Kent Derby Explained

Surface:	Sand
Class:	Category 1
Horse Race:	Kent Derby
Location:	Central Park Stadium
Inaugurated:	2000
Sponsor:	Premier Greyhound Racing
Distance:	480 metres
Purse:	£20,000 (winner)

The Kent Derby is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Central Park Stadium. It was inaugurated in 2000. ^[1] The event is currently a category one race.^[2]

In 2022, the first prize was increased to £20,000 following sponsorship from Premier Greyhound Racing.^[3]

Venues & Distances

• 2000–present (Sittingbourne/Central Park 480m)

Sponsors

• 2015–2016 (John Smith's)
• 2017–2017 (Cearnsport)
• 2018–2020 (Ladbrokes)
• 2021–2021 (Arena Racing Company)
• 2022–2024 (Premier Greyhound Racing)

Past winners

width=50	Year	width=200	Winner	width=300	Breeding	width=250	Trainer	width=50	Time (sec)	width=50	SP	width=120	Notes/ref
2000	Smoking Bullet	Joyful Tidings – Aggies Vixen		28.55	1/1f
	Pinewood Blue	Top Honcho – Battstreet Linda		28.69	10/11f
2002	Willie Go Fa	Plasterscene Gem – Alisons Beauty		28.87	7/2
2003	Haughty Ted	Doyou Getit – Haughty Lady		28.80	8/11f
	Manera Spark	Mancunian Star – Minnies Sparkler		28.57	4/1
2005	Manera Spark	Mancunian Star – Minnies Sparkler		29.34	10/11f
2006	Carlin Honcho	Top Honcho – Aries Rose		29.38	8/1
2007	Moaning Zizou	Brett Lee – Do Right Woman		29.62	20/1
	Vipar Totti	Daves Mentor – Spooky Blondie		29.24	9/4jf
2009	Lenson Bolt	Royal Impact – Catunda Paris		29.27	6/4
	Sparklee Bernie	Brett Lee – Droopys Sparkler		29.58	6/1
	Jazz Apollo	Westmead Hawk – Jazz Hurricane		29.24	3/1
	Ballycowen Dave	Royal Impact – Madam Hero		29.01	4/1
	Exocet	Head Bound – Slip Road		28.52	1/1f
	Underground Paul	Ace Hi Rumble – Kerryroad Lucy		28.87	11/4
2015	Do It For Twiggy	Droopys Scolari – Rackethall Holly		28.84	100/30	^[4]
	Bubbly Bluebird	Droopys Sidney – Broadstrand Xola		28.87	5/4f	^[5]
	Bockos Alfie	Droopys Scolari - Ballymac Scarlet		28.84	12/1	^[6]
	King Turbo	Leamaneigh Turbo - Wee Tiger Tots	Liz McNair (Private)	28.96	4/6f	^[7]
	Forest Alan	Ballymac Vic – Forest Mollie		29.00	4/1	^[8] ^[9]
2020	Kilara Lion	Droopys Jet – Kilara Lizzie	Patrick Janssens (Central Park)	28.90	7/1	^[10]
2021	Galaxy Freedom	Over Limit – Kilcooney Maid	Stuart Maplesden (Hove)	29.26	28/1	^[11]
2022	Arkady	Droopys Jet – Good Legacy	David Mullins (Romford)	28.82	15/8f
2023	Churchfield Syd	Droopys Sydney – Millbank Jade	Richard Rees (Brighton)	29.15	13/8f	^[12]
2024	Droopys Display	Dromana Bucko – Droopys Zero	Maxine Locke (Romford)	28.45	18/1	Track record^[13]

Notes and References

1. Book: Hobbs, Jonathan. Greyhound Annual 2008, page 137. 2007. Raceform. 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. Web site: Open races. British Greyhound Racing Board.
3. Web site: Premier Greyhound Racing Kent Derby . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 5 November 2022.
4. Web site: Results. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
5. Web site: 2016 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 5 October 2016. 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006060132/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsRace.aspx?id=1915400. dead.
6. Web site: 2017 Kent Derby final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 7 October 2017. 7 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171005/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsRace.aspx?id=2023926. dead.
7. Web site: 2018 Kent Derby final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 7 October 2018. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008022825/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=164927. dead.
8. Web site: Kent Derby Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
9. Web site: FOREST ALAN THE KENT DERBY CHAMPION. 6 October 2019 . Greyhound Star.
10. Web site: Ladbrokes Kent Derby final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 3 December 2020.
11. Web site: Arena Racing Company Kent Derby Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 21 October 2021.
12. Web site: Premier Greyhound Racing Kent Derby 2023 Final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 2 November 2023.
13. Web site: Premier Greyhound Racing Kent Derby Final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 27 October 2024.