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The track was made from black cinders and was also used as an athletics track, and after speedway finished it was used as a greyhound racing track. [ 4 ] The team became the first champions of the United Kingdom alongside Leeds Lions of the Northern League , when they won the 1929 Speedway Southern League .
The Charlie Ashley trained Shove Halfpenny won the 1935 Pall Mall Stakes and Joe Harmon won the 1938 running of the same competition with Roeside Creamery. [5] Events at Stamford Bridge included the Chelsea Cup, won by Creamery Border in 1936, who set a then a new world record of 28.01 seconds for 500 yards.
New Cross Stadium, Hornshay Street, Old Kent Road, in South East London opened 1 June 1933, as a greyhound racing stadium and later speedway.The ground was adjacent to The Old Den, [1] the then home of Millwall F.C. and was used as a training ground by the club when they did not have facilities of their own.
The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) brought greyhound racing to Stamford Bridge on 31 July 1933 [26] and this forced the London Athletic Club to leave the venue. [27] Totalisator turnover in 1946 was nearly £6 million (£5,749,592); [ 28 ] to put this in perspective to football, the British transfer record at the same time in 1946 was £14,500.
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The track and field championships have been held every year since 1925 (except for 1940–1945 due to World War II), are the 4th largest athletics event in the world and since 2003 have been held at the major athletics venues of Birmingham Alexander Stadium, Sportscity, Manchester,Gateshead International Stadium and former Sheffield Don Valley Stadium.
Greyhounds returned in 2004, Simon Harris the Wimbledon Racing Manager was recruited at the end of 2003, the track was relaid in time for an April 2004 start. [19] New kennels were built for the racing schedule of Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening racing. The track received more good news when it was awarded the 2004 Trainers championship ...