Park Royal Stadium

Park Royal Stadium was a greyhound stadium that existed between 1931 and 1969.[1]

The Stadium was built on the Park Royal site in London on the Abbey Road in 1931 and was owned by Park Royal Stadium Limited. The stadium was enlarged for use by Acton and Willesden rugby league club in 1935.[2]

The Greyhound Racing Association added the track to their portfolio and in 1967 Park Royal was one of the pioneer tracks used on the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) along with Kings Heath, Stamford Bridge and Oxford. This was the process of allowing the racing to be used in bookmakers shops.

Just two years later on 22 January 1969 the stadium was literally closed overnight after being sold for redevelopment and their main race the One Thousand Guineas moved to Hendon Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22602#n51
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