The Meadows Greyhounds

The Meadows Greyhounds is one of two metropolitan Greyhound racing tracks located in the Australian state of Victoria. The track is positioned within an industrial estate in the north western Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows.[1] The Meadows is one of 13 greyhound tracks located in Victoria; it has races on Saturday nights (Metropolitan meetings) and Wednesday days (Provincial meetings).[2]

The Meadows Greyhounds
The Meadows
Former namesOlympic Park Greyhound Racing (1962 - 1999)
Address80 Northcorp Boulevard
Broadmeadows
Australia
LocationNorthcorp Boulevard, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Coordinates37°40′55″S 144°57′07″E
OwnerMelbourne Greyhound Racing Association
OperatorGreyhound Racing Victoria (GRV)
SurfaceSand
ScreensYes
Opened8 February 1999
Years active24
Website
www.themeadows.org.au

History

The Melbourne Greyhound Racing Club (MGRA) was founded in 1955. MGRA conducted its first races at the Maribrynong track by leasing it for £100 per week. In 1957, MGRA was allowed to relocate to the North Melbourne Greyhound Oval. Racing was conducted with a tin hare. The first Australian Cup, held on the 31 March 1958, was won by champion greyhound, Rookie Rebel. Following a dispute over rent, the last race meeting held at the North Melbourne Track was on 16 April 1962. The MGRA then moved to the Olympic Park No.2, with the first meeting held on 20 August 1962.[3] In 1994, the CityLink project resulted in the track being closed. The MGRA ended up receiving compensation to relocate the track to the Broadmeadows site.[4][5] The first meeting held at The Meadows was on 8 February 1999.[6]

Track distances and specifications

The Meadows track is a circle track and has three distances over which the Greyhounds race - 525, 600, and 725 m. The track from post to post is 450 m. [7]

Track records
Distance Time Greyhound Trainer Date
525m 29.376 Allen Deed Andrea Dailly 3 January 2015[8]
600m 33.911 Dyna Double One Andrea Dailly 6 February 2016
725m 41.933 Space Star Robert Britton 28 February 2015

Split records
Distance Time Greyhound Trainer Date
525m 4.89 Fernando Bale Andrea Dailly 25 July 2015
600m 8.79 Lamia Bale Steven Collins 21 February 2015
725m 4.84 Ima Misha Doll Heather Collins 27 February 2016

Feature races
Main article: Australian Cup (greyhound racing)

The Meadows holds many feature races on its race calendar, including 9 group ones per year. The biggest event is the Australian Cup, which is worth AU$250,000 to the winner.

References
  1. "The Meadows". Australian Greyhound Racing News & Betting. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. "The Meadows Greyhound Racing Track | Greyhound Tips". www.greyhoundtips.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. "Olympic Park Greyhound Track". Australian Racing Greyhound. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. "The Meadows". Australian Greyhound Racing News & Betting. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. "Olympic Park No. 2". Aus Stadiums. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. "History". The Meadows. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. "The Meadows". grv.org.au. Greyhound Racing Victoria. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. "Track and Split Records". fasttrack.grv.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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