Greyhound racing in Northern Ireland has been a popular form of entertainment since the early 20th century. Celtic Park opened in 1928 and later Dunmore Park also joined the scene. While the popularity of greyhound racing has decreased over the years, the races at DrumboPark still draw quite a crowd and make for a special occasion.
Drumbo Park Ready to Please
Is Drumbo Park still running greyhound racing, or is it even open? Many search results on Google suggest that the park has closed. In January 2019, reports circulated about its closure,citing the stadium shutting down and more than 40 jobs being cut. The then-owners decided to call it quits due to licensing regulations and a shortage of greyhounds to run.
It was closed with immediate effect. Then, In October of that same year, a former employee swooped in to re-open Drumbo Park. Key to this return was the reinstatement of greyhound racing as a centrepiece of the operation, while also making the venue even more appealing through its catering and event options. As we know now, the stadium will have struggled over the next couple of years as all did, but now it’s back on track and ready for racing.
Key to making the most of an afternoon at Drumbo Park is to find the best event pack on offer and couple it with some betting on the dogs. Now, the sport isn’t what you’d be used to as a football better, for example, so it makes sense if you need to learn how to bet on greyhound racing first. There are three main strategies and four advanced betting tips to adopt, but all of them are very straightforward once you’ve picked the one that suits you the best.
Picking the Greyhounds to Back
Anyone who’s unfamiliar with greyhound racing may perceive results as almost being too random to strategise. In many forms of gambling, after all, randomisation takes the wheel, like in every roulette casino game. There, you can bet on any option and have an equal chance of winning on that bet as you would any equivalent bet. In greyhound racing, there are some things to look out for.
On average, the favourite only wins between 30 and 35 percent of the time across all divisions and courses. On the one hand, favourites have shorter odds, so if they lose more than the rest of the runners, races will tend to pay out at longer odds for more winnings.
Recent form can help, as can looking into if they’ve endured a long layoff – potentially leading to a lack of fitness. Trap position is also a big teller as trap three, which is usually the middle-inside on six-dog races, marginally wins more than others, and much more than trap six.
While the Belfast venue has been in the headlines predominantly for closing and then re-opening, Drumbo Park remains an excellent alternative option for an evening out or a big event. Rather than it just being all about the racing, the venue has a bunch of options to cater to any size of booking, providing meals in the Grandstand Restaurant, drink deals, a buffet package, and, of course, races to watch unfold!
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