Posts in category Remember When

1965 Hackney announce a major breakthrough in that from January they will follow the ‘Irish model’ and all dogs will …

1967 BAGS announce that they will recompense any bookmaker in the Greater London Area, to the sum of £25, if …

1969 Former NGRS track Rochdale, which has been operating as an independent for seven years, has closed. Landlords Rochdale Hornets …

1958 A High Court doping case is adjourned when the key witness, kennelmaid Barbera Margaret Barker goes missing. A total …

1978 Wembley staged their first ever sprint race, a 275m open won by Ardeegha Gift. The track also introduce a …

1972 The closure of Rayleigh officially makes 1972 the worst ever year for the greyhound industry. Within the previous six …

1950 Wimbledon’s stadium kennels at Burhill are hit by dog dopers for the second time in three weeks. Stewards withdraw …

2012 The GBGB launches its new iPhone app called ‘The Dogs’. 1948 Sir Herbert Dunnico, the former Deputy Speaker at …

2002 A change in the law which will reduce the time of testing of semen from Australia from six months …

1969 The management at Aberdeen announce that the track is to close within weeks. The five acre site will be …