• Albion Greyhound Racecourse was a greyhound racing and Motorcycle speedway stadium in Salford. The residents of Salford had a large horse racecourse on...
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  • 1929 when they finished 5th. They were based at Albion Greyhound Racecourse also known as the Salford Albion Stadium in Cromwell Road, Salford. "Salford Speedway"...
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    established the Greyhound Coursing Association and the first meeting was held using a 'tin hare' (mechanical lure) at Epping Racecourse (Harold Park) on...
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    registered sector consists of 20 racecourses and approximately 880 trainers, 4,000 kennel staff and 860 racecourse officials. Greyhound owners number 15,000, with...
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  • The Albion Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Glasgow. Albion in Glasgow opened on 21 April 1928 on the Broomloan Road and was described...
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    Racecourse, Wodonga, Victoria Wyong Race Club, Wyong, New South Wales Albion Park Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland Geelong Harness Racing Club, Geelong, Victoria...
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    Towcester Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located within Towcester Racecourse at Towcester in Northamptonshire, England. It has been the...
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  • races. A greyhound racing track was constructed on the final turn inside the racecourse in 1974 following the closure of the Halfway Greyhound Track in...
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    The stadium has won several awards including the British Greyhound Racing Board's 'Racecourse of the Year' award in 1998 and again in 2003. Following the...
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    The low lying parts of Albion came into the limelight when a swampy area near the Breakfast Creek was designated as the racecourse. In 1885, it became the...
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  • Ensbury Park Racecourse was a short lived horse racing and greyhound racing course in Bournemouth between the Kinson and Ensbury Park areas. A new 88...
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    On 24 January 1980 the Colwick Park greyhound track opened, it was situated on the north side of the racecourse where a car parking area had stood and...
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  • The 1928 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the third year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. + unofficial National Derby The...
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    the immediate area. The difficult plot did not deter South London Greyhound Racecourses Ltd., who went ahead with plans to build a large stadium ready for...
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  • Directions of the Stipendiary Stewards, who set the standards for greyhound welfare at the racecourses. Stewards’ Inquiries are held both locally and at the London...
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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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  • White City Stadium, Glasgow (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
    Stadium, which was situated to the north-east and even closer to the Albion Greyhound Stadium, which opened the same year and across the road also on the...
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  • Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, tennis, American football, speedway and greyhound racing. Football in the United Kingdom List of indoor arenas in the United...
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  • most of its existence. The Portsmouth Greyhound Racecourse Company initially opened the track but the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) clearly had an...
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  • Squires Gate Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound track in Blackpool, Lancashire. It is not to be confused with the Blackpool St Annes Greyhound Stadium that...
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    Beacon Park (Plymouth) (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
    called Albion Drive. When Devonport Albion merged with Plymouth RFC to become Plymouth Albion R.F.C. they moved into Beacon Park in 1920. Greyhound racing...
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  • Shebbertown or Abbotsham Racecourse was a horse racing, greyhound racing and whippet racing course near Abbotsham, Devon; an area in South West England...
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  • Speedway Tracks. "Audenshaw Racecourse Speedway". The National Speedway Museum. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books...
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    members of staff at the racecourse were made redundant, many having to claim statutory redundancy from the government. The last greyhound meeting was on 12...
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    the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished...
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  • Blackpool Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound track in Blackpool, Lancashire. It is not to be confused with the Blackpool Squires Gate Greyhound Stadium,...
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    Walthamstow Stadium (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
    Stadium was a greyhound racing track in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London. It was regarded as the leading greyhound racing stadium...
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    Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24...
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    Athletic Ground (Cobridge) (category Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom)
    1932, a Glasgow company called Albion Greyhounds affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Society formed Albion Greyhounds (Stoke) Ltd by raising £40,000...
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    White City Greyhounds was the greyhound racing operation held at White City Stadium in London. The venue was regarded as the sport's primary track during...
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