GreyhoundRacingResults.com.auUnited States Greyhound Racing
The state of American greyhound racing and its relevance to Australian punters — the remaining venues, wagering options and historical greats.
A shrinking but storied scene
American greyhound racing is a shadow of its former self. Once conducted across more than 20 states, the sport has contracted dramatically over the past two decades as venues closed and state governments moved to end commercial racing. Today the remaining racing is concentrated in West Virginia, where venues such as Tri-State and Wheeling Island continue programs that are simulcast into wagering pools worldwide.
Why it matters to Australians
Australian bookmakers occasionally offer markets on the major American meetings, and the time difference — US evening racing falls in the Australian mid-morning — makes it watchable. The betting interest is niche compared with the UK and Ireland, but American form has its own character: straight-track sprinting traditions, large turnarounds in form, and kennel strength that punters who specialise can exploit.
Historical greatness
Any account of world greyhound racing includes America's immortals — the legendary sprinters and stayers of the Florida and Arizona circuits of the twentieth century. The sport's heritage there is woven into the breed's global story, and modern Australian bloodlines still carry famous American crosses.
Betting notes
For Australians, US greyhound wagering is a specialisation best approached through exchange or bookmaker markets on the West Virginia meetings, with small stakes until the form conventions become familiar. Six- and eight-dog fields both appear, and early speed is prized even more highly than in Australian racing — a track bias orientation American racing shares with few other jurisdictions.