1960 In a competitive market, tracks try to outdo each other with the quality or variety of their racing. Harringay’s eight race all-open meeting on February 8 features one race over the 525 ‘chase’ course (a hurdle race with an extra set of jumps along the back straight), plus five races over 700 yards, a 700 yard hurdle and a 880 yard marathon. Wimbledon stage a graded meeting when five of the eight races are over 700 yards.
Meanwhile the stadium owners GRA announce that no greyhound meeting at any of its tracks will last longer than two hours (7-30-9.30pm) for the evening meetings.
