The Arena Racing Company Grand Prix (formerly the William Hill Grand Prix) is a greyhound racing competition inaugurated in 2007. It was held at Sunderland over 640 metres and formed part of a festival of racing at the track which also included the Classic.[1] The race is not to be confused with the defunct classic race The Grand Prix formerly held at Walthamstow before its closure.[2][3]
| Category 1 race | |
| Location | Sunderland |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2007 |
| Sponsor | Arena Racing Company |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 640 metres |
| Surface | Sand |
| Purse | £12,500 (winner) |
Prize money levels were significant which propelled the race to Category One status but the new stadium owners Arena Racing Company (who bought the stadium in 2017) did not run the event during 2019 and 2020.[4][5]
Distances & Venues edit
- 2007–present (Sunderland, 640 metres)
Sponsors edit
- 2007–2018 (William Hill)
- 2022–present (Arena Racing Company)
Past winners edit
| Year | Winner | Breeding | Trainer | Time | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Go Edie Honda | Hondo Black – Mind The Way | Graham Hutt (Private) | 39.24 sec | 2–1f |
| 2008 | Lenson Joker | Kiowa Sweet Trey – Free To Air | Tony Collett (Sittingbourne) | 39.29 sec | 4/6f |
| 2009 | Crown Rover | Hallucinate – Saleen Chloe | Jimmy Wright (Newcastle) | 40.27 sec | 2/1 |
| 2010 | England Expects | Westmead Hawk – Move Over Marie | Jimmy Wright (Newcastle) | 39.50 sec | 6/1 |
| 2011 | Blonde Fletch | Black Shaw – Glebe Stapler | Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) | 39.45 sec | 7/4f |
| 2012 | Swabys Princess | Westmead Hawk – Droopys Rena | Paul Young (Romford) | 40.49 sec | 6/1 |
| 2013 | Hometown Honey+[6] Calzaghe Lilly+ |
Hometown Boy Nga – Swift Blitz Droopys Scolari – Flying Winner |
Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) Ted Soppitt (Private) |
39.95 sec 39.95 sec |
5/1 1/1f |
| 2014 | Farley Rio | Head Bound – Yellow Submarine | Kevin Boon (Yarmouth) | 39.40 sec | 4/1 |
| 2015 | Bubbly Gold [7] | Hondo Black – Spioraid Cath | Paul Young (Romford) | 39.79 sec | 4/1 |
| 2016 | Pinpoint Boom [8] | Shaneboy Lee – Newmarket Way | Kelly Macari (Sunderland) | 39.27 sec | 2/5f |
| 2017 | Cloran Paddy [9] | Kinloch Brae – Russelena Barbie | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | 39.72 sec | 2/1 |
| 2018 | Bombers Bullet[10] | Droopys Cain – Headford Hoe | Mark Wallis (Towcester) | 39.10 sec | 9/4 |
| 2019 to 2020 not held | |||||
| 2021 | Coolavanny Bani[11] | Droopys Sydney – Toms Delight | Angela Harrison (Newcastle) | 39.21 sec | 7/2 |
| 2022 | Coolavanny Aunty[12] | Droopys Sydney – Yahoo Katie | Angela Harrison (Newcastle) | 39.07 sec | 4/9f |
| 2023 | Coonough Crow[13] | Eden the Kid – Coonough Dolly | Mark Wallis (Suffolk Downs) | 39.40 sec | 9/4f |
| 2024 | Farneys Willie[14] | Out Of Range ASB – Rathronan Abbey | Richard Wales (Private) | 39.33 sec | 9/2 |
+ dead heat
References edit
- ^ "Home". thedogs.co.uk.
- ^ "Walthamstow Grand Prix". Greyhound Data. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners - William Hill Grand Prix". UKdogracing.net.
- ^ "Sunderland Classic Set to go Ahead/". Greyhound Star. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Category 2 events". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "2013 Grand Prix final". Greyhound Data. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "2015 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
- ^ "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
- ^ "2017 Grand Prix". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Grand Prix 20.37 Race". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "THE ARC GRAND PRIX FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "The Arena Racing Company Grand Prix Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "2023 Arena Racing Company Grand Prix Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "The ARC Grand Prix 2024 Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 20 April 2024.