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Ballyregan Bob

Greyhound

Summary

Greyhound

Field	Value
greyhoundname	Ballyregan Bob
image	File:1986 Ballyregan Bob.jpg
imagesize	400px
caption	Ballyregan Bob at Oxford Stadium
sire	Ballyheigue Moon
dam	Evening Daisy
sex	Dog
whelped	12 May 1983
death_date	3 April 1994 (aged 10)
color	Brindle
breeder	Robert Cunningham
owner	Kevern family
trainer	George Curtis (Brighton)
racerecord	World record holder (32 consecutive victories)
otherawards	1985 Greyhound of the Year
1986 Greyhound of the Year

1986 Greyhound of the Year](greyhound-of-the-year-awards)

Ballyregan Bob (12 May 1983 to 3 April 1994) was a racing greyhound who, along with Mick the Miller and Scurlogue Champ, is one of the most revered racing hounds in British greyhound racing.

Ballyregan Bob was a brindle dog and was whelped in May 1983. Trained by George Curtis he would become world famous for breaking the world record for consecutive race wins.

Racing career

In 1985 Ballyregan Bob won three major events, the Olympic at home track Brighton, the Test at Walthamstow and the Essex Vase at Romford. Whilst winning these events he remained unbeaten and was on his way to setting the world record. He also qualified for the final of the classic race the St Leger at Wembley but was a non runner in the final.

Wins and track records continued to come his way in 1986 until on 9 December he lined up for the Racing Post Challenge at Brighton and duly broke the world record held by American greyhound Joe Dump by winning his 32nd consecutive race.

Retirement and death

After retirement Bob was put to stud and sired many litters. In 1990 he returned from the United States where he had undertaken stud duties and was sent to Germany where he stood with breeder Franz Joseph Gillett, before eventually returning to Britain.

Ballyregan Bob has the unique distinction of being the only dog ever nominated as Guest of Honour at the commissioning of Royal Navy patrol boat HMS Pursuer - an accolade awarded because of the depiction of a greyhound in the ship's badge.

After his death of old age in 1994, the greyhound was exhibited in the Natural History Museum at Tring along with Mick the Miller.

World record

Date
1985	Distance
(metres)	Venue	Starting Price	Trap	Win distance (lengths)	Time	Race	May 9	May 11	May 16	May 28	June 4	June 11	June 22	July 2	July 6	July 9	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 26	Nov 2	Nov 9	Nov 16	Nov 23	Nov 30	Dec 6	Dec 12	Dec 21
515	Hove	4-11	6	3 ¾	29.63	Olympic Heats
515	Hove	2-9	6	4 ¼	29.67	Olympic Semi Finals
515	Hove	2-5	4	1 ½	30.04	Olympic Final
640	Walthamstow	1-4	6	9 ½	39.40 TR	Test Heats
640	Walthamstow	1-3	4	13	39.92	Test Semi Finals
640	Walthamstow	1-4	3	9 ¾	39.59	Test Final
660	Wimbledon	1-4	6	12	40.43	Derby Final Night Stayers
575	Romford	4-11	5	Shd	35.48	Essex Vase Heats
575	Romford	4-7	4	11 ½	35.21	Essex Vase Semi Finals
575	Romford	1-2	5	2 ¼	url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-july-4-2/	title=Remember When July	date=28 July 2019	publisher=Greyhound Star}}	Essex Vase Final
655	Wembley	4-9	5	3 ¾	40.15	St Leger First Round
655	Wembley	1-3	5	8	39.46 TR	St Leger Second Round
655	Wembley	4-9	5	1	40.56	St Leger Semi Finals
695	Hove	1-8	5	14 ¾	41.13 TR	Open
680	Nottingham	1-4	5	6 ¼	41.87 TR	Open
683	Hackney	1-6	5	8	42.24 TR	Open
660	Wimbledon	1-6	6	7 ½	40.35 TR	Open
715	Sheffield	1-7	6	20	44.41	Open
688	Harringay	2-7	6	14	41.94 TR	Open
710	Wembley	4-9	4	11 ¾	42.63 TR	John Power Showdown
740	Hove	3-10	5	9	44.65	Invitation

Date
1986	Distance
(metres)	Venue	Starting Price	Trap	Win distance (lengths)	Time	Race	Mar 22	Apr 2	Apr 10	Apr 19	Apr 26	May 8	May 17	Nov 13	Nov 21	Nov 28	Dec 9
695	Hove	None	5	11 ¾	42.21	Open
655	Wembley	1-8	5	9 ½	39.57	Trainers Championship
680	Nottingham	1-7	5	3	41.99	Open
660	Wimbledon	1-9	5	13 ¾	40.15 TR	Open
650	Powderhall	1-10	5	14 ¼	39.60 TR	Open
670	Brough Park	1-9	5	15	41.15 TR	Open
660	Wimbledon	1-5	5	5 ¾	40.23	Racing Post International
695	Hove	1-5	6	9	42.36	S1 Graded
688	Harringay	1-7	4	10 ½	42.00	Open
688	Harringay	1-10	5	16	41.74 TR	Open
695	Hove	1-4	6	9 ¼	42.04 TR	Racing Post Challenge

Pedigree

References

(28 April 2016). "REMEMBER WHEN: APRIL". greyhoundstar.co.uk.
Genders, Roy. (1981). "The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing". Pelham Books Ltd.
(1986). "Racing Post Greyhound Year, pages 38-40". Racing Post.
Barnes, Julia. (1988). "Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 399-401". Ringpress Books.
Montague, Trevor. (2004). "A-Z of Sport, page 378". Little, Brown.
"Ballyregan Bob profile". Greyhound Data.
(2018). "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1990) November edition". Greyhound Star.
(28 July 2019). "Remember When July". Greyhound Star.

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