the worst grayhound track you been to

loved rye house

i did not ask for ur best track atkins

Never left a track early, I like how different they can be.  For what I though were sh1tholes though, take your pick. Hull or Peterborough.

Coalville flapping track

i am surprised you put rye house up jackboo but each to their own

I bin lucky enough to av bin on m all ngrc gbgb wotever. Multitude of flaps also. North n south. As long as theres dogs going round them i dont have a problem. I loved going catford.

West Ham.

Nottingham

Blimey. Fair play ph. When did  you go to Warwick??

also nottingham

Catford was my second home for many years, I still miss the place. Wisbech was probably the scruffiest track I've ever been to but I still had a good time there having said that.

thornton ,in fife flapping track,,was great when a guy by the name of ricky grant owned the track,,but the new owner now [[paul  someone ]has run the track into the ground in recent years,

I have visited nearly 50 tracks since I started in the sixties. I have enjoyed every one of them, particularly the long lost London tracks. If I had to choose a least favourite it would be the current Crayford track.

Only went Rye House once, about 1980 ish, had it right off with one of Eric Vose dogs, Racing Nig, can honestly say enjoyed going to every track ive been.

sparrow, dog tracks, not **** hole football teams

Oi Deptford. My old man was brought up in Upton Park attended the White Horse Final in 1923 and even he would tell you that the Custom House track was rubbish.

WATFORD .. END OF THREAD

Forgot that one casemoney,the rectangle, 90 degree turns.

Mymumsfinethankyou. I had ricky grants trousers down that many times his arris got pneumonia.

Yes Did We went one after noon Think there was  me and about 6 other people there

What a gaff,  was a 7 year Old Spayed, Ex white city Bitch , called LOUD BANG running there , gives an Idea

of the Quality of Dogs on Show ,Strange the Dogs you remember

Wimbledon when they moved it over to the other side. Broke my heart when I went for the first time, was told it was horrific but turned out to be even worse then everyone was saying!

The other one I hated was Harold's Cross. Never seen so much carnage at the first bend in all my life when I went there for the first round of the Puppy Derby the night before the Derby Final at Shelbourne. Have been to many Irish Derby finals over the years but never again to Harold's Cross. Was terrible seeing those young dogs put on the floor, smash into each other race after race

I’d take standing knee deep
In piss at wimbo
Over that shameful derby at Notts wouldn’t go back there again

Funny

I’ve been too shawfield this year had great time

I’ve been sitters many times that’s in poor health but had good times

Went Kinsley once had good time

Been Yarmouth few times Allways had great time there

Depends on who your with
Most places run down holes but still enjoy them
Few on about give right arm to have a beer in corner pin
Again befor racing !!

Wisbech worst for me.

Rye House had its problems - leaves all over the track in the Autumn, crap viewing - especially if you were by the line on the other side of the "restaurant" and the fog coming off the canal. But I enjoyed the Sunday night Open racing

Oh - and not too keen on Mildenhall

Derry. !

Norton Canes was a permit track but held some good opens

As basic as you could dream of. The watering system was a long hosepipe all round the track with holes punched in it, talk about budget facilities but any racing is better than none

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/championship/548009/do-i-like-that/

Fookin ell it looks worse than I thought it was

Is that the Track ?? PMSL

https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/01/24/watford-vicarage-road/

Good site That Loads of Old tracks on there

From the Worse to the Best

It must be hard to imagine for anyone who never went there , The two tote boards Illuminated at each Each  , and when the Lights went out the Track in its all its glory an Incredible sight ,a sight to behold , if a greyhound Fan could dream a dream , he would dream of the City

However As its been done to death , I will say sorry for putting the thread in another Direction ..

But will add, the link I added is quite amazing with so many of our lost tracks covered ........ Broken hearts and dreams
attached to each and everyone

Glasgow had 9 tracks

Harringay Back in the Day

The stadium also had a reputation of crowd disturbances, when one incident witnessing six fire engines dispersing rioters, after they had set fire to the tracks tractor, and also smashed track lighting and windows, all because the judges disqualified a winning dog    Pmsfl

Interesting reading on there , Waiting for the fury Fight to start ..

case........Harringay was a damn good track once they had banked the bends back in the 60s.

grayhound says it all

All the old tracks on there Sparrow Quite a bit on Clecton

I will take a look later case. Was Clecton a flapping track?

never been to a bad one

Can't see anything on those links other than a small clip about Harringay, case.

https://greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2019/01/31/london-clapton/

Every track there Ever was, Quite a few north of the Border , PH will know them

been to a fair few
only went Mildenhall once /  bit of a hole tbh

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

Some more shots of the stadium from the film "A Place To Go" in 1963.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QTZvtWP2jY

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.

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