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Wimbledon dog track shuts down tonight
Wimbledon dog track shuts down tonight
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Hard to believe that sky aren't showing tonight's final meet
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My favourite was White city dogs, (The Govenor) a favourite too of Stan Bowles who always did his tank (dosh) there.
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Indeed btf, I saw Bob and the Champ live many times, Scurlogue Champ used to fill every stadium to the rafters when he ran. I could go on and on about days and nights at pretty much every track in the South, no doubt I've lost a fortune what with failed gambles, buying dogs, kennel and vet fees and general expenses but it was my life for a very long time and don't regret anything.
Coachbuster, to me as a born and bred Londoner Romford has always been in Essex for me and I'd be quite surprised if the folks that originally hail from Romford would say otherwise. |
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Twizzle, it's on RPGTV, channel 468.
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slippy
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Not on Virgin and anyway with Sky's commitment to the sport would have thought its the least they could have done
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What times it on chaps. i may have a dabble..
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On now, 6 races left the next one is 21.15.
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Tyvm
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Back the feckin hare G2D it never loses....................
I'll get me coat. |
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How ya feellin Boxy?
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Good thanks, are you winning??
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Of course
 Don't over excite yerself. Btw, Rachel Riley is on 138 at 12:10 |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO my right arm won't take it.
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Get a friendly nurse. 150 an hour
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bloody hell I've being paying double!!
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ya a rum lad Boxy.. |
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Greyhound racing has been ran to the ground to get hold of the land
 Such a shame all these tracks gone. I used to love going the dogs, and owned many good dogs. Taking them on away trips from Reading for Open races at Wimbledon, Oxford, Walthamstow, Milton Keynes etc. Hearing the winning time of 28.02 at Reading. Another night going to Reading watching a new pup winning on its debut, then bombing over to Oxford to watch another of our dogs winning an Open at Oxford. Also watching Westmead Hawk win the Derby at Wimbledon, an amazing dog. Very happy days, sadly a bygone era |
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Aye Slippers - i'd probably say that Romford is London AND Essex . Everyones happy then .
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Sad day, but has brought back many happy memories of dog racing.
I have lived a long, varied life but one thing I have not regretted is my gambling on horses and dogs. Going to the dogs was brilliant  |
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You could say the track went to the dogs, *badum tss*. Anyway I'm surprised the sport is still around, the liquidity is pitiful.
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Lived in and around Wimbledon and used to go there 70s/early 80s. Just started salivating thinking of the mixed grill you could get in the grandstand - doubt they ever cleaned the grill so the onions, burgers, eggs etc had the flavour of everything from the forties onward. Yum.
Surprised it lasted that long - the joint owners were a property development company fgs. And our own dear Jockey Club want to shaft Kempton Park. And don't get me started on bear-baiting or hanging, drawing and quartering. |
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everyone seems sad about it but if it was that popular the crowds wouldn't be sparse, the liquidty would be great and it'd still be going, maybe it's just run it's natural course ?
Think they also had stock car racing there? not sure how many other venues provide that. |
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Not sure how stock car racing is holding up but I know many dog tracks share with speedway and that too is dying a slow and lingering death. Put it this way when I go to a match, people often call me 'young man', I am 42.
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 "Oo, young Tommy's going to take us up the Belle Vue! Young man!" |