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Mick the Miller
a sporting Legend, a Greyhound born and bred in Killeigh, County Offaly,
Ireland
by Brendan Berry, May 31 2023
Presented with permission from the author

1. Sculpture of Mick the Miller by artist Elizabeth O`Kane
on Killeigh village green.

Mick the Miller was the first great star of greyhound stadium racing in Britain.

Born in Killeigh, County Offaly in 1926, he had a successful Irish career before he
began racing in England in 1929. By the time he retired in 1931 he had won 5
classics including the English Derby twice, the Cesarewich, the St Leger and also
the Welsh Derby. He was the first greyhound to win the English Derby twice in
succession and the first greyhound in the world to win 19 races in a row (both
records remained unequalled for over 40 years). He won 51 of his 68 races, finished
out of the top 2 positions only 6 times and also won 10 of his 13 one-on-one
matches. His total prizemoney was £9,017 (€485,000 in today`s money) and he won
18 silver and 6 gold trophies. Mick equalled 2 track records and set 7 new ones (6 of
which were also new world records).
He was a very exciting dog to watch and people flocked in their thousands to see
him run.