| Living Trail | Ivy Hall Solo - Elimron | 29.69 | 50-1 | ||||||||||
| Lulus Hero [5] | Sail On II - Lulus Loner | Gunner Smith (Brighton) | 29.23 | 3-1 | |||||||||
| Fearless Champ | Special Account - Sarahs Bunny | Geoff De Mulder (Oxford) | 29.04 | 8-11F | |||||||||
| Sambuca | Pat Seamur - Lyons Flora | Gunner Smith (Brighton) | 29.08 | 16-1 | |||||||||
| Pike Alert | Security Alert - PC Breda | Tom Foster (Wimbledon) | 29.18 | 7-1 | |||||||||
| Ring Slippy | I'm Slippy - Westpark Chill | Derek Millen (Canterbury) | 29.64 | 3-1 | |||||||||
| Westmead Harry | Fearless Champ - Westmead Move | Nick Savva (Milton Keynes) | 29.09 | 7-4f | |||||||||
| Wuncross | Double Creamery Cross - Wuncoat | Derek Knight (Hove) | 29.02 | 33-1 | |||||||||
| Dempsey Duke | Shanagarry Duke - Willowbrook Peg | Terry Kibble (Bristol) | 28.87 | 2-1jf | |||||||||
| Hypnotic Stag | Greenpark Fox - Sister Moonshine | John Coleman (Walthamstow) | 28.85 | 8-13f | |||||||||
| Ardilaun Bridge[6] | Adraville Bridge - Cecilia One | Chris Duggan (Walthamstow) | 29.03 | 11-10f | |||||||||
| Heres Seanie | Ardfert Sean - Mindys Miracle | Pat Ryan (Perry Barr) | 28.85 | 2-7f | |||||||||
| Quick Tune | Farloe Melody - Lady Be Fast | Gordon Hodson (Hove) | 29.75 | 5-1 | |||||||||
| Blue Murlen | Murlens Abbey - Lovely Lovely | Mick Smith (Private) | 29.07 | 2-7f | |||||||||
| He Knows | Slaneyside Hare - I Know You | Barrie Draper (Sheffield) | 29.22 | 11-4 | |||||||||
| Droopys Merson[7] | Frightful Flash - Lemon Miss | Nick Savva (Milton Keynes) | 28.53 | 1-1f | |||||||||
| Vintage Cleaner | Vintage Prince – Treasure Beo | John McGee Sr. (Private) | 28.20 | 9/4 | Track record | ||||||||
| Hollinwood Chief | Night Trooper – Hollinwood Major | Mick Clarke (Private) | 28.51 | 7/4f | |||||||||
| Hollinwood Wiz | Night Trooper – Hollinwood Major | Mick Clarke (Private) | 28.45 | 8/1 | |||||||||
| Farloe Verdict | Droopys Vieri – She Knew | Charlie Lister (Private) | 28.09 | 5/2 | Track record | ||||||||
| Droopys Oasis | Larkhill Jo – Droopys Graf | Brian Clemenson (Hove) | 28.28 | 5/4f | |||||||||
| Tuttles Ronaldo [8] | Droopys Kewell – By The Numbers | Frank Wright (Coventry) | 28.26 | 7/1 | |||||||||
| Westmead Joe [9] | Larkhill Jo – Mega Delight | Nick Savva (Private) | 28.58 | 13/8f | |||||||||
| Iceman Vader [10] | Top Honcho – Barrow Tune | Lance Burford (Coventry) | 28.56 | 4/1 | |||||||||
| Farloe Reason [11] | Droopys Maldini – Farloe Oyster | Charlie Lister (Private) | 28.24 | 1/2f | |||||||||
| Blonde Fern [12] | Hondo Black – Returned Fire | Tony Dean (Private) | 28.06 | 4/1 | |||||||||
| Eye Storm [13] | Droopys Vieri – Bower Louise | Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) | 28.02 | 8/13f | Track record | ||||||||
| Express Shuttle [14] | Kiowa Sweet Trey – Express Mist | Chris Allsopp (Monmore) | 28.42 | 11/8f | |||||||||
| Young Sid [15] | Killahan Panther – Marwood Review | Paul Young (Romford) | 28.31 | 6/4f | |||||||||
| 2013 to 2020 not held | |||||||||||||
| Kilara Lion[16] | Droopys Jet – Kilara Lizzie | Patrick Janssens (Towcester) | 29.73 | 11/8f | |||||||||
| Ivy Hill Skyhigh[17] | Taylors Sky – Yahoo Perlena | Mark Wallis (Monmore) | 29.91 | 7/1 | |||||||||
| Hopes Paddington[18] | Good News – Charity Anna | Nathan Hunt (Romford) | 29.15 | 9/4 | |||||||||
| Signet Goofy[19] | Magical Bale – Forest Natalee | John Mullins (Towcester) | 29.39 | 9/2 | |||||||||