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8. Report on Mick`s 2nd English Derby win in a row, from The Greyhound Mirror.

Mick won the Welsh Derby and the English Cesarewich also in 1930. Over the
course of those two campaigns alone, he managed to set 4 new world records in
40 days. At this time too he set another world record when he became the first
greyhound ever to win 19 races in a row. The winning streak ended on 23rd
August 1930 when he got injured in tthe Laurels at Wimbledon. He did not
resume racing again until March 1931. He then won 4 races in succession and
even managed to equal the track record at Wembley in the Spring Cup final. He
reached the English Derby final again for the third year in a row. He won the
final but the race was voided due to other dogs fighting behind him. As an
ageing dog, he did not have the stamina during the re-run for a repeat
performance and finished fourth. However, a few months later he ran what
many would consider his greatest race of all. He was then 5 years of age, which
is old for a racing greyhound but he won each round of the St Leger to reach the
final. He showed tremendous heart in a very tough race to claim victory. To this
day he is still the oldest greyhound to have won the St Leger.

9. Mick enjoying his newly won St Leger trophy.