Hackney Dog Track | Thames News

Thames News report following the Hackney Dog track.
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[@neilkelly1598]

Loved the wick proper track proper punters and the Jenkins brothers used to bet as power they weren’t bookmakers they were rock stars absolutely loved them was like betting with a celebrity one of them opened a restaurant in Wanstead the Wellington proper geezers joint miss them days

[@katewild2194]

The viking used to bet at Harringay as well never refused me a bet salt of the earth.

[@me16carcare-mobilevehicled93]

Brilliant times ... loved this track !

[@grahamhillman3631]

The Wick , what a track . Fond memories ......... Clement Freud was often there Saturday morning , lots of other characters. I will always remember the announcements over the tanoy system , " would the owner of Car reg XNM 162S please return to their Car , they have left the Engine running " such was the desperation to get in for the 1st race which was often an M8 or M9 affair where there would be a 25-1 shot amongst the field . Loved it Fondest memory backing a dog at 33-1 in a graded race , photo finish , 5-1 against in the photo , my mate said whack in on the 1-2 on jolly in the photo , you cant loose , I bet the same dog in the photo it won . Great bookies all of them

[@alanfizzypop9607]

Clement loved dog racing i spoke to him of all places at a flapping track in a small town called March in Cambridgeshire many years ago

[@daviddickson648]

Really fond memories of the track. Remember the various Tracton dogs, nearly all top class, and an A1 dog called Homer's Tale. Also remember a low grade dog called Catch Lucky that used to run over the 523m trip. Always missed the break but always finished well at a decent price. Still to this day remember backing him at 10/1 winning an M6. Strange how these things stick in your head.

[@timalloybhoy]

Homers Tale...big black & white dog if i recall. Pacey, strong finisher.

[@alexandermcintosh7799]

Remember Tracton Charm well David. He was always winning with that early pace.

[@alanfizzypop9607]

Another great dog ran at the wick called Hello Blackie i used to buy dogs at the sales they held there

[@glynbirchall9146]

My brother bought had dog in the sales at hackney in late 77.He paid £600 for a dog called ridgemount swank .He was a beautiful red fawn dog ,never seen a dog walk like him ,it was if each leg was on springs fantastic action .Brother had him trained at white city manchester he ran around 6 times and went lame .Two weeks off and won his trial back .On 28th feb 1978 we couldnt see him getting beat .Expecting little over evens he opened ay 9/4 before drifting to 3/1,we got £500 on at 3/1.Flew out and led all the way unchallenged.We spit the bet with 3 bookies who told us not to bet with them again ,such sporting chaps.....WHAT a night .

[@glynbirchall9146]

His name was Danish king at white city .

[@stevewoolf2538]

Not just a great greyhound stadium but also great speedway stadium

[@tommigrafter2955]

Sadly missed. Only BAGS kept it going and like so many stadiums, left to run down. Broken plate glass windows, lino on the floors....The disused 'Popular' side, a reminder of better times..The art deco grand stand...Ah, that's nostalaga for you! And life goes on..

[@johnparke5880]

Hi i have fond memories in the 80s saturday
morning there was a religion in my local bookies
bet the favourite in the 11.00 clock first race.
amount of times it won was great. my personal
favourite was a dog called keys bags of early
sometimes held on sometimes nabbed on the
line .much love

[@garypawson6493]

What Good Times we Had in the 70's & 80's

[@mickykedian7753]

Never went to the Wick and always regretted it, as a Brightonian Hove was my track, I did visit all the London tracks, but never got to Hackney, I walked along Waterden Road recently but couldn’t work out where the dog track was situated. I did bet with the Jenkins brothers at Wembley and collected from them just after Neil Foulds the snooker player did, would have been 1987...happy days.

[@CARLIN4737]

yep Hove dogs was my track and still is my favourite greyhound stadium,

[@danielm1144]

Fine distiction, hot work,super sword, dodadae,traction charm, and many more carried my money..saturday mornings mug of tea and a ham roll..they were the days..

[@michaelhammond8866]

The Jenkins brothers, legendary bookmakers, put today's on coarse bookmakers to shame.

[@Catherineone]

Nice people hope they are doing well.

[@don__hector7845]

When london was good

[@neilirons8866]

you would not get 100 on anywhere now

[@David.L291]

@@neilirons8866 can't say that statement is true because in a sense we now have things like Betfair etc

[@juv7]

Neil Irons what a load of shite your post is I'd lay a grand never mind a cenny ffs

[@andymatthews7617]

This track should never have close outrageous people responsible should be ashamed of themselves 👿👿

[@David.L291]

crazy how they keep getting rid of all these tracks and Hackney was a great track and I always would look forward to Hackney and Crayford on a saturday morning and as fucking usual they built poxy properties on this Hackney track, PATHETIC!!!

[@andymatthews7617]

Totally agree mate well said

[@mickykedian7753]

I was there recently, it’s part of the 2012 Olympic Development, the Copper Box Arena is across the road ( the Arena used for Boxing) it’s ridiculous that London has no dog track now….

[@alanfizzypop9607]

The rich property developers purchased them with the sole aim of closing them down and building on them

[@jackgrant007]

always remember a dog called sam the creed at hackney won me a lot of money one day

[@alanfizzypop9607]

Hello blackie the best dog to ever grace the wicks sand

[@anthonycrozier7319]

Wat happen to the new grandstand

[@snitchsnitch5226]

2-1 rfc doubles i loved