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The Arc was a greyhound racing competition held at Swindon Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1987 at Walthamstow Stadium [1] but when the track closed in 2008 the event switched to Swindon. [2] In 2018, Swindon announced that the event would be staged at a different time due to building work but this never materialised and the competition came to ...
The stadium opened to the public on 23 July 1949 when it hosted the Swindon Robins speedway team; greyhound racing followed three years later on 1 November 1952. [5] Swindon had two earlier short-lived greyhound track venues, in the village of Wroughton and near the town centre in Edinburgh Street, but both had disappeared by the mid-thirties ...
The long running saga over live broadcast rights continued and with Entain and ARC nearing the new 2024 deal, their rival SIS published a schedule. The schedule included Oxford, Towcester, Harlow, Suffolk Downs, Henlow, Doncaster and the Valley in addition to Askern Greyhound Stadium , which would require re-opening and a GBGB licence to be ...
The competition was later extended to all regions but remained a puppy event. Following the closure of Bristol in 1997 it switched to sister track Swindon. The event today is open to British Bred greyhounds only. [6] After 2019 the competition was be held on the revamped Swindon circuit. [7]
The 2024 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the 99th year of greyhound racing in the United ... Jet Stream Angel: 3: 2/1f: 28.58: Kevin Hutton ... Swindon: £10,000:
The first trial session took place on 12 January [4] and the first meeting was held on 8 February 2022, with the primary race distance being 388 metres. [5] A parliamentary debate took place on the 28 March discussing a petition presented by Welsh Labour MP Christina Rees to abolish greyhound racing in Wales.
A sixth change of venue was necessary in 2018 following the sudden closure of Towcester, leading owner John Turner stepped in to save the event with a late scheduling being organised in December at Swindon Stadium. [8] In 2021, the race was switched from Swindon to Perry Barr due to the ongoing saga surrounding Swindon's redevelopment. [9]
The 2020 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the 95th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [1] [2] The year was best known for the major disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 English Greyhound Derby was postponed and the Arena Racing Company tracks announced a behind closed doors policy from 24 March.