1989 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

The 1989 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 63rd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
1989 English Greyhound Derby	Lartigue Note ^[2] ^[3]
1989 Irish Greyhound Derby	Manorville Magic ^[4]
1989 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Airmount Grand ^[5]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	John McGee Sr.
Greyhound of the Year	Waltham Abbey
Irish Greyhound of the Year	Manorville Magic

Daily Mirror Grand National, Hall Green (April 1, 474m h, £3,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Lemon Chip	Philip Rees Jr.	1-1f	29.84	5
2nd	Blazing Home	Philip Rees Jr.	3-1	29.85	1
3rd	Gizmo Pasha	Linda Mullins	9-1	29.91	6
4th	Columbkille Jet	Paddy Hancox	6-1	29.97	2
5th	Indianna Scarlet	Terry O'Sullivan	14-1	30.00	3
6th	Belmore Captain	Tom Foster	14-1	30.34	4

+Track Record

Ladbrokes Scottish Derby, Shawfield (May 13, 500m, £10,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Airmount Grand	Gerald Kiely	1-1f	30.03	6
2nd	Galtymore Lad	Geoff De Mulder	6-4	30.07	4
3rd	Atlantic Jet	Harry Crapper	7-1	30.25	1
4th	Alley Bally	Terry Dartnall	8-1	30.33	2
5th	Arrow House	B Wilson	12-1	30.53	3
N/R	Decoy Regan Lass	Kevin Cobbold

Track Bookmakers Cesarewitch, Belle Vue (Sep 23, 853m, £3,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Minnies Siren ^[6]	Kenny Linzell	5-4f	56.03	6
2nd	Saquita	Dennis Jewell	4-1	56.06	5
3rd	Catunda Flame	Russ Kinsey	9-4	56.12	2
4th	Manx Jet	Nigel Saunders	10-1	56.32	4
5th	Spring Flower	Linda Mullins	20-1	56.50	3
6th	Benedene Rose	Peter Payne	10-1	56.53	1

Laurent-Perrier Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 7, 640m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Waltham Abbey	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	2-1	39.91	4
2nd	Chicita Banana	John McGee Sr.	7-4f	39.99	5
3rd	Hello Blackie	Roger York	16-1	40.05	1
4th	Sard	John McGee Sr.	9-1	40.47	2
5th	Hot Fluff	Arthur Hitch	8-1	40.51	3
6th	Exile Energy	Gary Baggs	8-1	40.81	6

St Georges Hospital Oaks, Wimbledon (Oct 28, 480m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Nice And Lovely	Derek Tidswell	9-4	29.02	6
2nd	Glengiblin Flash	T Batterbee	8-1	29.18	4
3rd	Nans Brute	Bill Masters	2-1f	29.19	2
4th	Crohane Lucy	Tony Lucas	5-1	29.22	1
5th	Blend of Magic	Molly Redpath	8-1	29.38	5
6th	Alley Bally	Terry Dartnall	5-1	29.50	3

Ike Morris Laurels, Wimbledon (Dec 23, 460m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Parquet Pal	Arthur Hitch	9-4	27.68	2
2nd	Daring Duke	John Honeysett	7-1	27.84	1
3rd	Westmead Havoc	Natalie Savva	14-1	27.88	4
4th	Yes Speedy	John McGee Sr.	7-4f	27.89	3
5th	Glenvale Boy	Geoff De Mulder	7-1	27.90	5
6th	Slippy Blue	Kenny Linzell	5-1	27.94	6

↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
↑ Dick, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 200/201/202/203. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
↑ "1989". Greyhound Data.
↑ Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-2006. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0709-0609.
↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
↑ "Remember When - October 1989". Greyhound Star.

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Greyhound stadiums in Ireland
Current (Republic of Ireland)	Clonmel Cork Dundalk Enniscorthy Galway Kilkenny Lifford Limerick Longford Mullingar Newbridge Shelbourne Park Thurles Tralee Waterford Youghal
Current (Northern Ireland)	Derry Drumbo Park
Former (Republic of Ireland)	Ballybunion Cork (Show Grounds) Cork (Western Road) Dundalk (Ramparts) Harold's Cross Limerick (Markets Field) Navan Newbridge (St Conleth's Park)
Former (Northern Ireland)	Celtic Park Dunmore Stadium