only one greyhound track left in Scotland

now 4 runner handicaps

isnt there 1 flapping track left  ,,THORNTON,,

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Stadium--Arena---Sports-Venue/Thornt...

https://thorntondogs.wixsite.com/racing

Wen the owner decides to av a meeting. Shameful. Pointless the track still going. Wen ricky grant had it, it was fantastic. Couple o grand on no prob. Real bookies. Peter simpson,ricky, slim, trevino, clark becket. Them were the days. Pulled more strokes there than the papworth heart hospital. Oh to be young again.

Stood up for ricky wen on holiday. Had £1,800 in my bin. First 3 races grand in front. Laid 1500/300 4 monkeys n 900/300 it couldn,t win. Laid to others to money. Dog i fancied had 600/200. daylight was second. Great night. I was 5/5 wen i stood up flapping. Great times.

I laugh when the pundits say how much they hate sprints and handicaps. Back then it was mostly sprint handicaps, and even dashes 80 yards or so.Betting trials were the best as you could bring any dog to run (and most pro trainers did) to compete blind. Remember when a trainer entered six dogs and cleaned up as his other five were "off" and his trier won a distance.

And I laugh when people talk about flapping. The ordinary punter never stood a chance with such as Scurlogue Champ turning up as Fred and all the other strokes going on. Greyhound Racing was given a bad name by these antics and had it's credibility seriously undermined. My father trained flappers at Temple Mills in the 1930s so I know exactly what went on.

I live in South East London, my nearest track is Crayford but that's an awkward journey and that aside it's not a track I have any great fondness for personally. I've gone from over 200 meetings a year to 3 trips to Hove when I can be bothered.

only gives details on that thornton site up to december 11th,,, may be closed then after all,,

... As per you are reading the WRONG thread, try reading the one Sparrow posted.!

sorry cant read

yip ricky martin ,, layed you anything,, true bookie

becket as well,, but he got taken to the cleaners,, the other bookies were setting him up  ,,, many times,, and he packed it in,,,met him only yesterday,,

I did rickys card at thornton. Frank mcfadden done his card armadale.

Is that Ricky Martin you're talking about Private or a different Ricky? Used to get on well with him and his daughter years ago on the racecourses. She was a bonny lass.

Yip ricky martin..did the trotting at corby as well.pity the trotting was on thecsame night as thornton...because ricky preferred  the trotting....

I know him well. Sang 'Livin' La Vida Loca!'

Fearless bookmaker. If i told him to lay it he would lay evry1 in the track. U wernt to know woody. Sadly no longer with us taken from us much to young.

Private, do you remember "willie the neck" from the scottish tracks

Not heard that name malay. There was a bookie known as blantyre willie. Nice guy. Brother n sister used to help him.

Does anyone remember  ALFIEMCPHERSON  or a guy went by the nickname  THEGREEK..ALFIE ATTENNDED all the scots flapping tracks.

Alfie  mcpherson

Dec 24, 2019 -- 8:28PM, MALAY wrote:

Private, do you remember "willie the neck" from the scottish tracks

i remember him from shawfield malay

Guy at armadale one night ..had this bridle running asked a guy from dundee to put the money on..dog won ok..next meeting at thornton 500 race.the same owner has two dogs in the same race.


Asked the same guy put that 1500 pounds on the dog .split it between the 4 books..going up the back straight .the owner starts roaring get on wi yi ya wee buty..dundee fellow asked him what are you yelling for the dogs tailed off.he had put the money on the dog that had won at armadale..and didnt even know the owner had 2 dogs in the race..these are the sort of things that happened on the flaps

Dog won by the straight

I knew to alph mcphersons. The greek may av bin jack the greek who frequented powder hall. I knew him well. Used to take the bets in newcraighall miners welfare on a saturday. Jesus used to hold some money in there. He did more tanks than erwin rommel. after powderhall he used to go to the chimes casino to play canasta backgammon an his fav was kaluki. Very nice man. Not a good judge at the dogs. If he had a good night the way he bet e could win 50 60k. A character for sure.

His real name waz jackie tadjdihan.

that would be willie texas private, carfin and wishaw regular

no "the neck" cut about with Trevino

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Not heard that name malay. There was a bookie known as blantyre willie. Nice guy. Brother n sister used to help him.

Trevino aka john calder. Had lots o dealings with him. He was very good shawfield. Came to powderhall. Took a bit o time to find his feet.

Yes John punted at Shawfield pretty heavy late 80's, Wille  was always with him, tall skinny guy with moustache, big Rangers supporter, punted for Joe Price too.

The last time I seen Trevino he was standing at Dundee dogs, Dens Park (1996 I think), he had a shop in Tollcross across from park, but never seen him in it. Don't know if it's still there.