Edinburgh Cup (greyhounds)

Edinburgh Cup
Category 1 race (discontinued)
LocationPowderhall Stadium
Inaugurated1933
Last run1995
Race information
Distance465 metres
SurfaceSand

The Edinburgh Cup was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Powderhall Stadium in Powderhall, Scotland.[1][2]

It was inaugurated in 1933 and was considered one of the major competitions in the greyhound calendar. In Scotland only the Scottish Greyhound Derby was held in higher esteem.[3]

Two English Greyhound Derby winners Rushton Mac and Pigalle Wonder both won the competition on two occasions.[4]

The race ended in 1995 following the closure of Powderhall Stadium.[5][6]

  1. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 121-122. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  2. ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  3. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  4. ^ "Big Race Winners". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  5. ^ "Remember When - March". Greyhound Star. 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 237–238. ISBN 186054-010-4.