Harlow Stadium

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Harlow Stadium
Harlow Greyhound Stadium c.1995.png
Harlow Stadium circa.1995
Harlow Stadium
LocationRoydon Road, The Pinnacles, Harlow, CM19 5FT
Coordinates 51°46′20″N0°03′49″E / 51.7722°N 0.0637°E / 51.7722; 0.0637
Opened1995
Tenants
Greyhound racing
Website
Official website

Harlow Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Harlow, Essex, England. [1] The stadium also has executive suites, a restaurant, a number of bars and conference and banqueting facilities.

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Racing takes place in the evening on Monday and Wednesday, and in the morning on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. [2]

Opening

Harlow Stadium opened on Wednesday 15 March 1995. The site chosen for racing was an area north east of the town known as the Pinnacles just off the Roydon Road and directly west of the football stadium. Access to the track is on Stadium Way past the Scimitar industrial park. Toni Nicholls bought the land from receivers when the new football stadium was being built in 1993 and constructed the new facilities including executive suites, a restaurant and conference and banqueting facilities. In addition a large car park was constructed. [3] The first ever trial session, in preparation for the opening was held in October 1994. [4]

History

The first Racing Manager was former trainer Stan Gudgin who was replaced by Mark Schellenberg after Gudgins retirement. In 2005 Nicholls's company Leaside Leisure Ltd came to an agreement with Barclay Entertainment to sell the track. The new stadium owner was Dave Barclay joint-owner of a successful building contractors business in the Essex area. Despite offers from developers Barclay continues to invest into the track and has achieved some notable successes for Harlow Greyhound Stadium. [5]

Following the closure of Walthamstow Stadium in 2008 Chris Page arrived as General Manager with five trainers; John Coleman, Mark Wallis, Mick Puzey, Graham Sharp and Kelly Mullins. Mark Wallis brought the ultimate prize to the track after winning the 2009 English Greyhound Derby with Kinda Ready. [6] Harlow was rewarded with a first Sky Sports televised meeting in 2011 and Barclay brought in Greyhound Sales in 2013.

In 2018 the stadium signed a deal with SIS to race every Monday and Wednesday evening and every Friday and Sunday morning. [7]

Track records

[8]

Current records

MetresGreyhoundTimeDateNotes
238Kenton Ten [9] 14.5229 January 2020
415Barton Wade [10] 25.509 October 2002
592Loggies Rosie [11] 36.8510 January 2018
769Snappy Girl [12] 49.4331 May 2006
946Killishin Masai [13] 62.1123 May 2010
415 hurdlesBarnfield Haveit [14] 26.038 August 2010
592 hurdlesBozy Blue Blaze [10] 38.3022 August 2001

Former

Extended content
MetresGreyhoundTimeDateNotes
238Nellie Thursby14.7318 September 2002
238Morning Glory14.6612 July 2014
238Jumeirah Maximus [15] 14.594 April 2017
238Chopchop Hope [16] 14.5819 September 2018
415 hurdlesBossy Pallashell26.2010 July 2002
415 hurdlesInkspot26.2016 October 2002
415 hurdlesBomber Bailey26.141 July 2009
415 hurdlesBomber Bailey [17] 26.1117 March 2010
592Decoy Cheetah37.1316 June 1995
592Treasured Manx37.131997
592Blackrose Mars37.1120 June 2007
592Daphs Girl37.1125 July 2009
592Borna Payment37.0131 March 2010
592 hurdlesBozy Blue Blaze38.5315 August 2001
769Micks Best Magic49.599 January 2002
769Slaheny Lass49.5817 September 2003
769Kingsmill Champ49.5417 August 2005
769Tipsy Rose49.4728 December 2005
946Souda Bay63.1413 April 1998
946Countrywidecapel62.988 February 2006

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  2. ↑ "Latest results". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  3. ↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, page 215. Ringpress Books. ISBN   186054-010-4.
  4. ↑ "Remember When - October 1994". Greyhound Star. 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 187. Raceform. ISBN   978-1-905153-53-4.
  6. ↑ "Wallis makes Mark in Greyhound Derby". Harlow Herald.
  7. ↑ "SIS announces schedule for SIS British Greyhound Service for 2018". SIS. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "British Track Records as of January 2024". Greyhound Star. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mark's Ten on Five". Greyhound Star. 19 February 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Track records". Greyhound Data.
  11. ↑ "2017 result". gbgb.org.uk. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "2006 result". gbgb.org.uk. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "2010 result". gbgb.org.uk. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "2009 track record hurdle result". gbgb.org.uk. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  16. ↑ "Yvonne Gaskin and Hope set new records". Greyhound Star. 20 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "2010 result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
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