The Race Track

Greyhound racing takes place at the Boulevard ground twice a week, on a Thursday and a Saturday evening. The greyhounds run around the track chasing a hare. The hare is on a rail and travels at 38 miles per hour, that is just a little bit faster than the dogs.
The track runs around the pitch and it is made of fine sand. The finish line is opposite the stands. Race nights are very exciting and very loud.
When the greyhounds arrive at the ground they are weighed and checked to see if they have their marking tattoo in their ear, if they are English they are tattooed in their right ear and if the tattoo is in the left ear they are Irish dogs.
A vet checks the dogs to see if they are fit to run and then they are put into numbered kennels, groups of six dogs for each race.
Later the dogs are taken to the traps ready to run the race. A camera is on the finishing line to settle any arguments at the end of the race.