Kinsley Greyhound Stadium

Kinsley greyhound stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing stadium situated in Kinsley, West Yorkshire, England.[1] It was voted "Best National Greyhound Racing Club greyhound stadium in the north" by the British Greyhound Racing Board for 2008.[2]

Kinsley Greyhound Stadium
Full nameKinsley Greyhound Stadium
LocationKinsley, West Yorkshire
Capacity3,000
Field size385m
SurfaceSand
Construction
Opened1939
Renovated1985
Tenants
Greyhound racing

Racing

Racing takes place four times a week with ARC meetings on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and also on Sunday evenings.[3]

The circumference of the track at Kinsley is 385 metres.[3]

Competitions

Gymcrack

History

The Kinsley greyhound track is situated between Leeds and Doncaster and was built and opened in 1939. The track was independent (also known as a flapping track) and served the local mining village. After the war the track could accommodate a maximum of 3,500 spectators.[4]

In 1985 John Curran and Keith Murrell took over the running of the track and invested into the stadium by improving the facilities.[5] Distances were changed to 100, 260, 330, 460 & 630 metres, an 'Inside Sumner' hare was put in and a competition was introduced called the Kinsley Greyhound Derby. The race offered £20,000 eclipsing many of the top National Greyhound Racing Club events at the time. A computer totalisator was added and twelve bookmakers stood on course. There were 48 kennels on site and the Jubilee restaurant offered room for 160 covers. The track was beginning to show all the hallmarks of a regulated circuit and even had a thriving social club open all week.[6]

Despite the significant stature of the track it was not until 2000 that the decision was finally taken to apply for an NGRC licence which was granted. The new distances were 275, 450, 485 and 656 metres. Keith Murrell acted as Racing Manager until Craig Hunt was brought in to take up the role. The first meeting was on 15 January 2000 and racing was on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Distances have since changed on two more occasions and a Swaffham hare has been introduced.[7]

In 2010 the track was rewarded by being allocated the 2010 Television Trophy, an event won by Midway Skipper and in 2011 the Gymcrack was introduced after it switched from Hall Green Stadium. The first winner was Nick Colton's Taranis Rex, a black and white dog that also broke the track record in the process. In 2018 Brinkleys Poet won the event and set a new track record time by beating the previous best time of 27.02 by Droopys Trapeze.[8]

In 2018 the stadium signed a deal with ARC to race a Tuesday and Friday matinée meeting and a Sunday afternoon meeting every week.[9]

Track records

Current
Metres Greyhound Time Date Notes
268Roxholme Hat[10]15.7922 April 2018
462Brinkley Poet[11]26.9522 April 2018Gymcrack final
650Geelo Bullet[12]39.6816 May 2017
844Roxholme Magic[13]51.9520 April 2016

Former
Extended content
Metres Greyhound Time Date Notes
268Precious Moments16.2215.06.2010
268Johnnys Way16.0219.07.2011
268Roxholme Hat [14]15.8315.04.2018
270Pearses Skip16.6120.12.2003
270Troy Bustino16.3917.01.2004
270Lundhill Dan16.3313.03.2004
270Larkhill Castle16.2211.04.2004
270Droopys Ernest16.2005.10.2004
270Farloe Kinrush16.0812.10.2004
270Farloe Kinrush16.0516.07.2005
270Ballyneale Cash16.0508.07.2006
270Russanda Droopy16.3220.04.2010
275Niamh Knows16.6403.08.2002
450Farloe Careless27.8021.03.2000
450Frankie My Son27.2322.03.2003
462Molly Marina27.7715.05.2010
462Taranis Rex27.4503.07.2011Gymcrack heats
462Taranis Rex27.2119.07.2011Gymcrack final
462Freds Champ27.3619.07.2011
462Fionn27.3719.07.2011
462Jaytee Youngy27.1010.06.2012
465Frankie My Son28.3327.12.2003
465Ballyveelish Ace28.1110.01.2004
465Combridge Snowy28.0424.01.2004
465Goreport Bay27.7111.04.2004
465Drumwood Rebel27.6614.05.2005
465Drumwood Rebel27.6126.11.2005
485Ten Simple Minds28.8527.07.2002
650Patterdale Rafa40.7802.05.2010
650Nifty Crash40.3927.06.2010
650Nyla Fantasy39.7226.06.2012
655Honchos Cleo40.9924.01.2004
655Star Model40.3911.04.2004
655Weeton Warrior40.3712.10.2004
655Lundhill Flash40.3219.03.2005
655Welers Pet40.2606.09.2005
656Frisby Fassan41.3325.09.2001
656Marthas Pipe40.6803.09.2002
844Killishin Masai53.4615.05.2010
844Midway Skipper52.9115.06.2010TV Trophy final
844Bubbly Capel52.5426.06.2012
844King Kane52.4422.04.2015
850Baliff Queen53.6311.04.2004
850Top Plan53.1807.11.2004
866Spenwood Wizard53.3228.05.2000

References
  1. "Track Search". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. "Kinsley Greyhound Stadium".
  3. http://www.thedogs.co.uk/trap2/pcf_trackinfo.php?trackid=32
  4. furby, R (1968). Independent Greyhound Racing, page 67. New Dominion House.
  5. "Greyhound Star (Remember When - April)". Greyhound Star. 14 April 2019.
  6. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 292-293. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  7. Hobbs, Jonathan (2002). Greyhound Annual 2003, page 125. Raceform. ISBN 1-904317-07-3.
  8. "2018 Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  9. "Arc Schedule Released". Greyhound Star. 21 December 2017.
  10. "2018 track record". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  11. "2018 track record result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  12. "2017 track record result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. "2016 track record result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. "Track record". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.

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