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Closed dog tracks that you've visited
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Catford
Harringay White City ( London ) Walthamstow Wembley The old Crayford Southend Ramsgate Canterbury And looking at this thread I was the only person to go to Maidstone !! |
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Hackney, Clapton, Harringay, Park Royal,Stamford Bridge, Dagenham, Rayleigh, Manchester(White City), Liverpool(White City),Wakefield, Halifax, Leeds, Sheffield(Hyde Park)and Newton Abbott to name a few.
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also the old crayford when the hare started it was like a plane taking off
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also stamford bridge 5 races then a taxi over to white city on a saturday
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Good little film including footage of the last day of racing at Harringay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSvAlBONbE |
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HACKNEY
 DERBY NOTTINGHAM TRENT LANE HINCKLEY LONG EATON CHESTERFIELD  COALVILLE HUNTINGDON LONDON WHITE CITY HARRINGEY WEMBLEY SLOUGH WALTHAMSTOW BLETCHLEY |
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also slough ted dexter was there a lot
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Loads all of which have already mentioned. Catford was the real killer though and when Walthamstow closed that was the nail in the coffin for me to ever be an owner again.
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Arden Street Oval
Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium The Boulevard (stadium) Cambridge Stadium Cardiff Arms Park Carntyne Stadium Catford Stadium Celtic Park (Belfast) Central Park, Cowdenbeath Clapton Stadium Clydeholm Park County Ground Stadium Cressing Road Dens Park Derby Greyhound Stadium Dudley Wood Stadium Eastville Stadium Elland Road Firhill Stadium Fullerton Park The Gabba Gloucester & Cheltenham Stadium Greenfield Stadium, Bradford Hackney Wick Stadium Harringay Stadium Hialeah Park Race Track Hinsdale Greyhound Park Holiday Park (Durham) Horsley Hill Ipswich Stadium Kings Heath Stadium Kingsmead Stadium Kursaal (amusement park) Leicester Stadium Milton Keynes Greyhound Stadium Multnomah Greyhound Park New Cross Stadium Norton Canes Stadium Oxford Stadium Park Royal Stadium Portland Park Portsmouth Stadium Powderhall Stadium Ramsgate Stadium Reading Stadium Rochester Stadium Rye House Stadium Slough Stadium Southend Stadium Stamford Bridge (stadium) Tannadice Park Twin River Casino Victoryland Walthamstow Stadium Warrington Greyhound Stadium Wembley Stadium (1923) West Ham Stadium White City Stadium White City Stadium, Cardiff White City Stadium, Glasgow White City, Greater Manchester Wonderland Greyhound Park The Woodlands (race track) |
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Category:Defunct greyhound racing venues
google it ....  |
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White City Liverpool not on that list for a start.
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neither is Streatham mate
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Just noticed Portland Park on your list, any relation to Portman Park.
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3 MORE I FORGOT
NORTON CANES CHASEWATER OXFORD |
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IVE JUST SPENT 30 MINUTES READING THESES POSTS ,WITH A BACON AND EGG SANDWICH AND 2 CUPS OF TEA
AND ONE OF YOU SAID IT TO FALL IN LOVE FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE WITH GREYHOUND RACING ,IT TAKES YOU TO YOUR LATER YEARS WITH A UN DIE-ING LOVE FOR IT ALL THE TIMES YOU WALK HOME CUASE YOUVE DONE YOUR 2 BOB BUSFARE ON THE LAST FORECAST AT DERBY 8 RACES- AFTER THE THIRD 3 CHEESE COBS AND ATEA- CHANGE OUTA OF A NICKER WINNING NIGHT FISH N CHIPS ON THE WAY HOME STARTED ONE NIGHT WITH A QUID CAME AWAY WITH £65 WENT BACK TO NOTTINGHAM PAID 15 BOB TO WATCH PANS PEOPLE IN A CLUB 4-5 BEERS TAXI HOME AND CHANGE OUT OF A FIVER NEVER MIND ABOUT GEORGE FORMBY AT PALACE PICTURE HOUSE LATE 60S AND 70S GREAT GREAT DOG NIGHTS 4-5 TIMES A WEEK WHEN MONEY WAS ABOUT BUT TO BE IN LONDON WHEN YOU WERE SPOILT FOR CHOICE THAT MUST HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC WENT WEMBLEY ON A MONDAY NIGHT A FEW TIME S AND WHITE CITY LATELY BEEN MONMORE FOR SKY NIGHT AND YARMOUTH DERBY GREAT ATMOSPHERES ,BUT TO BE ON A SMOKEY NOVEMBER NIGHT AT A FLAP ,HAVING A 3 SCORE ONE THATS NOW 4\6 AND SEE IT POP OUT IN FRONT IF I WON THE EURO ID OPEN A TRACK AND LET EVERYBODY SPIT ON THE FLOOR WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL DAYS BLESS YOU ALL |
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workington
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Decent thread to remember.
