Based in Cowley just three miles from Oxford city centre, Oxford Stadium first opened in 1939 and hosted speedway and greyhound racing for 73 years before closing in 2012. Each suite has capacity to host 24 people for greyhound racing and speedway meetings, and includes its own bar area. Oxford Stadium owners Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) had . Greyhound Star, June 5, 2022. Kevin Boothby, managing director at Oxford Stadium, looks ahead to the launch of a new era. Summary. 1 - £1.85 to use and 0.04 miles away. Update 25/08/2021 Renovation works continue at the Oxford Stadium, Kevin Boothby has employed David. Oxford Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and events venue situated in Cowley which first opened in 1939 before closing in 2012. Cradley Heath Greyhound Stadium: Dudley: unknown: Larkhill Stadium: Yeovil: unknown: . The events will take place at Oxford Greyhound Stadium . Earlier this week, ITV News' South East regional programme ran a story on the track. For £16.95, racegoers will gain admission, receive a race card, burger and chips, a pint of carling or glass of wine / soft drink and a £2 Tote bet. A disused greyhound stadium in Oxford is nominated by the public to be included on a register of the city's most significant assets. Campaign group signals bid to bring speedway back to Brandon Stadium despite plans for new homes on site Not long until the covers come off Anyone frustrated by the delays in the return of greyhound racing to Oxford, might take solace in two thoughts. Its owner, Greyhound Racing Association (GRA), wants to develop the site, in Sandy Lane, Cowley, for . As the picture shows, there is still significant work to do on the main grandstand while the paddock and kennels are virtually untouched. ALSO READ: Oxford councillors speak out following protest against greyhound racing The proposed closure of the ground in Blackbird Leys has been adamantly opposed by a group of campaigners, including both students and local residents. Greyhound racing is due to return to the Oxford Stadium, with speedway events also a potential possibility, following the acquisition of a new 10-year lease. The authority has also. The sponsorship will support and promote greyhound racing and is a first for bet365 in the sport. Gaming operator bet365 revealed this week that they've signed a sponsorship deal to help push greyhound racing events in the United Kingdom, the first ever sponsorship of this type for the company. Oxford Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and events venue in Cowley, just three miles from Oxford city centre. It will soon be re-named 'Suffolk Downs' and is expected to be racing again by November. Welcome Back OXFORD STADIUM has 2,603 members. A former greyhound stadium that developers want to turn into housing will remain a conservation area, a High Court judge has ruled. It first opened in 1939 and hosted speedway and greyhound racing for 73 years before closing in 2012. Well done to everyone in this group who have all played a massive part in the saving. Greyhound Star, June 5, 2022. Work continues at Oxford Greyhound Stadium to get the facilities to a high standard prior to the track's grand reopening. bet365's sponsorship will cover all four major category competitions while coverage of races will feature on SIS and at-home audiences through Racing Post Greyhound TV (RPGTV). Raising awareness on it's closure. Oxford Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and events venue in Cowley, just three miles from Oxford city centre. Oxford held its last meeting back in 2012 and the site has sat in limbo ever since. Another reopened track to add to Oxford and Mildenhall here. Work continues at Oxford Greyhound Stadium to get the facilities to a high standard prior to the track's grand . I will never forget the day we received the keys to Oxford Stadium when our regeneration project was launched in June of last year. The . UK betting company bet365 has announced that it has agreed to a significant sponsorship deal to support UK greyhound racing with a range of competitions across the 2022 schedule. The new leaseholder of Oxford Stadium has told ITV News Meridian the reopening of the site is set to create. In addition they attempted delaying trap draws and enforced a copyright on the . "Greyhound racing is a nasty business that has no place at Oxford Stadium - or anywhere in the UK - except as a distant memory." Acclaimed acting legend Miriam Margolyes is urging Oxford City Council to stop Greyhound racing and instead use its stadium for 'sports that humans choose to take part in'. Looks like we've only gone and won the battle after 8 1/2 years !! Owners the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) were refused permission to build 220 . With racing every Saturday evening - and around a hundred greyhounds on the strength at any time - it is still one of the greatest, and cheapest, family fun nights out in the South Wales valleys. FBGOA; Classifieds. Greyhound racing at Oxford is due to resume in December 2021, speedway should follow in mid-2022. British Boxing legends Michael Watson and John Conteh visited Oxford Stadium this week to add their support to the venue's regeneration programme. TESCO, OXFORD RETAIL PARK, OXFORD by Royal Bank of Scotland. In this archaic and cruel "sport", sickness and injuries - including broken