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Greenwich Cup

Greenwich Cup

Greyhound racing competition

The Greenwich Cup formerly the Greenwich Stakes, was a greyhound racing competition held annually from 1938 until 2003.

Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...

It was inaugurated at New Cross Stadium by the Greyhound Racing Association following their acquisition of the stadium in January 1938.[1]

Following the closure of New Cross in 1969, it switched to Charlton Stadium.[2] It only survived two years at Charlton because it also closed and the race found its final home at Catford Stadium in 1972.[3] When the Greyhound Racing Association shut down Catford in 2003 the race was discontinued.[4]

Venues & distances

  • 1938–1939 (New Cross, 550 yards)
  • 1946–1964 (New Cross, 415 yards)
  • 1965–1968 (New Cross, 600 yards)
  • 1969–1970 (Charlton, 600 yards)
  • 1972–2003 (Catford, 555 metres)

Sponsors

Past winners

More information Year, Winner ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Go greyhound racing at New Cross". South London Observer. 22 April 1938. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. [2]
    Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  3. [3]
    Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 89. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. [4]
    Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  5. [5]
    "Yesterday's greyhound results". Daily Herald. 27 April 1938. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. [6]
    "Happy Squire for the Berkeley Cup". South London Observer. 3 March 1939. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. [7]
    "Remember When series (March 2020)". Greyhound Star. March 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1987) April edition". Greyhound Star. 2012.
  9. [9]
    Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. p. 23. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  10. [10]
    "1997 Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  11. [11]
    "1998 Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  12. [12]
    "1999 E.Coomes Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  13. [13]
    "2000 Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  14. [14]
    "2001 Result". Greyhound Data.
  15. [15]
    "2002 Result". Greyhound Data.
  16. [16]
    "Results". Greyhound Data.
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