The Grand Prix was a classic greyhound competition held at

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. It was first run in 1945 and in 1971 it was granted classic status. The race came to an end following the closure of Walthamstow in 2008. The race is not to be confused with the Arena Racing Company Grand Prix held at

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. The competition was not run from 1952 until 1953 due to insufficient entries and again from 1964 to 1965. The event was cancelled in 1965 following the refusal by the

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to allow a change is race distance.

Venue and Distances

*1945–1958 (Walthamstow 525 yards) *1960–1963 (Walthamstow 500 yards) *1966–1974 (Walthamstow 600 yards) *1976–2007 (Walthamstow 640 metres)

Past winners

Discontinued

References

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Venue and Distances

Past winners

Sponsors

References