Longford Greyhound Stadium

Longford Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located on the south side of Longford, County Longford, Ireland.[1]

Longford Greyhound Stadium
LocationPark Road, Longford, County Longford, Ireland
Coordinates53°43′13.6″N 7°47′35.6″W
Date opened1939
Race typegreyhound racing
Official website

The stadium is a ten-minute walk from the town centre and has a large customer car park. Racing takes place every Monday and Friday evening and the facilities include a fast food bar and totalisator betting.[2]

Race distances are 525, 550, 750 and 805 yards.[3]

History

Longford Greyhound Stadium is accessed via Earl Street and is just about the most centrally located track you can get in Ireland. The south Longford venue has a circumference of 485 yards and opened in May 1939. The track hosts the Longford Derby & Longford Puppy Derby and other events to have taken place previously here are the Padian Cup and Smithwicks 550.

One of the pioneers of the track was M. J. Lyons (a local businessman), and John Dorris (managing director) and Jim Conroy (former racing manager) have been long service personnel at the track.[4]

In 1966 the track closed for the winter break and looked unlikely to re-open, but the owner Thomas Packenham sold the site to Longford Sports Ltd.[5]

The small track remains a tight circuit and in recent times has battled for survival during a hard financial climate. The management including current Racing Manager Patrick Farrington and the voluntary committee continues to work hard to achieve a safe surface and environment for the greyhounds to run in. In July 2014 the sale of the Park Road track was agreed to Scottish-based greyhound owner Howard Wallace.[6][7]

Competitions
  • Longford Derby
  • Longford Puppy Derby

Track records

Current [8] [9] [10]

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
330Bay Sun [11]17.3311.07.2008
525Dustin Fox28.1514.07.2006
550Tyrur Harold29.4516.06.2017
570Frisky Fantasy30.7302.08.2010
805Posh Again44.8711.07.2008

Former [12]

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
330Richmont Mick18.691950
330Portumna Bouncer18.4411.07.1969
330Scaragh Prairie18.3230.08.1974
330Cast No Stones18.2224.05.1985
330Tubbercurry Lad18.2212.07.1985
330Athboy Vintage17.6920.07.2001
330Comans Express17.6810.06.2002
330Silkey Joe17.6211.07.2003
330Lethal Party17.6107.10.2005
330Petes Noble17.5921.10.2005
330Duke of Ross17.5209.12.2005
330Gingko17.3513.07.2007
525Cooleeny Twister29.981950
525Lovely Rambler29.3802.07.1965
525Sampson Flash29.2805.07.1974Longford Derby final
525Pepsi Princess28.8201.09.1989
525Athboy Vintage28.2710.08.2001
525Get Here28.2619.07.2002
525Dundrum Prince28.2118.06.2004
525Hi King Closure28.1917.06.2005
550Design31.151970
550Claddagh Quail31.0411.09.1970
550Bermadaghs Shay30.8017.07.1985
550Break The Clock29.7801.08.2003
550Coolamber Prunty29.7711.07.2008
550Pepsi Kev29.7703.10.2008
550Rince Boy29.7620.10.2008
550Bunlahy Brett29.6602.08.2010
550Clydal Jack29.6321.06.2013Longford Derby second round
550Surley Bassi29.5120.06.2014
570Angel Wonder32.8509.06.1967
570Couch Trip31.0428.09.2001
570Emdee Boys30.9213.05.2002
570Dundrum Prince30.8001.04.2005
570Dunsany30.8801.04.2005
570Dundrum Prince30.7405.04.2005
600Danba34.6714.04.1967
805Thanks Jim46.98Aug.1991
805Clydal Pigeon45.8930.09.2003
805Hidden Solo45.1005.12.2003
330 HBenas Gift19.951950
330 HCave View Clipper19.4823.10.1959
525 HFortwilliam Pagan31.441946

References
  1. "Longford Greyhound Stadium". discoverireland.ie.
  2. "Longford Greyhound Stadium". Irish Greyhound Board.
  3. "Longford". Greyhound Data.
  4. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  5. "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1966) March edition". Greyhound Star.
  6. "Hopes for business boost as sale agreed on Greyhound Track". shannonside.ie. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25.
  7. "Scottish owner Wallace to take over at Longford track". Irish Independent.
  8. "Track records". Greyhound Data.
  9. "Track records". Greyhound Star.
  10. "Longford Track records". Greyhound Star.
  11. "The Sierra Communications Open 330". Irish Greyhound Board.
  12. "Longford track records". Greyhound Data.
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