Romford Greyhound Stadium

Romford Greyhound Stadium, referred to as Coral Romford Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Romford in the London Borough of Havering in east London which is owned by the Gala Coral Group. The stadium has a capacity for over 4,300 people.The stadium has won several awards including the British Greyhound Racing Board's 'Racecourse of the Year' award in 1998 and again in 2003. Several Underworld tracks are named after greyhounds that ran at the stadium, including Born Slippy, Sappy's Curry, and Pearl's Girl.Following the closure of Wimbledon Stadium in March 2017, it is one of only two stadiums left in London, the other being Crayford Stadium.RacingThe track is 350 metres in circumference, and the distances raced are 225, 400, 575, 750 and 925 metres.There are five race meetings each week, on Saturday mornings and Thursday afternoons and during the evening on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. During December racing is also held on Tuesday evenings.Bets for each race can be placed either at the Tote or with the track-side bookmakers.A number of major open racing events take place at the stadium each year, these include the Golden Sprint, the Champion Stakes, which is broadcast live on Sky Sports, the Puppy Cup and the Essex Vase.