The Champion Hurdle was a
greyhound racing
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competition held annually. Until 2017 it was held at
Wimbledon Stadium
Wimbledon Stadium, also known as Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, was a greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England.
It also hosted stock car and other small circuit motor racing events, and until 2005 hosted motorc ...
but switched to
Towcester Greyhound Stadium following the closure of Wimbledon.
The event previously culminated on the same evening of the
English Greyhound Derby
The English Greyhound Derby is the most prestigious race on the British Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing calendar, with a history stretching back to 1927.
It was first held at White City Stadium, but moved to Wimbledon ...
final and is over hurdles being the third most valuable hurdle race behind the
Grand National
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and
Springbok
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.
The race was switched to Central Park following the closure of Towcester and because
Nottingham
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(the new hosts of the Derby) did not run hurdles races it no longer featured on Derby final night. In 2023, the event was run at
Crayford Stadium
Crayford Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium located in the London Borough of Bexley in England. The stadium, which featured races from 1986 to 2025, had private suites, a restaurant and a number of bars.
Evening meetings took place every ...
but ended with the closure of Crayford Stadium in 2024.
Venues and distances
*1990–2009 (Wimbledon, 460m hurdles)
*2010–2016 (Wimbledon, 480m hurdles)
*2017–2018 (Towcester, 480m hurdles)
*2019–2022 (Central Park, 480m hurdles)
*2023–2024 (Crayford, 380m hurdles)
Sponsors
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Past winners
Winning trainers
*Ricky Holloway 6
*Tom Foster 5
*Seamus Cahill 4
References
{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions
Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom
Sport in Kent
Greyhound racing in London
Recurring sporting events established in 1990