Townhead Greyhound Track was a former greyhound racing track in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was located on the north bank of the River Irvine...
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union team is Irvine RFC. The town used to have two greyhound racing tracks: the Townhead Greyhound Track, closed in 1967 and the Irvine Caledonian Stadium...
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Irvine Caledonian Stadium (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
other being the Townhead Greyhound Track. The racing at the Caledonian Stadium ended in 1993. Both the football ground and the greyhound stadium have since...
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2021 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 96th year of greyhound racing in the Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Greyhound racing in Ireland...
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Dens Park (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
track and the racing took place under National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) rules. Distances raced over were 260, 450, 460 and 650 yards. Greyhound racing...
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Firhill Stadium (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
sponsorship reasons, is a football and former rugby union, rugby league and greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland which...
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Hawick Target Hill Greyhound Track was a former greyhound racing track in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The greyhound track was located between Mosshills...
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Clyde Valley Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track on Airbles Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The racecourse was situated between...
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of 50 tracks affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Society and 14 tracks affiliated the rival organisation the British Greyhound Tracks Control...
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Blantyre Greyhound Stadium also known as Craighead Park was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. The track opened...
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The 2024 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the 99th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Trainers' Judgement Night held...
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The 2023 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 98th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Open race competitions increased again...
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Shotts Gasworks Park Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The mining communities of Shotts were instrumental...
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Shawfield Stadium (redirect from Shawfield dogs track)
following two years the majority of trainers moved their greyhounds to other venues as the track became derelict. During October 2022, the stadium's owner...
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Shielfield Park (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
attendances. Gordon Grant secured a lease for greyhound racing in 1991 and after the construction of a track and associated facilities the racing arrived...
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The 1934 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the ninth year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Betting and Lotteries Act 1934...
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Cappielow (category Greyhound racing in Scotland)
Barcelona winning 2–1. Independent (unlicensed) greyhound racing started on 12 August 1933 and the greyhound track was known as Cappielow. The company responsible...
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vacant. The Irish Greyhound Board stepped in to save the track and installed a management team to run it. The third BAGS/SIS track championship went to...
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Tannadice Park (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
venue in Dundee to stage greyhound racing when it came to the city in 1928. The first meeting took place on 18 May 1928. The track was independent (unlicensed)...
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Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the fourth year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 1929 was an unusual year for greyhound racing...
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of 600 yards and the Welsh Greyhound Derby at White City Stadium, Cardiff, winning the final by ten lengths in a new track and national record of 29.55...
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Greyhound Racing Year was the 60th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The year was dominated by the two superstar greyhounds...
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subscription. Owned by the Albion Glasgow Racing Ltd the track was affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Society and became a very popular venue during...
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East End Park (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
Park to be used for greyhound racing in the early 1930s. The rent from this activity helped keep the club afloat, but the dog track cut across the corners...
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Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the third year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. + unofficial National Derby The oval track form of...
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National Greyhound Racing Society (NGRS) a set fee for the off course rights. The NGRS would then distribute the money between all NGRC affiliated tracks. This...
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The 1990 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 64th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The greyhound betting levy bill was...
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Cliftonhill (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
Blantyre Greyhound Stadium. The move was prompted by a desire to replace the speedway track with a greyhound track. The original speedway track was unusual...
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UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 82nd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Two time English Greyhound Derby champion...
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(Milesmark) Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in the village of Milesmark, north-west of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland The race track was opened...
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