6-735: The Welsh Greyhound Derby was a former classic greyhound competition held in Wales. The competition was held at the White City Stadium in Cardiff from 1928 to 1937. The competition was sometimes run as a handicap race . After the closure of White City, the race switched to the Cardiff Arms Park from 1945 until 1977. It gained classic status in 1971. When the Cardiff Arms Park closed to greyhound racing there
12-709: A classic race in 1971 and formed part of the triple crown along with the English Greyhound Derby and Scottish Greyhound Derby . Mick the Miller appeared at the track in the early years; it was in August 1929 that he lost to local favourite Back Isle in a match race before gaining revenge back in London one week later. Back Isle won the Welsh Derby that year but Mick the Miller arrived one year later for
18-625: The Sloper Road Stadium , and colloquially known as Welsh White City Stadium or Ninian Stadium , was a former greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium, on Sloper Road in the Grangetown area of Cardiff . The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) purchased open land on Sloper Road opposite the Ninian Park Primary School and Sevenoaks Park, an area covered today by housing and retail buildings as
24-572: The Welsh White City opened on Easter Saturday 1928 but persistent rain fell resulting in only 9,000 spectators turning up. The first hurdle event was declared a no-race because the dogs fought each other and none of them completed the 470 yard trip. Fine weather returned on the Easter Monday and 25,000 people paid either 2s 4d or 5/-to get into the stadium. The track held the prestigious Welsh Greyhound Derby which eventually became
30-492: The site for the stadium. The stadium name White City originated because the GRA surrounded the arena with white concrete walls and raised terracing capable of holding over 40,000 people and the name had already caught on following the success of their sister track White City in London. The GRA (South Wales) erected six kennel blocks under the grandstand capable of housing 180 dogs. The White City Stadium, also known as Sloper Road or
36-578: Was no remaining fully licensed National Greyhound Racing Club track in Wales resulting in the race discontinuing. During the vast majority of its existence the race formed part of the triple crown of racing alongside the English Greyhound Derby and Scottish Greyhound Derby . The famous Mick the Miller , who was a household name during the 1930s won the event in 1930. Discontinued Former competitions Former competitions Current competitions Former competitions White City Stadium, Cardiff The White City Stadium , officially known as
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