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2016 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

2016 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

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The 2016 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 91st year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland and commenced with the category 2[1] Coronation Cup at Romford Greyhound Stadium which was shown live on Sky Sports.[2] The final event was the Olympic at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium.

Quick Facts

The year was overshadowed by the ongoing saga regarding the uncertain future of the Greyhound Racing Association operated tracks of Wimbledon Stadium and Hall Green Stadium. An announcement was made that Wimbledon would close after the running of the 2016 English Greyhound Derby[3] before a six-month reprieve arrived.[4] However it was announced that the stadium would close in March 2017.

Wimbledon's sister track Hall Green remained in danger of being closed following the 2014 sale to Euro Property Investments Ltd.[5][6]

The premier competition of the year, the English Greyhound Derby, was won by Jaytee Jet [7] and the Irish Derby was taken by Rural Hawaii. Kevin Hutton secured his second successive trainers championship. Mark Wallis won the champion trainer trophy for a record eighth time passing the previous record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr.[8]

The year ended with two notable successes for Towcester, the first was being crowned BAGS/SIS Track Champions (greyhound racing's equivalent to footballs FA Cup and within days it was announced that the track would host the English Greyhound Derby for five years.[9]

Roll of honour

More information Major Winners, Award ...
More information Chelsea Glass Trainers Championship, Sittingbourne (16 February), Pos ...

Principal UK finals

More information Ladbrokes Golden Jacket, Crayford (23 February, 714m, £17,500), Pos ...
More information William Hill Classic, Sunderland (13 July, 450m, £25,000), Pos ...
More information Colossus Bets TV Trophy, Towcester (3 August, 906m, £8,000), Pos ...
More information William Hill St Leger, Wimbledon (8 November, 687m, £25,000), Pos ...
More information RPGTV Laurels, Belle Vue (14 December, 470m, £6,000), Pos ...

Principal Irish finals

More information Ladbrokes Easter Cup, Shelbourne (19 March, 550y, €25,000), Pos ...
More information B.I.F National Produce, Clonmel (22 May, 525y, €30,000), Pos ...
More information Irish Independent Laurels, Cork (16 July, 525y, €30,000), Pos ...
More information Dublin Coach Juvenile Derby, Harolds Cross (14 October, 525y, €22,500), Pos ...

UK Category 1 & 2 competitions

More information Competition, Date ...

Irish feature competitions

More information Competition, Date ...

References

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    "Fears for Birmingham Hall Green stadium after £3m sale". Birmingham Mail. 31 March 2014.
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    "Crying shame as Hall Green Stadium set to be demolished". Birmingham Mail. 23 February 2016.
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    "Summer Stayers Classic Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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    "Gold Collar Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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    "St Mungo Cup". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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    "Henlow Derby". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03.
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    "National Sprint". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
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    "Select Stakes result". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "Grand National result". Irish Greyhound Board.
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