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DeutschMile Bush Pride
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| Sire | The Grand Champion |
|---|---|
| Dam | Witching Dancer |
| Sex | Dog |
| Whelped | August 1956 |
| Color | Brindle |
| Owner | Noel Purvis |
| Trainer | Jack Harvey |
| Record | |
| English Greyhound Derby Scottish Greyhound Derby Welsh Greyhound Derby Cesarewitch Pall Mall Select Stakes x 2 Wembley Spring Cup x 2 | |
| Awards | |
| Triple Crown winner | |
Mile Bush Pride was a racing greyhound of the late 1950s and 1960.[1] He is one of three greyhounds along with Patricias Hope and Trev's Perfection to win the Triple Crown which consisted of the English Greyhound Derby, Scottish Greyhound Derby and Welsh Greyhound Derby.[2]
Breeding
[edit]He was bred by Nora Johnston in Campile, County Wexford, and reared by Hannah Malone.[3]
Racing
[edit]1958
[edit]Mile Bush Pride had been bought for £2,500 for the 1958 English Greyhound Derby by Wembley trainer Jack Harvey for owner Noel Purvis, a shipping magnate.[4] The brindle greyhound reached the final but finished in third place from a bad trap draw in a race considered to be one of the strongest in the history of the competition.[5]
1959
[edit]In 1959 Mile Bush Pride won the triple crown, he was aimed at the 1959 English Greyhound Derby as the ante post favourite and duly won the event.[6] He then secured the Scottish Greyhound Derby and Welsh Greyhound Derby.[3]
In addition to the triple crown he won the Pall Mall and Select Stakes and Cesarewitch in 1959.[3][4]
1960
[edit]In 1960 he qualified for a third successive Derby final during the 1960 English Greyhound Derby.[7]
Retirement
[edit]Mile Bush Pride was retired to stud in 1960 after the Derby and died in 1963. At the time he was regarded as the greatest greyhound since Mick the Miller.[8][4]
Pedigree
[edit]| Tanist | |||||||||||||||
| Mad Tanist | |||||||||||||||
| Mad Darkie | |||||||||||||||
| The Grand Champion | |||||||||||||||
| Bella's Prince | |||||||||||||||
| Could Be Worse | |||||||||||||||
| Bomb Fire | |||||||||||||||
| Mile Bush Pride | |||||||||||||||
| Bah's Choice | |||||||||||||||
| Imperial Dancer | |||||||||||||||
| Imperial Girl | |||||||||||||||
| Witching Dancer | |||||||||||||||
| Manhattan Midnight | |||||||||||||||
| Witching Night | |||||||||||||||
| Top Class | |||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
- ^ "Mile Bush Pride profile". Greyhound Data.
- ^ a b c Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- ^ a b c "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1960) June edition". Greyhound Star.
- ^ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 104/105/106. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
- ^ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 106/107. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
- ^ Dick, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 108/109/110/111. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.