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Townhead Greyhound Track

Townhead Greyhound Track

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Townhead Greyhound Track was a former greyhound racing track in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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It was located on the north bank of the River Irvine between Broomlands Drive and Kirk Vennel and would have been situated where Bradbury Glebe is today.[1] The track opened on 30 December 1932 eight months before the Irvine Caledonian Stadium. Handicap and level break racing took place on Thursday and Saturday evenings on a small 300 yards circumference circuit. Distances used were 280 and 460 yards behind a 'Ball' hare. Townhead hosted the racing for 35 years before closing in 1967.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "OS County Series Ayrshire 1938". old-maps.co.uk.
  2. [2]
    Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 417. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
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