Guildford-based professional trainer Tom Levers joins Oxford Stadium
Professional greyhound trainer Tom Levers is excited for a new challenge after becoming the latest handler to join Oxford Stadium. Based in Guildford, Tom has been training greyhounds for over a decade and cares for 50 racing dogs with the support of a team of full and part-time staff. The 33-year-old also manages his own […]
Long Fellow crowned 2023 Cowley Puppy Collar Champion!
Long Fellow – the greyhound named in honour of the late, great, Lester Piggott – landed the Horse and Hound Syndicate a memorable first Category One triumph at Oxford Stadium on Friday night. Watched by a bumper crowd, Matt Dartnell’s January ’22 pup delivered the performance of his short career to date when beating favourite […]
Burford-based Hutton eyes a fast start for rising kennel star Droopys Hanover
Oxfordshire’s most successful greyhound trainer is hoping to land one of the sport’s premier puppy competitions on Friday at his local track with rising kennel star Droopys Hanover. Burford-based Kevin Hutton is the county’s only trainer to be represented in the final of the £10,000 RPGTV Cowley Puppy Collar at Oxford Stadium on Friday night. […]
Four-legged Oxford Stadium campaign cheerleader to return to familiar territory for Friday Fundraiser
A retired greyhound and her owners who were at the forefront of the successful Save Oxford Stadium campaign will return to the track on Friday to raise funds for a local homing charity. Dash, aka Walnut Dash, retired from racing in 2013 after recording six wins from her 17 starts and has since enjoyed the […]
Oxfordshire brothers dreaming of local success with star youngster Sir Oreo
Two brothers who quit their shopfitting careers to become professional greyhound trainers at Oxford Stadium have high hopes of landing one of the venue’s biggest prizes this month. Chris and Phil Hamblin transformed their Mapledurham-based warehouse from a fitting unit into purpose-built kennels complete with paddock space, a swimming pool, kitchen and a racing office […]
Oxford Stadium Greyhound of the Month – Coppice Lizzie!
Oxford Stadium is pleased to confirm Coppice Lizzie as our first Greyhound of the Month winner for September! Coppice Lizzie – who celebrates her second birthday next month – is trained by Burford-based Kevin Hutton and started her racing career in June. She started September in A6 grade having jumped up from A8 where she […]
OPEN INVITATION: Blue Cross invited by Oxford Stadium to attend GBGB training centre less than two miles from its Burford headquarters
Tomorrow marks one year since the Blue Cross partnered with the RSPCA and Dogs Trust to launch a joint campaign calling for an end to greyhound racing in the UK by September 2027. To date, the campaign has been an abject failure. It has lacked integrity, transparency and demonstrated extraordinary knowledge gaps regarding the sport’s […]
Speedway latest! Cheetahs take a 10-point win in Play-Off opener against Glasgow
The Monarch Oxford Cheetahs secured their first Cab Direct Championship Play-Off points on Wednesday night when beating Glasgow Tigers 50-40 at Oxford Stadium. Cheetahs were racing the first of four Group B Play-Off fixtures where they have been placed against Tigers and Redcar Bears. All teams will race each other once at home and once […]
Oxford Stadium slashes admission and hospitality package prices for greyhound fixtures!