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Unfortunately it has become a case of not just remembering the Tracks that have closed it's almost simply a case of remembering almost all the tracks you've visited. It makes me feel quite depressed! For me the obvious stand out is Walthamstow not just because it was by far the best atmosphere, especially on the big competition nights or it was the one track you could take non doggy friends to and know they would love it but because I still believe it could have stayed open and made a good return on investment! Just imagine how many people would now love to go on a Saturday night especially now there is pretty much no competition.
The less obvious option is Southend, although far from being a slick comfortable classy night out it had great racing (especially the Thursday Night Opens) and probably one of the best and safest circuits in the country (apart from on Boxing day mornings when they'd be tempted to run on frozen grass)! |
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Perry Barr
Hall Green Wimbledon Norton Canes Leeds Cradley Heath Willenhall Milton Keynes Coventry |
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Surprised not many mentions for Leicester stadium, a great galloping grass track. Mainly graded but there was one competition every year that caused huge excitement to see open class dogs. The Midland Grand Prix, I was working in the paddock when Rikasso Mick won it, think it did the clock. Connections gave me a tenner for making sure he was ok in the kennels. That was a fortune to a lad in those days.
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Aldershot.
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Had to pick something up for work
Rd south west London this morn Corner pin looked in ok sharp See it’s still open dewolf by them flats Took walk saw that football ground Hard seeing that first time been there in a while Earlsfield still pretty upmarket area Crying shame how that couldn’t end up being footie and dogs  |
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Tragic Fats was Down there Last year Plenty of Building going on ,Many a Pint pre racing in the Pin
The lads used to Bring the old Govenor Ron to the track on Occasions ,He done a Cracking Cheese an Onion Roll in there , I think I even done a Thread on here Called Ron's Rolls Ron like the track sadly Long Gone It took me nearly an hour and a Half to Travel from Earsfield to South Wimbledon , The only thing that was Moving had two Wheels ... |
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Off the Train Earsfield Cab was Round the Corner to the Pin ,10 on Would pass Birchy Who was on Foot up Garrett lane to the Stadium
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Milton Keynes, I had some great night's there, The Summer Cup was a good one and totally packed to the rafters. A pretty strong betting market as well.
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I once went on an adventure to Cleethorpes with couple good dogs one open night just the once mind you. All hazy now like was then anyway one of the dogs was particularly useful anybody been there? Think it used to be near the pleasure beach. Remember same dog winning very well indeed not much after. Loved the flaps just something particularly nice about an evening at the dogs just was proper stuff.
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https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/02/09/cleethorpes/
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Thank - you sparrow brings back some fond memories we travelled with two dogs in the back of a smallish toyota might have been the Cleethorpes derby heats won a few quid few snifters before and after what a night.
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Loved Askern sparrow don't know if you ever went there still do when I'm in the area which is few and far between few beers bit of betting nice summers evening follow the money in. Remember Whitwood never got on with Kinsley and Highgate what a place that was Mr D was a bookmaker there and Donnie dogs which was just so good on open nights and Xmas. Barry was the RM bookmakers Phil and Dibb Dibb Dibb and Terry what a man who had a dog called quick jump and after racing in the bar was fab. Was at Askern lunch time meet when Charlie married Di cannot remember much as that day progressed apart from drinking far too many cocktails they were the days.
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Liberator......Although I have been to Kinsley, Wakefield and Halifax I am not a fan of flapping tracks. Living in the North my favourite track was Leeds but before that I was in London and my regular tracks being Clapton and Harringay.
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Hello netherton, I'm afraid I only visited Wakefield and Halifax a couple of times so wouldn't have known those people.
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Hull
Hall Green Milton Keynes Oxford Wimbledon Walthamstow My beloved Catford Reading Haringey Hackney Wembley |
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Oh and Coventry
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@liberator @netherton
The Yorkshire flaps were a big part of my life in the 70’s. All the faces were known around the different tracks. In particular – Kinsley, Highgate, Askern, Whitwood, Barnsley, Doncaster, Stainforth . Same dog would have 7 different names, but the “faces knew”. Kinsley was best betting track, and got the best NGRC dogs for their opens. We had excursions to Oldham, Bolton, Westhoughton, Chesterfield and Long Eaton et al for a tickle. Finding unknowns to take a dog in for a trial to get marked up, and when they knew it was ours someone to get the money on. Getting on “behind the boards” The grader keeping 20 pips on the grading time. A game on it’s own – very happy days and nights. Springfield Mickey was one of the top flapping open racers. Sales at Hackney and Shelborne My interest started before this at Leeds (Elland Road NGRC, Parkside flapping), Wakefield and 2 tracks in Bradford (one NGRC the other a flap) I think that there may have been a track at Keighley, but couldn’t swear to it. The flapping track at Cleethorpes was at Humberstone, next to a massive caravan park and a zoo – summer only. |
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Did you mean Springwood Mickey, Rigsby?
Springwood Mickey winning the Bolton Greyhound Derby 1990.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0XXRhbC2QA |
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Apologies yes Springwood
Thanks for the vid. Didnt realise it was as late as that |
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Apologies - yes Springwood
Thanks for the video link, didn't realise it was as late as that |