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the worst grayhound track you been to
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I will take a look later case. Was Clecton a flapping track?
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never been to a bad one
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Can't see anything on those links other than a small clip about Harringay, case.
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https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/01/31/london-clapton/
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Every track there Ever was, Quite a few north of the Border , PH will know them
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been to a fair few
only went Mildenhall once / bit of a hole tbh |
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Good stuff casemoney and I liked the 1963 poster "Clapton the home of the champions" after all those big races won by Clapton dogs.
One correction as the standard distance had long changed from 550 to 575 yards. This is also an interesting piece about Clapton by Darrell Williams of all people. https://betting.betfair.com/greyhound-racing/lost-tracks/remembering-clapton-stadium-one-of-the-fastest-tracks-t-110308.html |
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Some more shots of the stadium from the film "A Place To Go" in 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QTZvtWP2jY |
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As a young lad I used to walk the 2 dog at Donnie when it was a flapper paid £2 a night what great great days I really do miss it sound of the hare running still resonates and the Mansfield beer and believe it or not the cheese toasties. Xmas meeting was so good so special. Pint in the Grove pint in the Yorkie at the track we supped the slops impressionable youth. That is before racing began. I can tell you some stories. Had a flash new 3 litre Capri ghia that shifted. Smoked King Edwards like Bennies fallen off the back of something. Remember little Lennie & co and Dibb Dibb Dibb the bookmaker and the great Terry Mills he had a dog called Quick Jump if I remember rightly if you could only turn back the clock. Open nights were just the very best. Learnt to drive in a Wolsey at the back. Worked in the kennels for a short time. Long time ago now. Wind up military phone. Still like the flappers something quite special about them. Highgate and Askern still full of intrigue wonderful places is Mr D still bookmaking? Remember taking a couple of really top class dogs to Cleethorpes with my good friend Martin now that is the back of beyond both won what a night still hazy. Kinsley never did it for me or Highgate. Martin had a dog called Miss Power off 10 in the first out of season he told me borrow as much as you can max your cards out then they backed another ours before we got on went out to 5/2 won easily sat outside house well oiled in la la land lost my voice won over 1800.00 quid some money then. Where did it all go wrong? Something very special about greyhound racing. I reminisce.
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internet bookies and sky killed it people dont go now . lets go to the dogs tonight thats all gone , you buy a dag its not up to you you are giveing to a trainer . i had a dog at walthamstow with gary bags .1st run got knocked over . next time out it won at 10/1 . 3rd race won at 10/1 . bags told me not to back em . but i did i had 200 win and 300 win , i only paid 750 for the dog .on the 4th race he told me to back it it lost it never showd so i said thank you baggs the the is yours now . never been back to the stow
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