Oxford Stadium has slashed general admission and hospitality package prices for greyhound fixtures in September following a hugely successful launch of National Greyhound Week. General admission for Friday evening and Saturday afternoon racing has been cut to £5 while Fab5 Packages for the same fixtures can now be booked in advance for only £7.95. The […]
PREVIEW: Cheetahs pair eye first team silverware in eighteen years at Championship Pairs
The Monarch Oxford Cheetahs will be going for gold on Friday night when the prestigious Cab Direct Championship Pairs returns to Sandy Lane for a second successive year. First run in 1975, the Championship Pairs matches the top two available riders from each team in British Speedway’s second tier against each other in a group […]
Greyhound racing attendance smashed as over 1,500 say cheers to Oxford Stadium
Oxford Stadium smashed its greyhound racing attendance record on Bank Holiday Monday with over 1,500 racegoers raising a glass to celebrate its extraordinary regeneration project. The Cowley venue opened its doors for free and poured 1,500 complimentary drinks for those who booked in advance to mark the one-year anniversary of greyhound racing’s return to Oxford […]
Stadium forecasts bumper crowd for FREE Bank Holiday fixture to celebrate extraordinary regeneration
Oxford Stadium Managing Director Kevin Boothby is forecasting the biggest crowd of greyhound racing’s new era on Bank Holiday Monday, where admission is free for all. Over 1,500 people were trackside when Stefans Jet won the Cowley venue’s first race in over 3,500 days following the stadium’s decade long period of inactivity where it was […]
PREVIEW: Patrick eyes a Fabulous ending to Azurra’s British Bred Oaks campaign
English Greyhound Derby winning trainer Patrick Janssens is hoping to go back-to-back on Friday when Fabulous Azurra lines up in the BGBF British Bred Oaks final at Oxford Stadium. The £3,000 to the winner Category Two competition has moved to Sandy Lane from sister venue Henlow this year – and Janssens’ kennel star is favourite […]
Oxford Stadium launch Greyhound of the Month prize for all owners
Oxford Stadium will recognise the outstanding achievements of greyhounds participating at its graded fixtures from September by introducing an all-new Greyhound of the Month prize. The Cowley venue will select one greyhound each month that has performed beyond expectations with owners receiving a trophy and a complimentary meal for four in the Savana Bar and […]
Saturday racing switched to afternoons for remainder of August
Saturday night greyhound racing at Oxford Stadium will be paused through the remainder of August with fixtures now scheduled in the afternoon for the following three weekends. Affected fixtures include Saturday, August 12, August 19 and August 26. All existing ticket buyers, including general admission and hospitality, will be entitled to a full refund. Racing […]
National Greyhound Week! Oxford Stadium to celebrate inaugural awareness week with kennel open day
Oxford Stadium will celebrate the Greyhound Board of Great Britain’s inaugural National Greyhound Week by unlocking the kennels of one of its trainers to members of the public. Professional trainer Frank Gray will welcome guests to his MakeIt Kennels base at Towcester Racecourse as part of National Greyhound Week which will run from Monday, August […]
FREE Bank Holiday Greyhound Racing! Oxford Stadium launches August extravaganza to mark National Greyhound Week
A packed programme of family friendly fun to celebrate National Greyhound Week is being planned at Oxford Stadium this August Bank Holiday – with FREE admission for everyone! The Cowley venue will open its doors from 4pm on Monday, August 28, with the first of 11 live races due off at 6.17pm. As a bonus, […]
Hot favourite Links Maverick lands 2023 Stadium Bookmakers Pall Mall in devastating style
Links Maverick became the first greyhound to land the prestigious Stadium Bookmakers Pall Mall of Oxford Stadium’s new era in front of a packed crowd on Saturday evening. Trained by Newcastle-based Tom Heilbron, Links Maverick never saw a rival in the 450m final when stealing a length lead from the traps after clocking a 3.90-second […]
Moments of Magic and Coppice Tenzin to carry Oxfordshire’s hopes in Pall Mall Final
Oxfordshire-based Derby winning trainer Kevin Hutton has two chances of landing Oxford Stadium’s most prestigious prize on Saturday in the Stadium Bookmakers Pall Mall Final. The Burford handler runs three-year-old brindle bitch Moments of Magic and two-year-old blue dog Coppice Tenzin in the £20,000 race, due off at 8.52pm. Owing to the Pall Mall’s 11-year […]
Speedway latest! Cheetahs dig deep to secure landmark victory over Glasgow
The Monarch Oxford Cheetahs left it until the concluding race to confirm victory over Glasgow Tigers in a thrilling Cab Direct Championship tie at Oxford Stadium on Wednesday. Both teams entered the meeting unbeaten from their respective league fixtures, and any result was still a possibility following a tense Heat 13. An exclusion to Claus […]