After recording 29.10 seconds in a 525 yards trial at Harold's Cross Stadium he was bought by Al Burnett, who was known for owning the Pigalle Club in London.
After being defeated in the inaugural BBC Sportsview TV Trophy at odds of 1-4f, he won the 1958 Derby in fine style setting a track record on the way to winning the event.
[7] [8][9] During 1958, he also won the Pall Mall Stakes at Harringay Stadium, the Edinburgh Cup and the Cesarewitch (dead-heat), which culminated in him being voted the Greyhound of the Year.
[10][11] During 1959 he won the Anglo-Irish International, the Wood Lane Stakes and successfully defended his Edinburgh Cup title.
He failed in the first round of the 1960 English Greyhound Derby before reaching the final of the 1960 Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park[5][12] Burnett sold Pigalle Wonder to stud during 1963 and he became a successful sire, with offspring that included Wonder Valley, Shady Begonia, Russian Gun.