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1981 From April 1, all greyhounds registered with the NGRC must have a litter earmark. Until now, British breds did …
1981 From April 1, all greyhounds registered with the NGRC must have a litter earmark. Until now, British breds did …
1972 Sherrys Prince wins the Grand National for the third time at London White City, as 5-4 favourite from trap …
1937 A documentary film about greyhound racing is on release in London cinemas. It is called Heads And Tails and …
1957 At London White City the Springbok Trophy is won by Racing Max (Ballybeg Surprise-Racing Fool, Jun 54) trained at …
1992 Sportscast, a company which beamed live racing from Canterbury and Romford every Friday night into 1,500 pubs and clubs …
1960 Hymer Black’s connections were determined that their young dog should not lack experience over hurdles before giving his racing …
2003 Nottingham unveil their new racing kennels, built at a cost of £250,000. 2005 Henlow general manager Denis King is …
1998 There is ‘good news’ when the BGRB announces that crowds rose by 17% and tote by 18% in 1997. …
1928 January 21 The first meeting is held at Staines. Despite bad weather a crowd of more than 2,000 come …
1978 Romford announce that they will accept no more dogs for graded racing over 400 metres as “they can’t guarantee …