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Oxford Stadium is former greyhound racing〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/tracks.aspx )〕 and speedway venue in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley. Races were held every Saturday evening with afternoon BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service) racing on Friday and Sunday. Race evenings also included Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at various times throughout the years. ==History== The stadium was built in 1938 on the site of a 'flapping' (non regulated) track where owners could turn up and run their greyhounds around an oval on the days selected for racing. The rear wheel of a jacked up motor car was used to drive the lure around the track. A main grandstand building was erected and the stadium joined the regulatory governing body of the NGRC (National Greyhound Racing Club). The inaugural race night was on 31 March 1939 and was officially opened by Lord Denham. The greyhound racing was held every year from 1939 with the exception of occasional breaks for bad weather and twice in 1976 and 1977 following a successful local petition against the council who wanted to sell the land for housing. In 1986 a huge expansion took place with a multi million pound rebuild and the stadium quickly became one on the biggest provincial tracks in the country. A further facelift resulted after the stadium was bought by the G.R.A in 1999. An extension to the restaurant to seat 350 customers and three executive suites with private facilities for 24 customers per suite were built and completed in March 2000. The stadium was awarded track of the year in the West region as voted by the British Greyhound Racing Board. GRA were subject to a takeover by Risk Capital Partners with development partner Galliard Homes in 2005 for £52.4m. Plans for 150 houses and 75 flats were muted but the council publicly stated they were in favour of keeping the site for leisure use.〔http://www.glasgowwired.co.uk/news.php/1472307-Last-races-for-Oxford-greyhound-stadium〕 However it did not stop the site from being closed and the last greyhound meeting was held on 29 December 2012 in front of a capacity crowd with the winner being Moorstown Mystiq. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxford Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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