Golden Jacket
{{Short description|Former greyhound racing competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Sand
| class = Category 1
| horse race = Golden Jacket
| image = File:2006 greyhound Greenacre Lin in white jacket.jpg
| caption = 2006 champion Greenacre Lin (white jacket)
| location = Harringay (1975–1984)
Hall Green (1985)
Monmore (1986)
Crayford (1987–2024)
| inaugurated = 1975
| last run = 2024
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The Golden Jacket was a greyhound racing competition. It was inaugurated in 1975 at Harringay Stadium{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}} but following the closure of the track switched to Hall Green Stadium and then Monmore Green Stadium before finding a home at Crayford Stadium from 1987 until 2024.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Jonathan|title=Greyhound Annual 2008, page 130|year=2007|publisher=Raceform|isbn=978-1-905153-53-4}} With the closure of Crayford in 2024, the event ended.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78dy40rdzgo |title=Crayford greyhound track to close after Christmas| website=BBC |date=22 November 2024 |access-date=24 November 2024 }}
Venues & Distances
- 1975–1984 (Harringay, 660m)
- 1985–1985 (Hall Green, 663m)
- 1986–1986 (Monmore, 647m)
- 1987–2024 (Crayford, 714m)
Discontinued
Sponsors
- 1987–2021 (Ladbrokes)
- 2022–2024 (Premier Greyhound Racing)
Past winners
References
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{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions}}
Category:Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom
Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bexley