Kinsley Greyhound Stadium
A view of the home straight in 2006
Map
Full nameKinsley Greyhound Stadium
LocationKinsley, West Yorkshire
Capacity3,000
Field size385m
SurfaceSand
Construction
Opened1939
Renovated1985
Tenants
Greyhound racing
Website
Official website

Kinsley Greyhound Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing stadium situated in Kinsley, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Racing

Racing takes place four times a week with ARC meetings on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and also on Sunday evenings.[2]

The circumference of the track at Kinsley is 385 metres.[2]

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.[3]

In 1985 John Curran and Keith Murrell took over the running of the track and invested into the stadium by improving the facilities.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

In 2008, it was voted "Best National Greyhound Racing Club greyhound stadium in the north" by the British Greyhound Racing Board.[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

[10]

Current

Metres Greyhound Time Date Notes
268 Roxholme Hat[11] 15.79 22 April 2018
462 Brinkley Poet[12] 26.95 22 April 2018 Gymcrack final
650 Geelo Bullet[13] 39.68 16 May 2017
844 Roxholme Magic[14] 51.95 20 April 2016

Former

Extended content
Metres Greyhound Time Date Notes
268 Precious Moments 16.22 15 June 2010
268 Johnnys Way 16.02 19 July 2011
268 Roxholme Hat [15] 15.83 15 April 2018
270 Pearses Skip 16.61 20 December 2003
270 Troy Bustino 16.39 17 January 2004
270 Lundhill Dan 16.33 13 March 2004
270 Larkhill Castle 16.22 11 April 2004
270 Droopys Ernest 16.20 5 October 2004
270 Farloe Kinrush 16.08 12 October 2004
270 Farloe Kinrush 16.05 16 July 2005
270 Ballyneale Cash 16.05 8 July 2006
270 Russanda Droopy 16.32 20 April 2010
275 Niamh Knows 16.64 3 August 2002
450 Farloe Careless 27.80 21 March 2000
450 Frankie My Son 27.23 22 March 2003
462 Molly Marina 27.77 15 May 2010
462 Taranis Rex 27.45 3 July 2011 Gymcrack heats
462 Taranis Rex 27.21 19 July 2011 Gymcrack final
462 Freds Champ 27.36 19 July 2011
462 Fionn 27.37 19 July 2011
462 Jaytee Youngy 27.10 10 June 2012
465 Frankie My Son 28.33 27 December 2003
465 Ballyveelish Ace 28.11 10 January 2004
465 Combridge Snowy 28.04 24 January 2004
465 Goreport Bay 27.71 11 April 2004
465 Drumwood Rebel 27.66 14 May 2005
465 Drumwood Rebel 27.61 26 November 2005
485 Ten Simple Minds 28.85 27 July 2002
650 Patterdale Rafa 40.78 2 May 2010
650 Nifty Crash 40.39 27 June 2010
650 Nyla Fantasy 39.72 26 June 2012
655 Honchos Cleo 40.99 24 January 2004
655 Star Model 40.39 11 April 2004
655 Weeton Warrior 40.37 12 October 2004
655 Lundhill Flash 40.32 19 March 2005
655 Welers Pet 40.26 6 September 2005
656 Frisby Fassan 41.33 25 September 2001
656 Marthas Pipe 40.68 3 September 2002
844 Killishin Masai 53.46 15 May 2010
844 Midway Skipper 52.91 15 June 2010 TV Trophy final
844 Bubbly Capel 52.54 26 June 2012
844 King Kane 52.44 22 April 2015
850 Baliff Queen 53.63 11 April 2004
850 Top Plan 53.18 07 November 2004
866 Spenwood Wizard 53.32 28 May 000

References

  1. ^ "Track Search". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b http://www.thedogs.co.uk/trap2/pcf_trackinfo.php?trackid=32[dead link]
  3. ^ furby, R (1968). Independent Greyhound Racing, page 67. New Dominion House.
  4. ^ "Greyhound Star (Remember When - April)". Greyhound Star. 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 292-293. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  6. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2002). Greyhound Annual 2003, page 125. Raceform. ISBN 1-904317-07-3.
  7. ^ "Kinsley Greyhound Stadium".
  8. ^ "2018 Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  9. ^ "Arc Schedule Released". Greyhound Star. 21 December 2017.
  10. ^ "British Track Records as of January 2024". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ "2018 track record". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  12. ^ "2018 track record result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. ^ "2017 track record result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. ^ "2016 track record result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. ^ "Track record". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.

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