legs, heatstroke, and heart attacks - affect thousands of dogs each year, many of . The deal was described in some news articles as revamping and revitalising greyhound racing's wider betting appeal but in truth the deal although inevitable (a bookmaker owned industry had been . Presently, the unoccupied Oxford Greyhound Stadium remains situated on Sandy Lane in the district of Cowley, two and a half miles south of Oxford city centre. The introduction of a new trainers licence went ahead; it was called a C Licence and would allow private trainers to run their greyhounds in graded racing at tracks in addition to the resident trainers. By using this website you're confirming that you're happy to accept our use of cookies. Tuesday, 2nd November 2021, 1:02 pm. Greyhound racing to return to Oxford Stadium this year 5 Despite support from campaigners, residents and the council, there are concerns about the 'cruel' sport of greyhound racing returning to. Oxford Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and events venue situated in Cowley. One of the original cloth cap sports, or working mans sports, greyhound racing has been in decline for decades now. Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. In an attempt to combat the decline, the National Greyhound Racing Society banned telephones at the track and did not allow results to be published before 9.00 pm. Returning and newly created competitions will showcase the re-opening of Oxford Greyhound stadium and see additional major open race events . The Betting and Gaming Act 1960 came into force on 1 January 1961. A hard-fought campaign to return our facility to its former glory reached its conclusion in June 2021 when Kevin Boothby . Pompey rivals Oxford could soon be playing their matches away from the Kassam Stadium. The proposed closure of the ground in Blackbird Leys has been adamantly opposed by a group of campaigners, including both students and local residents. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces from 1988 until 2015, and from 1999 until 2019 for stock car racing and banger racing.. A multi-purpose sports and community venue that will host British Championship Speedway has partnered with TicketCo to offer visitors cashless ticketing. These cash machines are near to Greyhound Stadium Attraction . Mondays News continued his fine form, setting a new track record in that semi-final but a reverse of fortunes in the final saw Trev's Perfection win his first classic race. bet365 has shown its commitment to UK greyhound racing after agreeing a "significant sponsorship deal" aimed at supporting and promoting the sport.. from. The Happy … Continue reading "Miriam Margolyes backs campaign to stop greyhound . The. A great deal of research and help has gone in to . Kevin Boothby, Manager of Towcester and Henlow greyhound tracks secured the lease from the venue's owners, Galliard Homes, with plans to reopen its doors to greyhound racing in December. Protesters gathered in Oxford on Remembrance Sunday to oppose the return of "cruel and barbaric" greyhound racing to a stadium in the city. DERBY THIRD ROUND REVIEW. Latest News. A hard-fought campaign to return our facility to its former glory reached its conclusion in June 2021 when Kevin Boothby secured a 10-year lease to reopen Oxford Stadium and bring back much-missed sports to the city. The latest Tweets from Oxford_Stadium (@Oxford_Stadium). Oxford Stadium could be bought by the city council using a compulsory purchase order (CPO), its leader said. Summary. Promoter Kevin Boothby said: "Oxford is such a different project to Suffolk Downs. The #Original #OxfordStadium Account. Latest Greyhound News LIFFORD OPENING TO PRESENT A NEW BETTING MODEL SHARE ON: Greyhound Star — May 31, 2022 The wait to see the Lifford gates open for business is coming to an end. Train operators. Oxford Stadium which is due to re-open this year following a major regeneration programme will be a seven-day-a-week community hub, hosting greyhound racing, speedway, events and conferences. Summary. Picture: Fortitude Communications. That's after prospective new owner and current . They have committed to four Category 1 events with the bet365 Empress Stakes in September and bet365 Puppy Oaks in November headlining the action at Towcester. Oxford Dog Racing Stadium conducts races every 15 minutes. The stadium began life in 1938, on the site of an earlier flapping track which had closed in 1938, with the difference being that a new circuit had been re-laid in a ninety degree . Good news for the Oxford Stadium and for the greyhound racing industry in general this week, as news broke that the sport will return to the venue in December this year. The coverage will also feature on SIS and direct to the home audience through Racing Post Greyhound TV (RPGTV). Oxford Stadium's managing director has revealed more details about plans for the venue after a community group expressed concerns about greyhound racing. Kevin Boothby has bought the lease at the. The official Twitter account of Oxford Stadium Tuesday 10 December 2019, 4:05pm. Looking around the stadium, the exec boxes, complete with new floors, look ready to be furnished. The stadium also has three bars and three executive suites plus conference facilities. The site in Cowley was once the home of greyhound racing and . The main news throughout the year was the announcement of a five-year deal between Entain and ARC for a new joint venture of live broadcast rights from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2029. Stadium leaseholder Kevin Boothby's first objective is to get the greyhound operation at the stadium up-and-running, but stadium manager David Lestrade has revealed that it is also planned that speedway will return in 2022. Bus Tours. It will re-open this spring. The Oxford East Labour MP Andrew Smith has also spoken . 