Despite this, he took the lead at the first bend and led from there on out, winning by five-and-a-half lengths from Westmead Guru in another new track record with a time of 28.17.
[5] During 2011 he won twelve of seventeen races entered, including the Ladbrokes Gold Cup and the Henlow Derby.
[1] The Henlow Derby, sponsored by Primus Telecom, came with a prize of £15,000 and despite being pushed by Gold Snapper, Sky was seen as the favourite to become Greyhound of the Year after his victory.
The closest he came was in the East Anglian Derby, worth £15,000, but was denied by a leading greyhound trained by Paul Young called Bubbly Phoenix.
The final saw favourite Bubbly Phoenix lead at halfway to win the prize for his owners 'The Champagne Club Syndicate' with Taylors Sky running on for second place.