| Category 1 race | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_greyhound_Westmead_Suprise_(spelt_Suprise)_in_action.jpg) Westmead Suprise, 1993 winner | |
| Location | Romford |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Premier Greyhound Racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 575 metres |
| Surface | Sand |
| Purse | £20,000 (winner) |
The Champion Stakes is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Romford Greyhound Stadium in East London, England.[1]
It was inaugurated at Wimbledon Stadium.[2] However, in 1973 the event was discontinued[3] until Romford resurrected it in 1988.[4] In 2022, the first prize increased to £20,000 following sponsorship from Premier Greyhound Racing (the collaboration between the Arena Racing Company and Entain.[5]
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- ^ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 122-123. Raceford. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ^ "Arc and Entain to launch Premier Greyhound Racing". Greyhound Star. December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.