97. OXFORD Stadium's executive suites have been transformed after 'almost a decade of neglect'. More Tracks Open, but … Boothby has also stepped in to re-introduce greyhound racing to Mildenhall Stadium. About The Greyhound Star The Number 1 Voice of the Greyhound Industry - The Greyhound Star switched from newspaper . per adult. Bet365 will sponsor four competitions, each with 48 dogs running and a top prize of £10,000. Oxford Dog Racing Stadium is situated in Cowley, near the BMW car plant, just off the main ring road and can easily be accessed from most parts of the England. OXFORD City Council has revealed it may try to get a Compulsory Purchase Order to help a new operator buy Oxford's beleaguered greyhound stadium and save it from destruction. The track was owned (1926-2014) and . Oxford's speedway and greyhound racing track closed down 15 years ago, but now it is on its way back. A hard-fought campaign to return our facility to its former glory reached its conclusion in June 2021 when Kevin Boothby . . We the undersigned petition the council to work cross-party and support the development of leisure facilities at Oxford Stadium in line with the Local Plan, but that do not involve greyhound racing or gambling. Facility Capacity: 1,500 spectators . Here you can find out more about how we use them.Read More Accept You can watch recordings of some thrilling races in the Videos . The book gives a year by year account of Oxford Stadium from 1938, when plans were conceived to build a greyhound stadium in Oxford, right up to the present day. The owner of the last greyhound to win at Oxford Stadium has revealed his overwhelming joy after learning the multi-purpose venue will reopen this year. But our regeneration is about much more than greyhound racing, speedway and events. The history of Oxford Stadium has been written to preserve some record of an industry which fails to record its amazing ninety year span. Greyhound Star — July 25, 2021 Oxford - from the second bend Workmen and local volunteers are starting to make progress as they prepare to bring Oxford Stadium back from the edge of extinction. There's renewed hope that after seven years, Oxford Stadium could be restored to its former glory. The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover at £73,575,880 from 6384 meetings. Oxford Stadium held its last greyhound meeting on 29 December 2012 following the announcement of its closure by the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA), despite opposition from a local MP, the city council and a local campaign group. DERBY QUARTER FINALS FULL FORM. Full-day Tours. Opposition has begun to mobilise after the Oxford Greyhound Stadium saw its last race on the 29th December, when operator the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) announced its closure. The Valley Greyhound Stadium is Wales's last remaining greyhound racing track. Oxford Stadium, a multi-purpose sports and events venue due to reopen in early 2022. Greyhound Star — February 12, 2022 Oxford in its heyday - pic Steve Nash Oxford have been inundated with enquiries following last week's call for potential contract trainers to get in touch. Greyhound racing is set to return to Oxford Stadium this year after a decade long absence, despite outcry and demonstrations from animal rights campaigners in the city and the wider county . The stadium first opened in 1939 and hosted speedway and greyhound racing for 73 years before closing in 2012. Greyhound promoter Kevin Boothby secured a 10-year lease to return the stadium to its former glory in June 2021. The champions visited the revamped stadium in Sandy Lane as special guests to celebrate the return of the much-loved venue and to promote some joint-charity fundraising work. Opposition has begun to mobilise after the Oxford Greyhound Stadium saw its last race on the 29th December, when operator the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) announced its closure. Bet365 has agreed a sponsorship deal through which it will support and promote greyhound racing in the UK. A former greyhound stadium that developers want to turn into housing will remain a conservation area, a High Court judge rules. This venue last raced in January 2018. Oxford, Stratford, Cotswolds & Warwick Castle Tour from London. Read again: Oxford Stadium owner reveals more plans Now, entrepreneur Kevin Boothby, who has secured a 10-year lease on the stadium, hopes racing will resume in 2022 after a 10-year gap. Campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports and Oxford Vegan Action oppose a move to revive racing at Blackbird Leys stadium, which has been out of use since 2012.. Kevin Boothby, who already runs two greyhound tracks at Henlow and Towcester, acquired . Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oxford to Valley Greyhound Stadium via Reading Town Centre, Blagrave Street, Reading Bagnall Way/ Station Rd, Cardiff North Road, Cardiff, Kingsway GB, and Ystrad Mynach, The Coopers Arms in around 6h 56m. Kevin Boothby, managing director at Oxford Stadium. By Mark McMahon. Track Champions 2014; . bet365 will also champion the return of big-time racing at the eagerly anticipated reopening of Oxford stadium in the second half of 2022 with new competitions including a new 6-bend . The sponsorship, which is a 'first' for bet365 in the sport, will cover four major Category competitions. The track expect to be ready for GBGB inspection by the end of March and Director of Racing James Chalkley is actively sorting through enquiries. The stadium first opened in 1939 and hosted speedway and greyhound racing for 73 years before closing in 2012. The. Since 2013……… #ItsAllAboutOxford Dave Reynolds was part of a capacity crowd at 10.20pm on December 29, 2012, when his dog Moorstown Mystiq lined up as 2/1 favourite in the evening's final race. It will reopen this spring. Returning and newly created competitions will showcase the re-opening of Oxford Greyhound stadium and see . We understand that there are in excess of 20 applications from potential attached trainers. GRA- OXFORD STADIUM, OXFORD GREYHOUND STADIUM, OXFORD by Notemachine. Greyhound Star, June 5, 2022. Browse all current ePetitions. The Oxford East Labour MP Andrew Smith has also spoken . Greyhound Star, May 30, 2022 Latest Greyhound News OXFORD - A STADIUM (RE)FIT FOR 2022 Greyhound Star — June 2, 2022 Oxford: The dog track covered for a speedway meeting. The three suites have been refloored, painted and had a new heating and air conditioning system implemented. The Oxford Stadium has recently had works completed to restore it to an operational condition, and speedway is set to return to the venue later this year. Campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports and Oxford Vegan Action oppose a move to revive racing at Blackbird Leys stadium, which has been out of use since 2012.. Kevin Boothby, who already runs two greyhound tracks at Henlow and Towcester, acquired . In some great news for the sport of greyhound racing, Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has announced a new partnership with Sky City to launch two new websites and apps which should promote UK and Irish dog racing to a global audience. ITV News reporter Mark McQuillan has been given an exclusive look around Oxford Stadium. Protesters gathered in Oxford on Remembrance Sunday to oppose the return of "cruel and barbaric" greyhound racing to a stadium in the city. Great to see Lifford coming back, it's been sorely missed by the community since it has been closed. Also at Oxford the continuing problem of taxation was evident when they . A hard-fought campaign to return our facility to its former glory reached its conclusion . Oxford City Council has designated Oxford Stadium for leisure activities in the latest Local Plan. Small Group Cotswolds Villages, Stratford and Oxford Day Tour from London. REMEMBER WHEN: JUNE. Oxford Stadium was the first track to experiment with the scheme. 9 May 2022 Oxford Stadium to host Disco Extravaganza as part of Platinum Jubilee celebrations 4 May 2022 Oxford Stadium MD reveals plans for first greyhound meeting in almost a decade 3 May 2022 Executive Suites are a hit with speedway fans celebrating Oxford Stadium's reopening 29 April 2022 The photo show the old racing circuit emerging from the weeds. The drop in tote turnover could be partly attributed to the first full year of the National Lottery which had begun the previous November.. Spring Rose trained by Charlie Lister was voted Greyhound of the Year after winning the Grand Prix at Walthamstow . The sponsorship is a first for bet365 in the sport as it works to support and promote greyhound racing. Help us get to 30,000! £114.00. The competitions will feature 48 runners, with a first prize of £10,000, and will take place at the Oxford . Bet365 announced Friday it has agreed to a significant sponsorship deal to support UK greyhound racing with a range of competitions across the 2022 schedule.. 97. (Oxford Road) 931,814 Newcastle (Gosforth) 858,331 London (Dagenham) 854,225 Some of these will be held at the newly re-opened Oxford Greyhound Stadium while there will be some additional events added to the racing schedule at Towcester. It's the latest piece we've completed in our jigsaw to introduce the popular 'Fab Five' package to Oxford Stadium when greyhound racing returns in the summer. Oxford Stadium hosted its final race meeting at the end of December, 73 years after it opened. Plans to demolish Oxford greyhound stadium and build 220 homes would cause "severe harm" to the community, a council report concludes. BOOTS, COWLEY RETAIL PARK, OXFORD by National Westminster/NatWest The deal will run across four competitions, with coverage featured on betting television channels SIS and Racing Post Greyhound TV. Dear Cllr Hollingsworth: While I support the reopening of Oxford Stadium, I urge you to reconsider plans to allow greyhound racing to return to the venue. First Great Western Service. They… 3-min read. 3 - FREE to use and 0.09 miles away. Oxford Stadium Sandy Lane, Oxford, OX4 6LJ,United. Thankfully, greyhound racing entrepreneur Kevin Boothby got involved and purchased a ten year lease from site owners Galliard Homes. The effect was almost instantaneous with afternoon attendances collapsing. .