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 […]
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 ÂŁ5 while Fab5 Packages for the same fixtures can now be booked in advance for only ÂŁ7.95. The […]
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 ÂŁ3,000 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 ÂŁ20,000 race, due off at 8.52pm. Owing to the Pall Mall’s 11-year […]
Helibron brimming with confidence ahead of Pall Mall Semi Finals
Newcastle-based Tom Helibron holds two chances of reaching the Stadium Bookmakers Pall Mall final on Saturday night when Oxford Stadium’s most prestigious competition resumes. The ÂŁ20,000 prize, which was first run in 1935, returned following an 11-year gap at the weekend with its initial entry of 24 greyhounds cut to 12 after four Round One […]
Top Cat fulfils a lifetime dream for Oxfordshire brothers on greyhound racing’s biggest stage
Two brothers who gave up careers as shopfitters to become professional greyhound trainers won their first major competition on Saturday at English Greyhound Derby Finals night. Oxfordshire-based Chris and Phil Hamblin regenerated their shopfitting unit in Mapledurham into a GBGB accredited training facility complete with 20 purpose-built kennels, paddocks, a kitchen, office space and a […]
Oxford Stadium confirms Category One schedule for 2023, including Pall Mall return in July!
A bumper programme of Category One greyhound racing has been scheduled at Oxford Stadium, including the return of the prestigious Stadium Bookmakers Pall Mall in July. First ran in 1935, the Pall Mall celebrates its 73rd staging this year following an 11-year absence for the competition which coincided with the Cowley venue’s closure between 2012 […]
Oxfordshire greyhound trainer Hutton dreaming of second English Greyhound Derby triumph
Kevin Hutton is dreaming of landing a second StarSports English Greyhound Derby title to his name when greyhound racing’s premiere event returns to Towcester Racecourse this month. The Burford-based professional trainer won his first and only Derby five years ago with Dorotas Wildcat who scooped the ÂŁ175,000 first prize by completing the 500m distance in […]
Havana Lover lands bet365 Hunt Cup as McNair kennel bags extraordinary one-two-three
Havana Lover stormed to an extraordinary five-length victory over kennelmates King Ezra and Havana Top Note in the bet365 Hunt Cup at Oxford Stadium on Saturday. The St Leger champion by Laughil Blake and out of Love Honey chased eventual third Havana Top Note who led the first lap of the 650m contest before asserting […]
Oxford Stadium to crown sixth Category One champion of new era on Saturday
Oxford Stadium will crown the sixth Category One champion of its new era on Saturday night with the ÂŁ10,000 bet365 Hunt Cup the feature race on a glittering 10-strong all-open card. The 650m competition started at the beginning of the month with an initial entry of 28 greyhounds now reduced to just six following three […]
LETTER: Oxfordshire MPs invited to learn more about greyhound racing at Oxford Stadium
As part of ongoing efforts to educate the general public and key decision makers about greyhound racing and its modern-day operation, Oxford Stadium has written to all six Oxfordshire MPs inviting them to attend a fixture. The invitation has been prompted by the contents of two parliamentary debates regarding greyhound racing and its future in […]
#LovedInRetirement – Racegoers raise hundreds of pounds in support of retired greyhounds
Volunteers at Oxford Stadium whose work helps to find loving homes for greyhounds when they retire from racing presented two cheques thanks to the support of generous racegoers. Wayne and Liz Mazey handed over ÂŁ200 each to representatives from Spot On Dundee Retirements and Greyhounds in Need of Loving Homes following a bucket collection at […]
UPDATE: Thursday racing postponed to accommodate track work
Greyhound racing at Oxford Stadium on Thursday (March 16) has been postponed and will now take place this Sunday evening with exact timings to be confirmed in due course. The change has been made to accommodate emergency track maintenance which will be carried out prior to racing on Friday evening which will be headlined by […]