Racing League Racegoers Embrace Retired Greyhounds Ahead of Dunstall Park Launch
Hundreds of Racing League racegoers gathered at Dunstall Park for a special evening that showcased retired greyhounds and previewed the return of greyhound racing to Wolverhampton. The track will host its first customer greyhound fixture on September 19, marking the first new UK greyhound stadium to open in over a decade.
Racing League Fans Get First Look at Dunstall Park Greyhound Racing Launch
Hundreds of horse racing enthusiasts were welcomed to the Dunstall Park Greyhound Stadium preview during the Racing League race night, broadcast live on ITV.
.jpg)
The Wolverhampton venue, home to one of its biggest crowds of the year, gave fans a preview of what to expect ahead of the launch of greyhound racing on Friday, September 19.
The night featured the second round of the Racing League—a popular team-based competition featuring six evenings, 42 races, and over £2 million in prize money.
Dunstall Park Greyhound Stadium’s senior leadership team were onsite to hand out flyers, chat to racegoers about the upcoming launch and showcase how greyhounds make wonderful pets in retirement.
.png)
The evening formed part of the track’s push to engage more people with greyhound racing ahead its launch which will mark the first brand-new UK greyhound track to open in more than a decade.
Sarah Newman, Marketing and Communications Manager at Arena Racing Company, said: “It was great to showcase our sport to a wide audience of people as part of the Racing League.''
“We have the full support of the existing team at Dunstall Park and are working closely with our colleagues across the horse racing industry to make the launch of our greyhound operation a huge success"
.png)
“Already, the venue has taken on a new look with fresh branding installed across the board and regular notices pointing racegoers and visitors to our feature race nights and homing partners who we’re proud to work with"
“We were delighted with racegoers’ responses and look forward to seeing them on September 19.”
Grand National winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald, 80s football icon Mick Quinn and Sky Sports Racing presenters Alex Hammond and Josh Apiafi were among those to meet a group of retired greyhounds from midlands-based volunteer run homing charity Home Run Hounds.
The charity is one of three homing partners to team up with Dunstall Park Greyhound Stadium ahead of its launch to help find greyhounds recently retired from racing their perfect, forever, home.
Other centres include Walsall-based Bark Inn Kennels and Solihull-based Daybreaks Trust.
Tracey Parbery, Co-Trustee of Home Run Hounds, added: “Greyhounds have the most wonderful temperaments, and are a fantastic addition to almost all environments.
“We home greyhounds to houses, flats, boats, caravans, and people of all ages because they are so versatile"
“It was great to discuss this with racegoers at Dunstall Park’s Racing League fixture and we thank Arena Racing Company for their continued support of our work, where every penny raised goes to the greyhounds in our care.”
Further information about homing a retired greyhound is available online via www.withagreyhound.org.uk or via the individual homing centres.
Racegoers can book their FREE admission ticket to the 2025 Premier Greyhound Racing Oaks finals night at Dunstall Park on Friday, October 24, by clicking here.
