Juvenile (greyhounds)

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This article is about the British greyhound race. For the irish race, see Juvenile Classic.

Juvenile
Category 2 race
1979 champion Sport Promoter with trainer Pat Mullins
LocationTowcester Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated1957
SponsorTime Greyhound Nutrition
Race information
Distance500 metres
SurfaceSand
QualificationPuppies only
(15-24 months old)
Purse£3,000 (winner)

The Juvenile is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Towcester Greyhound Stadium.

Sponsors[edit]

  • 1957–1966 (Greyhound Express)
  • 1993–1998 (Sporting Life)
  • 1999–2023 (Racing Post)
  • 2024–2024 (Time Greyhound Nutrition)

Race history[edit]

It was inaugurated in 1957 at Wimbledon Stadium and was known as the Greyhound Express Merit Puppy Trophy but in 1964 it was renamed the Juvenile.[1][2] The event is an invitation competition for the best six greyhounds who still have a puppy status.[3][4]

In 2017 the race switched to Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne following the closure of Wimbledon Stadium. The relocation of the competition to Central Park continued a family legacy for the Cearns family who had been connected with the race when it was first held in 1957.[5]

From 2018 the competition was held at Owlerton Stadium before switching to Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2021.[6]

Venues[edit]

  • 1957–2011 (Wimbledon, 460m)
  • 2012–2016 (Wimbledon, 480m)
  • 2017–2017 (Central Park, 480m)
  • 2018–2020 (Sheffield, 500m)
  • 2021–present (Towcester, 500m)

Past winners[edit]

