Michael John Wheble MBE (born 1949) is a retired Racing Manager, marketing executive, author and charity advocate.

Career

He held the senior role, that of a

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licensed Racing Manager at

Leicester Stadium Leicester Stadium was a sports stadium on Parker Drive in Leicester. The stadium was initially used for greyhound racing with motorcycle speedway starting there five years later. It was also a venue for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. Greyhound ...

and

Coventry Stadium Brandon Stadium, also known as Coventry Stadium, is located 6 miles east of Coventry in Brandon, Warwickshire, England. It was the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team. It also hosted BriSCA F1 Stock Car Racing on the 1st Satur ...

before taking the position of Racing Manager at

Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium is a greyhound racing and speedway venue in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley. Races were historically held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening with afternoon BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service) racing on ...

in the mid-eighties. He was instrumental in securing a first Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) contract for Oxford and

Ramsgate Stadium Ramsgate Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium also known as Dumpton Park Stadium in Ramsgate. Origins The Greyhound Racing Association (Isle of Thanet) Ltd obtained a plot of land south of Dumpton in the Sir Moses Montefiore Ward and planne ...

and then steered the company as the Group Racing Manager. In 2005 he was awarded the

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(MBE) in the

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for services to Greyhound Racing and to Charity. Wheble wrote the children's stories 'The Adventures of Gordon the Greyhound' and the 'Further Adventures of Gordon the Greyhound' and is a keen advocate of the

Retired Greyhound Trust The Greyhound Trust is a national UK charity, founded in 1975 with the vision of "A day when all racing greyhounds retire to loving homes and are treated with compassion and kindness. Originally founded as the National Greyhound Racing Club Reti ...

and has been a regular guest presenter on

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheble, Mick Living people People in greyhound racing Members of the Order of the British Empire 1949 births