Meetings & Competitions

Race meetings - Greyhound racing takes place Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays - regular meeting nights change from at certain times of year - see our Tariff page for opening times and admission details, and we recommend that you telephone us to check our racing calendar near to the time of your visit.

Sittingbourne Greyhounds currently host two major open competitions each year. The most important of these is the Kent Derby, a three-week competition over 480m held in August. Smoking Bullet a dog owned by ex-footballer and film star Vinnie Jones, won the first Kent Derby in 2000.

The other major open hosted by Sittingbourne Greyhounds is the Silver Salver competition over 265m across two weeks in July each year.