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 SHELBOURNE 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.

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Think of Irish racing and you think, first anf foremost, of Shelbourne Park. A company as formed on 8th December 1926 to bring greyhound racing to Ireland and initially a track was set up at Celtic Park. However, Shelbourne Park first opened its gates to racing on 4th May 1927. It is the home to some of Irelands most famous, best established, races, notably the Champion Stakes, the Irish Greyhound Derby, the Grand National and the St Leger to name but a few.
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The first Irish Greyhound Derby was run in 1932 when won by Guidless Joe in 30.36 secs. The Grand National over 525 yards was first run at Kilkenny in 1960, followed by Thurles until 1985. In 1986 the winner was Sand Blinder.
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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 Shelbourne badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net