Select Stakes (greyhounds)
The Select Stakes is a greyhound competition held at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium.[1] It was run at Wembley Stadium from 1952 until 1996, when it moved to Nottingham in 1997 after the closure of the greyhounds at Wembley.
Past winners
| Year | Winning Greyhound | Winning Trainer | Winning Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ballylanigan Tanist | Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) | 29.23 sec |
| 1953 | Endless Gossip | Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) | 29.68 sec |
| 1954 | Rushton Mac | Frank Johnson (Private) | 29.34 sec |
| 1955 | Duet Leader | Tom 'Paddy' Reilly (Walthamstow) | 29.77 sec |
| 1956 | Duet Leader | Tom 'Paddy' Reilly (Walthamstow) | 29.26 sec |
| 1957 | Ford Spartan | Dennis Hannafin (Wimbledon) | 29.18 sec |
| 1958 | Mile Bush Pride | Jack Harvey (Wembley) | 29.12 sec |
| 1959 | Mile Bush Pride | Jack Harvey (Wembley) | 29.11 sec |
| 1960 | Clonalvy Pride | Jack Harvey (Wembley) | 29.02 sec |
| 1961 | Oregon Prince | Phil Rees Sr. (Private) | 29.29 sec |
| 1962 | Dromin Glory | John Bassett (Clapton) | 29.23 sec |
| 1963 | Lucky Boy Boy | John Bassett (Clapton) | 29.30 sec |
| 1964 | Pineapple Joe | Dennis Hannafin (Wimbledon) | 28.93 sec |
| 1965 | Geddy's Empress | Bill Kelly (Clapton) | 29.02 sec |
| 1966 | Dusty Trail | Paddy Milligan (Private) | 29.20 sec |
| 1967 | Carry On Oregon | Clare Orton (Wimbledon) | 29.15 sec |
| 1968 | Butchers Tec | Ronnie Melville (Wembley) | 29.31 sec |
| 1969 | Valiant Ray | Kevin O'Neill (Walthamstow) | 29.02 sec |
| 1970 | Kilronane Jet | Tom Johnston Sr. (Wembley) | 29.07 sec |
| 1971 | Supreme Fun | Sid Ryall (Private) | 29.19 sec |
| 1972 | Westmead County | Natalie Savva (Private) | 29.23 sec |
| 1973 | Say Little | Colin McNally (Perry Barr) | 29.64 sec |
| 1974 | Acomb Dot | John Malcolm (Hall Green) | 29.20 sec |
| 1975 | Toms Mor | Paddy Milligan (Private) | 29.21 sec |
| 1976 | Mutts Silver | Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) | 29.22 sec |
| 1977 | Huberts Shade | Tom 'Paddy' Reilly (Walthamstow) | 29.32 sec |
| 1978 | Dale Lad | Geoff DeMulder (Hall Green) | 29.95 sec |
| 1979 | Desert Pilot | Geoff DeMulder (Hall Green) | 29.46 sec |
| 1980 | Desert Pilot | Geoff DeMulder (Hall Green) | 29.21 sec |
| 1981 | Greenane Metro | Arthur Hitch (Private) | 29.7 sec |
| 1982 | Brief Candle | Paddy Hancox (Perry Barr) | 29.13 sec |
| 1983 | Whisper Wishes | Mrs Jill Holt (Slough) | 29.30 sec |
| 1984 | Living Trail | John Honeysett (Wembley) | 29.32 sec |
| 1985 | Ballintubber One | Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) | 28.96 sec |
| 1986 | Fearless Action | Geoff DeMulder (Oxford) | 28.96 sec |
| 1987 | Stouke Whisper | John Honeysett (Wembley) | 29.48 sec |
| 1988 | Curryhills Gara | Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Private) | 29.10 sec |
| 1989 | Yes Speedy | John McGee (Private) | 28.84 sec |
| 1990 | Westmead Harry | Nick Savva (Private) | 29.30 sec |
| 1991 | Summerhill Super | John Copplestone (Portsmouth) | 29.19 sec |
| 1992 | Pineapple Lemon | Michael Compton (Private) | 29.35 sec |
| 1993 | Simply Free | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 29.16 sec |
| 1994 | Snow Flash | Colin Dolby (Wembley) | 29.71 sec |
| 1995 | Courier Kid | John Coleman (Walthamstow) | 29.25 sec |
| 1996 | Some Picture | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 28.91 sec |
| 1997 | Larkhill Jo | Nick Savva (Walthamstow) | 30.19 sec |
| 1998 | Jaspers Boy | David Pruhs (Peterborough) | 30.29 sec |
| 1999 | Jaspers Boy | David Pruhs (Peterborough) | 30.00 sec |
| 2000 | Rackethall Jet | Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon) | 30.45 sec |
| 2001 | Sonic Flight | Nick Savva (Private) | 30.26 sec |
| 2002 | Droopys Rhys | Ted Soppitt (Private) | 30.42 sec |
| 2003 | Droopys Shearer | Ted Soppitt (Private) | 29.85 sec |
| 2004 | Dairyland Sue | Pat Rosney (Belle Vue) | 29.74 sec |
| 2005 | Roxholme Girl | Hayley Keightley (Private) | 29.84 sec |
| 2006 | Cleenas Lady | Terry Dartnall (Reading) | 29.61 sec |
| 2007 | Cleenas Lady | Terry Dartnall (Reading) | 30.09 sec |
| 2008 | Barnfield on Air | Sam Poots (Private) | 29.84 sec |
| 2009 | Windy Miller | Pat Rosney (Monmore) | 29.69 sec |
| 2010 | Jordansoilutions | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 29.90 sec |
| 2011 | Jordansoilutions | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 30.07 sec |
| 2012 | Silverview Perky | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 30.34 sec |
Locations
- 1954-1974 - Wembley, 525 yards
- 1975–1996 - Wembley, 490 metres
- 1997–present - Nottingham, 500 metres