Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium

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Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium
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.

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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]

Closure

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

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. April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Legendary bookie dies in his sleep". Daily Record. 26 June 2008.
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