BOLTON GREYHOUND STADIUM

This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for the scans of badges on this page.

 
The first greyhound meeting was staged at Raikes Park on 10th December 1927 and was to last there for a further 69 years. As is customary, Greyhound racing tends to go hand in hand with Speedway racing and the first speedway meeting at the track took place in 1928.
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The track was so well thought of an so well run as an Independent track that the Independent Derby, St Leger and Guineas were all hosted at the track.
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This section gives a comprehensive picture of the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend a visit to

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken.
       
       

 

If you have rare Bolton badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net