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The St Leger is an original classic
It was run at
greyhound
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurgenc ...
competition.
Race history
It was run at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium ...
from 1928 until 1998 but when the Wembley Greyhounds ended it moved to Wimbledon Stadium
Wimbledon Stadium, also known as Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, was a greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England.
It also hosted stock car and other small circuit motor racing events, and until 2005 hosted motor ...
in 1999. The race is considered to be the premier stayers (between 500 and 700 metres) competition in greyhound racing.
The competition came to an end at Wimbledon after the 2016 running before being switched to GRA sister track Perry Barr
Perry Barr is a suburban area in north Birmingham, England. It is also the name of a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. Birmingham Perry Barr is also a parliamentary constituency; its Member of Parliament is Khali ...
. The prize money has reduced in recent times due to financial issues in 2010 and the loss of a Sky TV contract more recently. However, Premier Greyhound Racing doubled the winner's prize money to £20,000 in 2022.
Past winners
Venues and Distances
*1927–1974 (Wembley Stadium, 700 y) *1975–1998 (Wembley Stadium, 655 m) *1999–2002 (Wimbledon Stadium, 660 m) *2003–2009 (Wimbledon Stadium, 698 m) *2010–2016 (Wimbledon Stadium, 687 m) *2017–present (Perry Barr Stadium, 710 m)Sponsors
*1994–1994 Wendy Fair *2005–2017 William Hill *2018–2018 (GRA) *2019–2020 Racing Post Greyhound TV *2021–2021 Arena Racing Company *2022–2022 Premier Greyhound RacingReferences
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