Posts in category Remember When

2001 The Irish Greyhound Board, under the chairmanship of Paschal Taggart,  announce an 11 per cent increase in prize money …

1995 Midway through the six month trial of the new innovation of ‘middle seeding’ held at Wimbledon, racing manager Simon …

2005 SKY cameras were on hand as Pelaw Grange celebrated 40 years of racing with a special ‘60s’ night. The …

1991 Romford racing manager Jim Simpson is warned-off all greyhound tracks and trainers Paddy Coughlan and Bill Foley and their …

1946 Dumbles Maid becomes the fourth Oaks winner trained by Clapton trainer Stan Biss. Interestingly, when first trialled at White …

1946 The racing press are critical of Britain’s tracks. Months after changing the rules to allow racing managers to seed …

1969 Pat Dalton, who has taken many teams of greyhounds to the USA is taking over a team of 35 …

2013 Coventry announce they are to cease Sunday racing after September 8 and switch to a Tuesday-Wednesday-Saturday format. Promoter Harry …

1963 A major fire sees Monmore Stadium virtually burnt to the ground. The fire, which appears to have started in …

2001 Kinsley welcome the Australian cricket team midway through the Ashes campaign. A good night is had by all with …