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP Notes
Greyhound Express Merit Puppy Trophy
1957 Beware Champ The Grand Champion – Beware of Me Paddy Fortune (Wimbledon)
1958 Varra Black Nose Glittering Look – Typhoon Jane Dennis Hannafin (Wimbledon)
1959 Armed Escort Ballymac Ball – Little Expert Ted Brennan (Owlerton) 28.69
1960 Ballinasloe Molly Northern Champion - Ballinasloe Baytown Crust W Tabbush 29.14
1961 Sally's Chat Hi There – Sallys Gossip Tony Dennis (Private) 28.50
1962 Rocket Ranger Solar Prince – Inlers Ena Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) 29.23
1963 Pineapple Joe[7] Clopook - Sight Unseen Dennis Hannafin (Wimbledon) 28.52 5/4f
The Juvenile
1964 Hi Joe Odd Venture - Hi Poole Noreen Collin (Private) 28.65 4/7f
1965 Morden Mist Super Orange - Denver Hetty Clare Orton (Wimbledon) 29.08 4/6f
1966 Forward Flash[2] Crazy Parachute - Supreme Witch Jack Brennan (Owlerton) 28.50 10/1
1967 Fire Trap Clonmannon Fire – Spring Trap Paddy McEvoy (Wimbledon) 28.06 5/1
1968 Mountleader Glen Boro Parachute – Rose of York John Horsfall (Catford) 28.53 100/7
1969 Sovereign Mint Maryville Hi – Cormackstown Beauty Peter Collett (Private) 28.21 3/1
1970 Dolores Rocket Newdown Heather - Come On Dolores Herbert White (Private) 28.24 7/2
1971 Short Interview The Grand Silver - Pride Of Corrin Tom Johnston Jr. (Wembley) 27.98 10/1
1972 Black Banjo Monalee Champion - Brook Densel Barney O'Connor (Walthamstow) 28.10 11/8f
1973 Myrtown Myross Again - Longstown Lassie Eddie Moore (White City - Manchester) 28.11 5/4f
1974 Head The Poll Kilbeg Kuda – Zuider Zee Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) 28.56 7/1
1975 Xmas Holiday Supreme Fun - Mary's Snowball Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) 28.31 7/4f
1976 Instant Gambler Itsachampion - Sabrina Dave Drinkwater (Bletchley) 28.98 9/4
1977 Prince Hill Own Pride - Dainty Beauty Joe Kelly (Leeds) 28.20 8/1
1978 Schofield Fish Minnesota Miller – Funny Fish Jack Coker (Oxford) 28.26 10/1
1979 Sport Promoter Breakaway Town - Kensington Queen Pat Mullins (Cambridge) 27.70 8/11f
1980 Upland Tiger Free Speech - Bresheen George Curtis (Hove) 27.48 1/2f Track record
1981 Kris Is Back All Wit – Faypoint Flyer Tom Johnston Jr. (Wembley) 28.16 9/2
1982 Mountkeefe Star Nameless Star – Hi Land Peg Geoff De Mulder (Coventry) 27.86 12/1
1983 Westmead Milos All Wit - Westmead Satin Natalie Savva (Milton Keynes) 27.73 3/1
1984 Hong Kong Mike Knockrour Slave - Amalthea Ray Andrews (Belle Vue) 27.80 6/4f
1986 Fearless Action Ron Hardy - Sarahs Bunny Geoff De Mulder (Oxford) 27.64 8/11f
1987 Spiral Darkie Lindas Champion - Spiral Three Gary Baggs (Ramsgate) 27.96 10/1
1988 Wendys Dream Tamarac - Up Town Girl Tom Foster (Wimbledon) 27.77 4/5f
1989 Bimbo Bird Citizen Supreme - Active Bimbo Sam Sykes (Wimbledon) 28.03 5/1
1990 Druids Johno Whisper Wishes - Hotsauce Mistake Patsy Byrne (Canterbury) 28.10 6/4f
1991 Slaneyside Hare Skelligs Tiger - Slaneyside Queen George Lightfoot (Norton Canes) 27.76 7/-4f
1992 Right Move[8] Daleys Gold - Westmead Move Nick Savva (Private) 27.66 7/2
1993 Our Timmy Aghadown Timmy - Neat Dish Jim Barrett (Cradley Heath) 27.84 6/1
1994 Ayr Flyer[9] Ardfert Sean - Slaneyside Glory Dawn Wheatley (Nottingham) 27.63 2/7f
1995 Bonmahon Darkie Carmels Prince - Debs Tick Terry Dartnall (Wimbledon) 27.66 11/10f
1996 Droopys Aldo Slippys Quest - The Other Point Henry Tasker (Perry Barr) 28.35 9/4jf
1997 Black Gem Charm Slaneyside Hare - Perrys Charmer Philip Rees Jr. (Wimbledon) 27.98 5/4f
1998 Ground Zero[10] Slaneyside Hare – Glue Vixen Geoff De Mulder (Milton Keynes) 27.95 3/1
1999 I'm Okay[11] Cry Dalcash - Farloe Post Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 27.79 5/4f
2000 Knockanroe Rover[12] Mountleader Peer - Seanos Miss Paul Stringer (Private) 27.84 3/1
2001 Reactabond Rebel[13] Some Picture - Droopys Lorraine Paul Young (Romford) 28.05 3/1
2002 Top Savings[14] Top Honcho - Too Breezy Garry Adam (Private) 27.56 4/5f
2003 On Line Deal[15] Staplers Jo - Lady Ballydaniel Paul Young (Romford) 28.21 3/1
2004 Kinda Spooky[16] Top Honcho - Kinda Swell Linda Jones (Walthamstow) 28.44 6/1
2005 Toms View[17] Toms the Best - Deneview Pearl Phil McComish (Nottingham) 27.81 4/6f
2006 Droopys Lomasi[18] Knockeevan Major - Droopys Beauty Stephen Dimmock (Milton Keynes) 28.00 25/1
2007 Express Ego[19] Top Honcho - Airport Express Owen McKenna (Ireland) 27.42 6/4f
2008 Ballymac Under[20] Ballymac Maeve - Ballymac Lark Matt Dartnall (Reading) 27.81 4/7f
2009 Fear Zafonic[21] Premier Fantasy-Farloe Oyster Charlie Lister (Private) 27.97 4/5f
2010 Ten Large Down [22] Royal Impact - Honey Princess Diane Henry (Private) 28.10 8/1
2011 Blue Artisan[23] Droopys Maldini – Poolie Pride Harry Williams (Sunderland) 28.59 6/1
2012 Eden Star[24] Top Savings – Aranock Val Barrie Draper (Sheffield] 28.59 6/4f
2013 Ballymac Eske[25] Burnpark Champ – Ballymac Penske Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.41 5/4f
2014 Droopys Odell[26] Blackstone Gene - Droopys Quinta Seamus Cahill (Hove) 28.84 6/1
2015 Ballymac Brogan[27] Ballymac Vic – Bawna Elsa Seamus Cahill (Hove) 28.39 9/2
2016 Ballymac Ramsey[28] Droopys Scolari – Ballymac Razl Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.65 7/2
2017 Murrys Act[29] Tullymurry Act – Brave Meave Kevin Boon (Yarmouth) 28.99 12/1
2018 Bull Run Button[30] Ballymac Eske – Tullowmac Java Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.86 9/4
2019 Seaglass Phantom[31] Droopys Jet – Beanfield Parke Patrick Janssens (Central Park) 28.60 5/2
2020 Ice on Fire[32][33] Crash – Bigmans Grainne James Fenwick (Newcastle) 29.21 2/5f
2021 Ballymac Trend[34] Ballymac Best – Motobar Abigail Kevin Boon (Towcester) 29.62 7/1
2022 Bubbly Apache[35] Loughteen Blanco – Droopys Berry Paul Young (Romford) 29.63 4/6f
2023 Arkady[36] Droopys Jet – Good Legacy David Mullins (Romford) 29.50 7/1
2024 Faypoint Harvey[37] Droopys Sydney – Roaming Shari Graham Holland (Ireland) 29.21 11/8f

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