Arena Racing Company Grand Prix
Greyhound racing competition
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The Arena Racing Company Grand Prix (formerly the William Hill Grand Prix) is a greyhound racing competition inaugurated in 2007. It was held at Sunderland over 640 metres and formed part of a festival of racing at the track which also included the Classic.[1] The race is not to be confused with the defunct classic race The Grand Prix formerly held at Walthamstow before its closure.[2][3]
Sunderland, home of the ARC Grand Prix | |
| Class | Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sunderland |
| Inaugurated | 2007 |
| Sponsor | Arena Racing Company |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 640 metres |
| Surface | Sand |
| Purse | £12,500 (winner) |
Prize money levels were significant which propelled the race to Category One status but the new stadium owners Arena Racing Company (who bought the stadium in 2017) did not run the event during 2019 and 2020.[4][5]
Distances & Venues
- 2007–present (Sunderland, 640 metres)
Sponsors
- 2007–2018 (William Hill)
- 2022–present (Arena Racing Company)
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Breeding | Trainer | Time (sec) | SP | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Go Edie Honda | Hondo Black – Mind The Way | Graham Hutt (Private) | 39.24 | 2/1f | |
| 2008 | Lenson Joker | Kiowa Sweet Trey – Free To Air | Tony Collett (Sittingbourne) | 39.29 | 4/6f | |
| 2009 | Crown Rover | Hallucinate – Saleen Chloe | Jimmy Wright (Newcastle) | 40.27 | 2/1 | |
| 2010 | England Expects | Westmead Hawk – Move Over Marie | Jimmy Wright (Newcastle) | 39.50 | 6/1 | |
| 2011 | Blonde Fletch | Black Shaw – Glebe Stapler | Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) | 39.45 | 7/4f | |
| 2012 | Swabys Princess | Westmead Hawk – Droopys Rena | Paul Young (Romford) | 40.49 | 6/1 | |
| 2013 | Hometown Honey+ Calzaghe Lilly+ | Hometown Boy Nga – Swift Blitz Droopys Scolari – Flying Winner | Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) Ted Soppitt (Private) | 39.95 39.95 | 5/1 1/1f | +dead heat[6] |
| 2014 | Farley Rio | Head Bound – Yellow Submarine | Kevin Boon (Yarmouth) | 39.40 | 4/1 | |
| 2015 | Bubbly Gold | Hondo Black – Spioraid Cath | Paul Young (Romford) | 39.79 | 4/1 | [7] |
| 2016 | Pinpoint Boom | Shaneboy Lee – Newmarket Way | Kelly Macari (Sunderland) | 39.27 | 2/5f | [8] |
| 2017 | Cloran Paddy | Kinloch Brae – Russelena Barbie | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 39.72 | 2/1 | [9] |
| 2018 | Bombers Bullet | Droopys Cain – Headford Hoe | Mark Wallis (Towcester) | 39.10 | 9/4 | [10] |
| 2019 to 2020 not held | ||||||
| 2021 | Coolavanny Bani | Droopys Sydney – Toms Delight | Angela Harrison (Newcastle) | 39.21 | [11] | |
| 2022 | Coolavanny Aunty | Droopys Sydney – Yahoo Katie | Angela Harrison (Newcastle) | 39.07 | 4/9f | [12] |
| 2023 | Coonough Crow | Eden the Kid – Coonough Dolly | Mark Wallis (Suffolk Downs) | 39.40 | 9/4f | [13] |
| 2024 | Farneys Willie | Out Of Range ASB – Rathronan Abbey | Richard Wales (Private) | 39.33 | 9/2 | [14][15] |
| 2025 | New Destiny | Grangeview Ten – Coonough Dolly | Mark Wallis (Private) | 38.79 | 2/9f | Track record[16] |