| 词条 | Lifford Greyhound Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = Lifford Greyhound Stadium |image = |caption = |location = Ballyduff Road, Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland |coordinates = 54°50'05.7"N 7°29'04.3"W |owner = |operator = Lifford Greyhound Racing Company Limited |opened = 1959 |closed = |channel = |racetype = greyhound racing |coursetype = |notableraces = |handle = |attendance = |website = http://www.liffordgreyhounds.com/ }}Lifford Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland.[1] Racing takes place every Saturday evening and the facilities include the Champion Stakes Restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars, totalisator betting and seating.[2] Race distances are 350, 525, 550, 575, 750 and 820 yards.[3] HistoryThe Lifford Greyhound Stadium was built in 1959 when cattle dealer James Magee decided to convert some more of his grazing land from a schooling track into a professional 495 yard circumference circuit. Magee died in 1971 and his sons Cathal and Seamus took over the track as the Racing and General Managers around the same time that a new stand was erected at the venue.[4] The main event originally held at the track was the Irwin Cup but it did not feature highly on the Irish racing calendar and during the late 1970s an event called the Abraham David Trophy was contested featuring significant prize money. Many top greyhounds have appeared here including Yellow Printer who began his career at Lifford as a puppy.[5] After 32 years association the track was put up for sale by the Magee family in 1991 and was eventually bought by new owners in 2001 when Willie, Hugh and Patrick Duffy formed the Lifford Greyhound Racing Company.[6] On 11 September 2003 the track re-opened after undergoing a €12m refit with a new grandstand, two restaurants and improved facilities.[7] Track recordsCurrent[8] [9] [10]
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtourist.com/details/lifford-greyhound-racing.shtml|title=Lifford Greyhound Stadium|publisher=irishtourist.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.liffordgreyhounds.com/index-1.html|title=Lifford Greyhound Stadium|publisher=Irish Greyhound Board}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?page=stadia&st=12002&land=ie|title=Lifford|publisher=Greyhound Data}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://donegalnews.com/2014/10/lifford-greyhound-stadium-for-sale/|title=Lifford Greyhound Stadium for sale|publisher=Donegal News}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk/detail.cfm?pagetype=detail&subject=news&codeID=5759|title=Lifford greyhound stadium opens|publisher=Health Club Management}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?page=stadia&st=12002&land=ie&stadiummode=1|title=Track records|publisher=Greyhound Data}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/irish-track-records-breeding/|title=Track records|publisher=Greyhound Star}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/irish-track-records-breeding-2/|title=Lifford Track records|publisher=Greyhound Star}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.igb.ie/results/view-results/?track=LFD&date=01-Jun-08#race5|title=THE Hugh Duffy Memorial Open 350 Round 1 Heat 2|publisher=Irish Greyhound Board}} External links
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