Nottingham Greyhound Stadium

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Nottingham Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track and stadium on the outskirts of Nottingham, England. It was voted ‘Central Region Racecourse of the Year’ by the British Greyhound Racing Board for 1998-1999 and 2001-2002.Races at the course are held on Monday, Friday and Saturday evenings as well as an additional BAGS (Bookmakers’ Afternoon Greyhound Service) meeting on Tuesday mornings. The circumference of the track is 437m.CompetitionsThe stadium holds several competitions annually, the most prestigious of which is the Select Stakes. The Select Stakes Other competitions include: The Futurity Cup – January, 500m, puppy event The Grolsch Grand Prix – April, 680m The Betfred Select Stayers Stakes – July, 730m The Caffreys Puppy Classic – August, 500m, puppy event The National Oaks – September, 500m, bitches only The Autumn Puppy Cup – October, 500m, puppy event The Produce Stakes – October, 500m, British-bred eventThe Betfred Eclipse – November, 500m The Stadium Bookmakers National Sprint – December, 305mOrigins and openingIn 1970 the White City Stadium in Nottingham closed down leaving the city without greyhound racing. However members of the Severn and Trent greyhound clubs had maintained a presence in the council’s thoughts and several year’s later plans for a new track within the Nottingham horse racing course began to surface. The site of the racecourse was west of the village of Colwick and the racecourse had opened way back in 1892.