the recent success had made oxford one of the leading provincial tracks in the uk and the first ever derby success came in 1994 when ringa hustle trained by tony meek won the 1994 english greyhound derby. kind of magic won the 1993 scurry gold cup for litzi miller who herself would win eight trainers titles. however, as the 90s progressed northern sports parent company hawkins of harrow were beginning to suffer from the recession that was affecting their other business interests in construction and garden centres.