KILMARNOCK 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 helping to construct this page. 
The Scottish town of Kilmarnock first witnessed racing on 18th May 1934 on a track which had a circumference of 425 yards and which was situated at 4° 30' W 55° 36' N. The independently run track operated for over 30 years before closing in 1967.
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Track Records, as of December 1936, are shown below together with an indication of how fast the time is in comparison to other tracks, both for currently open and defunct tracks, in the UK. Ratings are between 0 and 100, where 100 is an extremely fast time and reflects the speed of the track, tightness of the circuit and quality of greyhound visiting the tracks. I am grateful to Tony Nash for providing the data.
SPRINTS (up to 385m) STANDARD (386-549m) DISTANCE (550-699m) EXTENDED (700-999m)
Kilmarnock NGRC Track Records at a snapshot in time:-
SPRINT 275 yards Hunting Glory 15.66 secs Rating 12
STANDARD 485 yards Len Burn Land 27.88 secs Rating 3
DISTANCE 700 yards Carmel Skipper 41.98 secs Rating 2

I am grateful to Jon Seddon for the following link to a map showing the whereabouts of the old track
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?txtXCoord=242377&txtYCoord=638708
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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 Kilmarnock badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net