Springbok (greyhounds)

The Springbok
Category 2 race
LocationCentral Park Stadium
Inaugurated1937
SponsorArena Racing Company
Race information
Distance480 metres hurdles
SurfaceSand
QualificationHurdlers only
Purse£5,000 (winner)

The Springbok is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Central Park Stadium.

It was inaugurated in 1937 [1] at the White City Stadium in London and was held there until its closure in 1985 when it switched to Wimbledon Stadium. The event is the leading competition for novice hurdlers.[2] [3]

In 2017 the race switched to Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne following the closure of Wimbledon Stadium. The relocation of the competition to Central Park continued a family legacy for the Cearns family who had been connected with the race when it was first held in 1937.[4] In 2023, the race was held at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium while track renovation was taking place at Central Park.[5]

  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 158. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  3. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 148-149. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. ^ "The family legacy spanning right back to when it all began". Racing Post.
  5. ^ "Sensational Central". Greyhound Star. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.