1979 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

1979 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

The 1979 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 53rd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award Name of Winner
1979 English Greyhound Derby Sarahs Bunny [2] [3]
1979 Irish Greyhound Derby Penny County [4] [5]
1979 Scottish Greyhound Derby Greenville Boy [6]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year Geoff De Mulder
Greyhound of the Year Desert Pilot & Kilmagoura Mist
Irish Greyhound of the Year Nameless Pixie

Principal UK races

References

  1. Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  2. Dick, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 165/166/167/168/169. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
  3. "1979". Greyhound Data.
  4. Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-2006. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0709-0609.
  5. Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  6. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
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