Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium

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Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium
LocationPennylands Road, Auchinleck, East Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°28′17.2″N4°18′08.2″W / 55.471444°N 4.302278°W / 55.471444; -4.302278
Opened1930?
Closed2003

Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in East Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire Council area of Scotland

East Ayrshire is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.

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History

The greyhound stadium in Auchinleck was located south of Mauchline Road and north of Barony Road in Auchinleck, East of Ayr. [1] The track was a popular independent (unlicensed) track for over 70 years and had a 365-yard circumference and a 100 yards run to the first bend with the main distances being 264, 410 and 610 yards. [2] The major race was the Autumn Auchinleck Derby and the track was the birthplace of famous Scottish bookmaker Fearless Freddie Williams [3] who had his first pitch there. [4]

Auchinleck village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Auchinleck is a village 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Ayr town and former Royal Burgh situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in the Scotland

Ayr is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population of 46,490 in 2015, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire and the 14th largest settlement in Scotland. The town is continuous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north.

Closure

The stadium closed in 2003 and was sold for redevelopment in 2006.

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References

  1. ↑ "OS Plan 1961". old-maps.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 273. ISBN   0-948955-15-5.
  3. ↑ "Never bet against Fearless Freddie Freddie". The Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "Legendary bookie dies in his sleep". Daily Record.
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