Arena Racing Company Grand Prix

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This article is about the Sunderland greyhound race. For the former Walthamstow race, see The Grand Prix.
Arena Racing Company Grand Prix
Category 1 race
Sunderland, home of the ARC Grand Prix
LocationSunderland
Inaugurated2007
SponsorArena Racing Company
Race information
Distance640 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse£12,500 (winner)

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]

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

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  • 2007–present (Sunderland, 640 metres)

Sponsors

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Past winners

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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

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  1. ^ "Home". thedogs.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Walthamstow Grand Prix". Greyhound Data. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Past Winners - William Hill Grand Prix". UKdogracing.net.
  4. ^ "Sunderland Classic Set to go Ahead/". Greyhound Star. 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Category 2 events". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "2013 Grand Prix final". Greyhound Data. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2015 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  8. ^ "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  9. ^ "2017 Grand Prix". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Grand Prix 20.37 Race". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. ^ "THE ARC GRAND PRIX FINAL". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  12. ^ "The Arena Racing Company Grand Prix Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  13. ^ "2023 Arena Racing Company Grand Prix Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ^ "The ARC Grand Prix 2024 Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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