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Doncaster Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Stainforth, near Doncaster, England. [1] It is sometimes referred to as Meadow Court Stadium and was previously known as Stainforth Stadium. It is not to be confused with the former Doncaster Greyhound Track that existed near the York Road.
The Yorkshire St Leger also known as the Doncaster St Leger is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Doncaster Greyhound Stadium. [1] It was inaugurated in 2005 and offered a prize of £12,000 in 2019. The event was not held from 2020 to 2022 but returned in 2023, with reduced winner's prize money of £3,000. [2]
In 1928 Sprotbrough west of Doncaster was another site where a colliery existed and as was the trend at the time greyhound tracks popped up wherever collieries existed. The track on Newlands Drive, off the York Road at the back of Regent Grove [1] was opened on 14 April 1928 by the Mansfield Greyhound Racecourse Co.
Greyhound racing is a sport in the United Kingdom. The industry uses a parimutuel betting tote system with on-course and off-course betting available. [1] Attendances have declined in recent years, primarily due to the decrease in evening fixtures with the majority of fixtures being held in the daytime due to betting shop demands.
In February 2025, a ban on greyhound racing was announced in Wales, which would result in the closure of its only track at the Valley Greyhound Stadium in Ystrad Mynach. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In response, GBGB CEO Mark Bird stated "This announcement has nothing to do with greyhound welfare and everything to do with pressure from the extreme animal rights ...
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The title St Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in 1778 at the Red Lion Inn located in the Market Place, Doncaster, to discuss the coming year's race. It was suggested that it should be called the Rockingham Stakes in honour of the host, the Marquess of Rockingham, but the Marquess proposed that it should be named instead after ...
The 2025 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the centenary year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and ... Doncaster: £10,000: 22 Sep: ARC Birmingham Cup ...