Posts in category Remember When

1949 New track record holder Ballymac Ball (28.04) becomes the first greyhound to break 28.00 for Wimbledon’s 500 yards when …

1983 July 30th Gloucester hold their Golden Jubilee meeting before a large crowd. The 12 race card features inter-track and …

1946 at Harold Park, in Sydney, they are racing ten greyhounds per race, over a 500 yard course around two …

1999 Successful Notingham trainer Dawn Clayton, best known for her handling of Ayr Flyer, decides to retire from the sport. …

1947 The Gold Collar Final over 440 yards at Catford, and worth £600 to the winner, goes to Trevs Perfection …

1993 In an article in the Greyhound Star Richard Conole announces that he has perfected a method for extending the …

1987 Whitwood boss John Hyde decides to return his track to independent racing. The track spent just over 18 months …

1928 June 23 A crowd of around 5,000 are at the first meeting at Brough Park. As written by the …

1973 Celtic Park re-opens after ten months closure due to terrorist bomb damage. 1991 Live Contender (I’m Slippy-Lanigans Ball) wins …

The Rochester Coup 1978 In April 1978 Jim Pocknell owner of ‘Viola Coaches’ of Forest Hill, London. Thought that a …