The 2006 Blue Square Greyhound Derby took place during May & June with the final being on 3 June 2006 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner and defending champion Westmead Hawk received £100,000. Westmead Hawk became only the fourth greyhound in history to win the Derby twice.
Final result At Wimbledon (over 480 metres): PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSectionalSPTimeTrainer 1stWestmead HawkSonic Flight - Mega Delight45.024-7f28.44Nick Savva (Private)2ndMineola FarloeTop Honcho - Farloe Dingle24.917-228.50Seamus Graham (Ireland)3rdAmarillo SlimKnockeevan Star - Lemon Sugar54.926-128.56Graham Calvert Jr. (Private)4thWestmead JoeLarkhill Jo - Mega Delight35.147-128.62Nick Savva (Private)5thCleenas LadyHondo Black - Mind the Way15.1125-128.76Terry Dartnall (Private)6thClash DarbyCome On Lleyton - Clash Minnie64.9333-128.96John Geddis (Private)
Distances ¾, ¾, ¾, 1¾, 2½ (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.
Race report Nick Savva's star, who was trailing Mineola Farloe around the last bend, produced his customary burst of late pace to snatch the victory on the home straight in a time of 28.44 (the fastest time of the year at the venue). The four other contenders all ran well breaking 29.00 seconds but none of them could stay with Westmead Hawk.
Quarter finals
Heat 1 (May 23)PosName SP Time 1st Clash Darby 25-1 28.632nd Cleenas Lady 4-1 28.693rd Larkhill Jim 7-4f 28.714th Greenwell Storm 7-2 28.795th Vancouver Sparky 5-1 28.816th Hondo Dingle 9-2 28.95
Heat 2 (May 23)PosName SP Time 1st Bubbly Classic 8-1 28.522nd Ice And Lemon 7-2 28.663rd Brookvill Genius 6-1 28.824th Yorkshire 5-1 28.945th Saving Time 12-1 28.966th Greenwell Flash 5-4f 28.98
Heat 3 (May 23)PosName SP Time 1st Westmead Joe 5-2 28.602nd Amarillo Slim 4-1 28.613rd Mineola Farloe 4-6f 28.684th Frisby Fuller 20-1 28.785th Milldean Billy 10-1 28.806th Courts Ad Be 20-1 28.98
Heat 4 (May 23)PosName SP Time 1st Westmead Hawk 8-11f 28.582nd Ballymac Pires 12-1 28.643rd Blue Majestic 8-1 28.844th Fear Me 3-1 29.045th Kanes Blue 5-1 29.266th Baran Zeus 50-1 00.00
Semi finals
First Semi Final (May 27)PosName of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Amarillo Slim 7-4f 28.78 Calvert2nd Westmead Joe 3-1 28.90 Savva3rd Clash Darby 14-1 29.16 Geddis4th Bubbly Classic 7-2 29.28 Knight5th Brookvill Genius 14-1 29.34 Clemenson6th Blue Majestic 9-2 29.40 Graham
Second Semi Final (May 27)PosName of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Westmead Hawk 4-5f 28.62 Savva2nd Mineola Farloe 5-1 28.64 Graham3rd Cleenas Lady 10-1 28.78 Dartnall4th Ballymac Pires 9-2 28.92 Dartnall5th Larkhill Jim 6-1 29.14 Gaughan6th Ice And Lemon 16-1 29.26 Rumney
See also 2006 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
References
Results Results and video of the race
External links British Greyhound Racing Board Greyhound Data