The Cesarewitch is a

greyhound racing Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around an oval track. The sport originates from Hare coursing, coursing. Track racing uses an artificial lure (usually a form of windsock) that travels ahead of th ...

competition held at Central Park Stadium. It was originally one of the classic races held in the British racing calendar and was inaugurated in 1928 and held at

West Ham Stadium West Ham Stadium existed between 1928 and 1972 in Custom House, Newham, Custom House, east London, England, on Prince Regent Lane, near the present-day Prince Regent DLR station. The venue was used for Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, ...

until its closure in 1972. The event switched to

Belle Vue Stadium Belle Vue Stadium was a Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedw ...

until 1995 when it was transferred to

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(GRA) sister track Catford Stadium. The GRA closed Catford in 2000 and switched the Cesarewitch to their newly acquired track

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. The event ended following the closure of Oxford in 2012. In 2020, the competition was brought back by

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and was held at their stadia of

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and

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and sponsored by the company's brand

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as a category 1 race, before switching to Central Park in 2023.

Venues

*1928–1971 (West Ham) *1972–1994 (Belle Vue) *1995–2000 (Catford) *2001–2012 (Oxford) *2020–2020 (Romford) *2021–2022 (Crayford) *2023–2025 (Central Park)

Past winners

Gallery

File:2003 greyhound Maxie Rumble.png, Maxie Rumble 2003 champion File:2004 greyhounds Black Pear and Solid Money.jpg, Solid Money (trap 3) and Black Pear (trap 4) in the 2004 Cesarewitch heats

References

{{Greyhound stadiums in the United Kingdom Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1928 Sport in Oxfordshire Sport in the London Borough of Lewisham Greyhound racing in London Sport in the London Borough of Havering Sports competitions in Manchester Sport in Sittingbourne 1928 establishments in England

Venues

Sponsors

Past winners

Gallery

References