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Yarmouth Stadium features [[greyhound racing]] on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night. |
Yarmouth Stadium features [[greyhound racing]] on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night. |
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A major competition in the greyhound racing calendar takes place at Yarmouth, it is the [[East Anglian Derby (greyhounds)|East Anglian Derby]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}</ref> and is currently worth £ |
A major competition in the greyhound racing calendar takes place at Yarmouth, it is the [[East Anglian Derby (greyhounds)|East Anglian Derby]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}</ref> and is currently worth £12,000 to the winner. |
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This year, Yarmouth Stadium has also hosted major greyhound racing events such as the Paddy Power TV Trophy held across 843 metres, with the £8000 prize won by Musical Gaga. Yarmouth Stadium also featured the Owner's Bonus Series. |
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==Stock Car Racing== |
==Stock Car Racing== |
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Revision as of 10:13, 9 September 2013
Yarmouth Stadium is a dog track located at West Caister in the Borough of Great Yarmouth and English county of Norfolk.[1]
Yarmouth Stadium features greyhound racing on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday night.
A major competition in the greyhound racing calendar takes place at Yarmouth, it is the East Anglian Derby[2] and is currently worth £12,000 to the winner.
This year, Yarmouth Stadium has also hosted major greyhound racing events such as the Paddy Power TV Trophy held across 843 metres, with the £8000 prize won by Musical Gaga. Yarmouth Stadium also featured the Owner's Bonus Series.
Stock Car Racing
The stadium has continually run Stock Car racing since the 1960s and boasted its own team in the 1966 and 1971/2 team leagues. The 1966 team were nicknamed the Bloaters whilst the later outfit were known as the Greyhounds.
References
- ^ "Track Search". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
External links
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