by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Long Lane, Ringwood The next temporary Greyhound Racing venture described was at Ringwood Football Club in Hampshire. The venue was located just off the B3347 Ringwood to Christchurch Road on Long Lane. The hounds were spot graded before contesting behind a Ball hare...
by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | South East England Tracks
St Joseph’s Football Ground, Guidford The Surrey cathedral city of Guildford becomes another location to have experienced Greyhound Racing at a temporary level. It was at the St Joseph’s Football Ground, the old home of Guildford City Football Club. The...
by Graham | Apr 10, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham In this present day of professional football it is very difficult to accept that greyhound racing would take place at a football ground, but during the decades between The Great Wars, it seems that a handful of venues did just that....
by Graham | Apr 10, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Stedlyn, Sittingbourne, Kent The small hamlet of Lynsted is situated four miles south east of Sittingbourne in Kent. It is in this hamlet that the Stedlyn Schooling Track existed. The venue became very popular with licensed trainers from around the London area, having...
by Graham | Apr 8, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Lyndhurst Road, New Forest, Brocklehurst, Hampshire It was during 1980,1981 and 1982, that the weekly Greyhound Owner newspaper advertised the sport at the New Park Farm Racecourse, a location found just off Lyndhurst Road in New Forest, Hampshire. New Park Farm is...
by Graham | Mar 27, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Forton Road, Gosport The Hampshire town of Gosport becomes the next chapter to host greyhound racing. It was a venue known as The Gosport Greyhound and Whippet Stadium, situated on Forton Road about a mile north west of Gosport town centre. Its first meeting took...
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