Harlow Stadium

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Harlow Stadium is a greyhound racing track in Harlow, Essex. It opened on 15 March 1995 and has executive suites, a restaurant, several bars and conference facilities, plus a large car park. Races run in the evenings on Monday and Wednesday, and in the mornings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Location and access: The stadium is in The Pinnacles area off Roydon Road, with access via Stadium Way near the Scimitar industrial park.

History highlights:
- The land was bought by Toni Nicholls in 1993; the first trial was in October 1994.
- The first Racing Manager was Stan Gudgin, later replaced by Mark Schellenberg.
- In 2005 Leaside Leisure Ltd sold the track to Dave Barclay of Barclay Entertainment.
- After Walthamstow closed in 2008, Chris Page became General Manager with trainers John Coleman, Mark Wallis, Mick Puzey, Graham Sharp and Kelly Mullins.
- Mark Wallis won the 2009 English Greyhound Derby with Kinda Ready.
- Harlow’s first Sky Sports televised meeting was in 2011.
- In 2013 Barclay introduced Greyhound Sales.
- In 2018 a deal with SIS began broadcasting races on Monday and Wednesday evenings and Friday and Sunday mornings.