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Gold Collar

Gold Collar

British greyhound racing competition

The Gold Collar is a greyhound racing competition held annually. It was inaugurated in 1933 at Catford Stadium.[1][2]

Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...

Following the closure of Catford in 2003 the competition switched to Belle Vue Stadium but only lasted until 2009 when it was discontinued. Six years later the competition was resurrected by Crayford Stadium.

Venues & Distances

  • 1933–1933 (Catford 400y)
  • 1934–1935 (Catford 540y)
  • 1936–1962 (Catford 440y)
  • 1963–1971 (Catford 570y)
  • 1972–1974 (Catford 610y)
  • 1975–2003 (Catford 555m)
  • 2004–2004 (Belle Vue 647m)
  • 2005–2005 (Belle Vue 465m)
  • 2006–2009 (Belle Vue 590m)
  • 2015–present (Crayford 540m)

Sponsors

  • 1994–1994 (John Humphreys Bookmakers)
  • 1998–1998 (BT Global Finance)
  • 2004–2009 (Totesport)
  • 2015–present (Ladbrokes)

Past winners

More information Year, Winner ...

References

  1. [1]
    Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. [2]
    Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 128-129. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  3. [3]
    "Greyhound Star (Remember When - May 1970)". Greyhound Star.
  4. [4]
    "Remember When - September 2019". Greyhound Star.
  5. [5]
    "Greyhound results". Sunday Mirror. 17 September 1989. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. [6]
    Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. p. 30. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  7. [7]
    "2005 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  8. [8]
    "2006 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  9. [9]
    "2007 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  10. [10]
    "2008 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  11. [11]
    "2009 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  12. [12]
    "2015 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. [13]
    "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. [14]
    "2017 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. [15]
    "Gold Collar final meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  16. [16]
    "2019 Gold Collar final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  17. [17]
    "Crayford 17 October 2020". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  18. [18]
    "THE 2021 LADBROKES GOLD COLLAR - Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  19. [19]
    "Ladbrokes Gold Collar Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  20. [20]
    "LADBROKES GOLD COLLAR - Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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