Northern Puppy Derby Explained

Surface:	Sand
Class:	Category 1
Horse Race:	Northern Puppy Derby
Location:	Newcastle Stadium
Inaugurated:	1994
Sponsor:	Arena Racing Company
Distance:	480 metres
Qualification:	Puppies only (15-24 months old)
Purse:	£12,500 (winner)

The Northern Puppy Derby is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Newcastle Stadium.^[1] The race is confined to puppies (greyhounds under the age of two years old).^[2]

It was inaugurated in 1994 at Sunderland Stadium but was switched to sister track Newcastle in 2010. The event was traditionally held in October but from 2022 was held during February.^{[3] [4]}

Sponsors

• 1994–1994 (Dransfield)
• 1995–2002 (Regal)
• 2003–2018 (William Hill)
• 2019–2019 (Alconex)
• 2021–2024 (Arena Racing Company)

Venues & distances

• 1995–2009 (Sunderland 450 metres)
• 2010–2024 (Newcastle 480 metres)

Past winners

width=50	Year	width=200	Winner	width=300	Breeding	width=250	Trainer	width=80	Time	width=50	SP
	Justright Melody	Farloe Melody – Farloe Mineola	Tom Robinson (Private)	27.47	1/2f
	Droopys Aldo	Slippys Quest - The Other Point		27.36	3/1
	El Premier	Adraville Bridge – Droopys Alivsa		27.34	5/2
	Knockeevan Dan	Mustang Jack - Rubys Bridge		27.54	2/5f
	Tracys Glory	Ayr Flyer – TracysPopsy	Pat Ryan (Private)	27.13	9/4
	Knockeevan Star	Slaneyside Hare - Rubys Bridge		27.53	4/6f
2000	Harsu Super	Ratify – Yes Super	John McGee Sr. (Private)	27.51	4/5f
	Farloe Chief	Come On Ranger – Come On Dot		27.36	6/4f
	Lodgeview Blue	Larkhill Jo – Ena Harkness		27.21	7/2
	Dairyland Sue	Roanokee – Ciabatta		27.14	5/2
	Toms View	Toms The Best – Deneview Pearl		26.82	9/4
	Calzaghe Boyo	Daves Mentor – Ballymac Bargain	Ted Soppitt (Private)	26.90	5/2
	Droopys Mcandrew	Velvet Commander – Droopys Kristin	Ted Soppitt (Private)	27.24	9/4
	Farloe Reason	Droopys Maldini – Farloe Oyster	Charlie Lister (Private)	26.92	2/1
	HucklesKez	Brett Lee – Quare Star		26.99	4/6f
	Westmead Maldini	Droopys Maldini – Mega Delight	Nick Savva (Private)	28.51	6/1
2010	Ten Large Down	Royal Impact – Honey Princess	Diane Henry (Private)	26.84	5/4
	Mill Maximus	Boherna On Air - Unreal		28.38	1/1f
	TeejaysBluehawk	Westmead Hawk – Droopys June		28.38	8/1
	Redbrick Stuart ^[5]	Zigzag Stewart – Valentia Show	Charlie Lister OBE (Private)	28.42	4/1
	Kneejerkreaction ^[6]	Crash – Cornamaddy Daisy	Stephen Atkinson (Private)	28.42	3/1
	Droopys Buick ^[7]	Yeah Man – Droopys Hilda		28.54	2/1
2016	Kildallon Bolt ^[8]	Barefoot Bolt - Kildallon Lee		28.65	1/2f
	Droopys Zephyr ^[9]	Romeo Recruit - Droopys Quinta		28.50	8/1
	Droopys Trawler ^[10]	Laughil Blake - Droopys Sylvia		28.76	8/1
	Levante Beach ^[11]	Droopys Jet - Pots And Pans	Angela Harrison (Newcastle)	28.89	4/5f
	No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
	Jaguar Macie^[12]	Droopys Jet – Droopys Breeze	Graham Rankin (Pelaw Grange)	28.52	13/8f
	Freedom Alibi^[13]	Confident Rankin – Freedom Dream	Tom Heilbron (Newcastle)	28.62	8/1
	Links Maverick^[14]	Grangeview Ten – Havana Lottie	Tom Heilbron (Newcastle)	28.61	4/7f
	Clona Curly^[15]	Droopys Sydney – Newinn Cuckoo	Diane Henry (Towcester)	28.23	9/2

Notes and References

1. Book: Hobbs, Jonathan. Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 141-142. 2007. Raceform. 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. Book: Fry, Paul. NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. 1995. Ringpress Books. 186054-010-4.
3. Web site: September Whelps for Northern Puppy Derby. Greyhound Star.
4. Web site: Newcastle Boss Assesses Tonight's Big Meeting. Greyhound Star.
5. Web site: 2013 final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
6. Web site: 2014 final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
7. Web site: 2015 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
8. Web site: 2016 Northern Puppy Derby result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
9. Web site: 2017 Northern Puppy. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
10. Web site: 2018 Northern Puppy Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
11. Web site: The 2019 Northern Puppy Derby final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 10 December 2020.
12. Web site: Arena Racing Company Northern Puppy Derby. Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 1 April 2021.
13. Web site: The ARC Northern Puppy Derby Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 20 February 2022.
14. Web site: Arena Racing Company Northern Puppy Derby Final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 2 March 2023.
15. Web site: The Arena Racing Company Northern Puppy Derby Final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 30 March 2024.