Venues & Distances
*1987-2008 (Walthamstow, 475m)
*2007-2017 (Swindon, 480m)
Sponsors
*1994-1994
Racing Post
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*1998-1998 UK Packaging
*2009-2009
Blue Square
*2010-2010
Betfair
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*2012-2012
Ladbrokes
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*2013-2014 Pin Point Recruitment
*2015-2017 Calne Racing
The Arc was a
greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around a track. There are two forms of greyhound racing, track racing (normally around an oval track) and coursing; the latter is now banned in most countries. Tra ...
competition held at
Swindon Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1987 at
Walthamstow Stadium
Walthamstow Stadium was a greyhound racing track in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London.BBC News - Walthamstow race track to close' It was regarded as the leading greyhound racing stadium in Britain following the closure of W ...
but when the track closed in 2008 the event switched to Swindon.
In 2018 Swindon announced that the event would be staged at a different time due to building work but this never materialised and the competition came to an end.
Past winners
References
{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions
Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom
Sport in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Recurring sporting events established in 1987
Sport in Swindon
Greyhound racing in London