{"id":4661,"date":"2023-11-24T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/?p=4661"},"modified":"2023-11-24T12:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:30:07","slug":"what-happened-to-askern-greyhound-stadium-the-last-flapping-track-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/what-happened-to-askern-greyhound-stadium-the-last-flapping-track-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to Askern Greyhound Stadium? The Last Flapping Track in England"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you don’t already know, ‘flapping’ is the name given to unlicensed greyhound racing, and flapping tracks were once fairly common in the UK, with around 160 of them running in 1948.<\/p>\n
There are now just a few left now though, and recently, the last flapping track in England closed down after 84 years in business.<\/p>\n
The track I am talking about is Askern Racetrack, in Doncaster.<\/p>\n
Before going any further I should just point out that unlicensed doesn’t mean illegal, or dodgy, or anything like that.<\/p>\n
Flapping stadiums are run in just the same way is licensed greyhound racing, but the lack of regulation means there is no paperwork or any extra cost associated with running it and entering the dogs. The tracks tend to be a little shabbier shall we say, but they are legitimate.<\/p>\n
This has led to problems in the past though, such as doping or welfare standards not being met, but it isn’t common.<\/p>\n
That said, let’s have a look at what happened to Askern Greyhound Stadium, the last independent flapping track in England.<\/p>\n