Nottingham Greyhound Stadium
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Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire,
NG2 4BE
 The grandstand in 2008 | |
 Interactive map of Nottingham Greyhound Stadium | |
| Location | Colwick Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 4BE |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°57′00″N 1°06′40″W / 52.950°N 1.111°W |
| Owner | Arena Racing Company |
| Operator | Arena Racing Company |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Surface | Sand |
Field size | 437 metres (1,434 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 24 January 1980 |
| Expanded | 19 August 2008 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Nottingham Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track and stadium on the outskirts of Nottingham, England.
Races at the course are held on Monday and Friday evenings as well as additional matinée meetings every Wednesday & Thursday.[1] The circumference of the track is 437 metres (1,434 ft).[1]
The stadium holds several competitions annually:
- The Select Stakes, (500 metres), invitation event
- The Puppy Classic – August, (500 metres), puppy event
- The British Breeders Stakes – March, (500 metres), British-bred event
- The St Leger, September, (730 metres)
- The Eclipse – November, (500 metres)
- The National Sprint – December, (305 metres)
- The Guineas (500 metres) (former event)
Origins and opening
In 1970 the White City Stadium in Nottingham closed down leaving the city without greyhound racing. However members of the Severn and Trent greyhound clubs had maintained a presence in the council's thoughts and several years later plans for a new track within the Nottingham Racecourse site began to surface. The site of the racecourse was west of the village of Colwick and the racecourse had been open since 1892.[2]
On 24 January 1980 the Colwick Park greyhound track opened, it was situated on the north side of the racecourse where a car parking area had stood and previous to that it had been an old bed of the River Trent. The circumference of the track was 442 metres and was described as a very good galloping track with long straights and the sand used was Worksop Grey. The Managing Director Jon Carter announced that there were over 2,000 attending the first meeting which consisted of eight races, six over 500m and two over 295m. The first winner was a greyhound called Tartan Al trained by W Horton who won in 32.98sec at odds of 7–1.[2]