STAINFORTH 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. |
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The greyhound track in the Stainforth area of Doncaster is based at Meadow Court on Station Road in Stainforth.and situated at 1° 1' W 53° 35' N. It operates under NGRC rules and first opened in 1933. It traditionally races on a Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evening, with sprints over 275 metres, standard races over 480 metres and middle distance races over 709 metres. It has, in the past, held marathons over 868 metres. |
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The principal race at the track is the Yorkshire St Leger. | |||||
Track Records, as of September 2014, 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. |
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I am grateful to Jon Seddon for the following link to a map showing the whereabouts of the old 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. |
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If you have rare Stainforth badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net |