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 CATFORD 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 track at Catford, on the South side of the Thames, first opened for business on 30th July 1932 by the Sutton family who eventually sold it on to the GRA. The principal race at the track was the Gold Collar, run ititially over 440 yards and then transferred to 555 metres, which was first competed for in 1933. That first Collar was won by Wild Woolley.
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Other notable races contested at Catford include the Greenwich Challenge Cup, the Ben Trueman Stakes and the Cobb Marathon Bowl first run in 1942 when Castledown Prince was successful in 49.69 seconds.
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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.
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If you have rare Catford badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net