What was the former name of the sponsor of the 1987 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby?
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1987 English Greyhound Derby The 1987 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 30 June 1987 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Signal Spark received £30,000 and the competition was sponsored by the Daily Mirror.
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Daily Mirror The Daily Mirror is a British national daily tabloid newspaper founded in 1903. It is owned by parent company Trinity Mirror. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply "The Mirror". It had an average daily print circulation of 716,923 in December 2016. Its Sunday sister paper is the "Sunday Mirror". Unlike other major British tabloids such as "The Sun" and the "Daily Mail", the "Mirror" has no separate Scottish edition - this function is performed by the "Daily Record" and "Sunday Mail" which incorporate certain stories from the "Mirror" that are of Scottish significance.
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Wonderland Greyhound Park Wonderland Greyhound Park is a closed greyhound racing track located in Revere, Massachusetts formerly owned by the Westwood Group. It was constructed on the site of the former Wonderland Amusement Park. Wonderland opened on June 12, 1935 and formerly offered 361 races during its 100-day, April to September racing period.
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Chesterfield Sports Stadium Chesterfield Sports Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Station Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
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Greyhound Park Greyhound Park is the only greyhound racing venue located in Adelaide, South Australia and has an approximate capacity of around 4,000. The track is in the northwestern suburb of Angle Park (and so sometimes just called "Angle Park") and held its first registered meeting with full betting facilities on 20 April 1972.
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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (26 April 1868 – 26 November 1940) was a leading British newspaper proprietor, owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd. He is known in particular, with his brother Alfred Harmsworth, the later Viscount Northcliffe, for the development of the "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mirror". He was a pioneer of popular journalism.
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1954 English Greyhound Derby The 1954 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 25 June 1954 at White City Stadium.
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Kevin Parry Kevin John Parry (1933 – 26 November 2010) was a businessman from Western Australia, most noted for his backing of the Taskforce '87 syndicate which unsuccessfully defended the 1987 America's Cup in Fremantle, Western Australia. The defence cost over $20 million and built and raced three 12-metre class boats: "Kookaburra I", "Kookaburra II", and "Kookaburra III".
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1890 Epsom Derby The 1890 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 2 June 1890. It was the 110th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sainfoin. The winner was ridden by John Watts and trained by John Porter.
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Eric Wickman Carl Eric Wickman (August 7, 1887 – February 5, 1954) was the founder of the Greyhound Lines, Inc.
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Poole Stadium Poole Stadium is a greyhound racing venue and speedway track located in the town centre of Poole, Dorset in England. The stadium is owned by the Borough of Poole. It was built in the early 1930s in an attempt to provide a source of entertainment to the residents of Poole during the Great Depression. It is also often referred to as Wimborne Road, which is a road that runs adjacent to the stadium. During weekdays, the stadium's large car park is used to provide parking for Poole Hospital's park and ride scheme.
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1940 English Greyhound Derby The 1940 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 29 June 1940 at Harringay Stadium. The winner G.R.Archduke received a first prize of £1,000. The event took place at Harringay because the traditional venue of White City was closed due to the war. Following the final the Derby was postponed until 1945.
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1989 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1989 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 16 September 1989.
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1981 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1981 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 25 July 1981.
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Sport Newspapers Sport Newspapers was the English publishing firm responsible for "The Daily Sport", "Sunday Sport" and a number of mid shelf and top shelf magazine titles, such as "Adult Sport", "Sport Babes", "Sport Reader's Wives" and "Ladsmag". It was founded in 1986 by David Sullivan, to launch the newspaper "Sunday Sport". The company offices were in Manchester, England.
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Staines Greyhound Stadium Staines Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Staines, Surrey.
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1977 English Greyhound Derby The 1977 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 25 June 1977 at White City Stadium.
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Sporting Chronicle The Sporting Chronicle, known colloquially as The Chron, was a Manchester-based, daily, national horse racing newspaper which operated in Great Britain for 112 years until its closure in 1983 due to unsustainable losses (£5.8 million since 1975). The last edition was published on 23 July of that year.
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Q Casino Q Casino (formerly Mystique and Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino) is a combination greyhound race track and casino (racino) located in Dubuque, Iowa. The casino is owned by the City of Dubuque, and operated by the non-profit Dubuque Racing Association, its license holder. It is a member of the Iowa Gaming Association, and shares a gaming license with the Diamond Jo Casino, also in Dubuque. Beginning operations on June 1, 1985, the track became a full-service casino following the introduction of table games in 2005.
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1964 Daily Mirror Trophy The 2nd Daily Mirror Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 March 1964 at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England. The race was run over 35 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Innes Ireland in a BRP.
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1980 English Greyhound Derby The 1980 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 28 June 1980 at White City Stadium.
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Golden Jacket The Golden Jacket is a greyhound competition held at Crayford Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1975 at Harringay Stadium but following the closure of the track switched to Hall Green Stadium and then Monmore Green Stadium before finding a home at Crayford.