Kinsley Greyhound Stadium Explained

Kinsley Greyhound Stadium
Fullname:Kinsley Greyhound Stadium
Location:Kinsley, West Yorkshire
Opened:1939
Renovated:1985
Surface:Sand
Tenants:Greyhound racing
Capacity:3,000
Dimensions:385m
Website:Official website

Kinsley Greyhound Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing stadium situated in Kinsley, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Racing

Racing takes place four times a week with ARC meetings on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and also on Sunday evenings.[2]

The circumference of the track at Kinsley is 385 metres.[2]

Competitions

Gymcrack

History

The Kinsley greyhound track is situated between Leeds and Doncaster and was built and opened in 1939. The track was independent (also known as a flapping track) and served the local mining village. After the war the track could accommodate a maximum of 3,500 spectators.[3]

In 1985 John Curran and Keith Murrell took over the running of the track and invested into the stadium by improving the facilities.[4] Distances were changed to 100, 260, 330, 460 & 630 metres, an 'Inside Sumner' hare was put in and a competition was introduced called the Kinsley Greyhound Derby. The race offered £20,000 eclipsing many of the top National Greyhound Racing Club events at the time. A computer totalisator was added and twelve bookmakers stood on course. There were 48 kennels on site and the Jubilee restaurant offered room for 160 covers. The track was beginning to show all the hallmarks of a regulated circuit and even had a thriving social club open all week.[5]

Despite the significant stature of the track it was not until 2000 that the decision was finally taken to apply for an NGRC licence which was granted. The new distances were 275, 450, 485 and 656 metres. Keith Murrell acted as Racing Manager until Craig Hunt was brought in to take up the role. The first meeting was on 15 January 2000 and racing was on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Distances have since changed on two more occasions and a Swaffham hare has been introduced.[6]

In 2008, it was voted "Best National Greyhound Racing Club greyhound stadium in the north" by the British Greyhound Racing Board.[7]

In 2010, the track was rewarded by being allocated the 2010 Television Trophy, an event won by Midway Skipper and in 2011 the Gymcrack was introduced after it switched from Hall Green Stadium. The first winner was Nick Colton's Taranis Rex, a black and white dog that also broke the track record in the process. In 2018 Brinkleys Poet won the event and set a new track record time by beating the previous best time of 27.02 by Droopys Trapeze.[8]

In 2018, the stadium signed a deal with ARC to race a Tuesday and Friday matinée meeting and a Sunday afternoon meeting every week[9] and a new five-year contract extension was agreed to run from January 2025.[10]

Track records

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Current

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268 Roxholme Hat[12] 15.7922 April 2018
462 Brinkley Poet[13] 26.9522 April 2018Gymcrack final
650 Geelo Bullet[14] 39.6816 May 2017
844 Roxholme Magic[15] 51.9520 April 2016

Former

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268Precious Moments 16.22 15 June 2010
268Johnnys Way 16.02 19 July 2011
268 Roxholme Hat [16] 15.83 15 April 2018
270Pearses Skip 16.61 20 December 2003
270Troy Bustino 16.39 17 January 2004
270Lundhill Dan 16.33 13 March 2004
270Larkhill Castle 16.2211 April 2004
270Droopys Ernest 16.20 5 October 2004
270Farloe Kinrush 16.08 12 October 2004
270Farloe Kinrush 16.0516 July 2005
270Ballyneale Cash16.05 8 July 2006
270 Russanda Droopy 16.3220 April 2010
275 Niamh Knows 16.64 3 August 2002
450Farloe Careless27.80 21 March 2000
450 Frankie My Son 27.2322 March 2003
462Molly Marina27.77 15 May 2010
462Taranis Rex 27.45 3 July 2011Gymcrack heats
462Taranis Rex 27.21 19 July 2011Gymcrack final
462Freds Champ 27.36 19 July 2011
462Fionn 27.37 19 July 2011
462Jaytee Youngy 27.10 10 June 2012
465Frankie My Son 28.33 27 December 2003
465Ballyveelish Ace 28.11 10 January 2004
465Combridge Snowy 28.04 24 January 2004
465Goreport Bay 27.71 11 April 2004
465Drumwood Rebel 27.66 14 May 2005
465 Drumwood Rebel 27.6126 November 2005
485 Ten Simple Minds 28.85 27 July 2002
650Patterdale Rafa 40.782 May 2010
650Nifty Crash 40.39 27 June 2010
650 Nyla Fantasy 39.7226 June 2012
655Honchos Cleo 40.99 24 January 2004
655Star Model 40.39 11 April 2004
655Weeton Warrior40.3712 October 2004
655Lundhill Flash 40.3219 March 2005
655 Welers Pet 40.266 September 2005
656Frisby Fassan 41.33 25 September 2001
656 Marthas Pipe 40.683 September 2002
844Killishin Masai 53.46 15 May 2010
844Midway Skipper 52.91 15 June 2010TV Trophy final
844Bubbly Capel 52.54 26 June 2012
844King Kane 52.44 22 April 2015
850Baliff Queen 53.6311 April 2004
850 Top Plan 53.187 November 2004
866 Spenwood Wizard 53.32 28 May 000

References

53.626°N -1.3678°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Track Search . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 24 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111225034358/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/tracks.aspx . 25 December 2011 .
  2. http://www.thedogs.co.uk/trap2/pcf_trackinfo.php?trackid=32
  3. Book: furby, R. Independent Greyhound Racing, page 67. 1968. New Dominion House.
  4. Web site: Greyhound Star (Remember When - April). 14 April 2019. Greyhound Star.
  5. Book: Barnes, Julia. Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 292-293. 1988. Ringpress Books. 0-948955-15-5.
  6. Book: Hobbs, Jonathan. Greyhound Annual 2003, page 125. 2002. Raceform. 1-904317-07-3.
  7. Web site: Kinsley Greyhound Stadium.
  8. Web site: 2018 Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  9. Web site: Arc Schedule Released. 21 December 2017. Greyhound Star.
  10. Web site: Arc and four indpendents extend deal . Greyhound Star . 17 August 2024.
  11. Web site: British Track Records as of January 2024 . Greyhound Star . 25 January 2024.
  12. Web site: 2018 track record. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. Web site: 2018 track record result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. Web site: 2017 track record result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. Web site: 2016 track record result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  16. Web site: Track record. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.