AFC Wimbledon won promotion six times in 13 seasons and, next month, they will join the MK Dons in League One. McLean always waved her away but in this she was unusual too: if greyhound racing is about anything, it is about gambling. The record for 480 metres around the Wimbledon track is slightly under 28 seconds, which works out at 38 miles per hour. Greyhound racing attracts a broad mixture of people: pensioners, families, students, tourists, women on hen parties. Greyhound racing came to Britain in 1926, with a series of races in Manchester.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2016 05:01 UTC