Irvine Caledonian Stadium 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 ...

stadium in

Irvine, North Ayrshire Irvine ( ; sco, Irvin,
gd, Irbhinn, IPA: Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. The first greyhound meeting at Irvine took place on 21 August 1933. Known as the Caledonian Stadium it was located between Bank Street and Quarry Road. It is not to be confused with the location of a football ground and running track that was built adjacent on the north side some years later. The track which was independent (unlicensed) was 400 yards in circumference resulting in race distances of 120, 325, 525 and 725 yards with an uphill finish. The main event was the Marymass Handicap and there were two covered stands and kennels for 48 greyhounds. Racing was held on Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon and the hare was an Outside McKee Scott. It was one of two greyhound tracks in Irvine, the other being the

Townhead Greyhound Track Townhead Greyhound Track was a former greyhound racing track in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was located on the north bank of the River Irvine The River Irvine ( gd, Irbhinn) is a river that flows through southwest Scotland. Its wa ...

. The racing at the Caledonian Stadium ended in 1993. Both the football ground and the greyhound stadium have since been demolished and form the west area of a large recreation park.

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{{Scottish greyhound tracks Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom Greyhound racing in Scotland Buildings and structures completed in 1933 Irvine, North Ayrshire