stadium to greyhound racing on 24 October 2005 after struggling for many years. In 2010 the track re-opened with the new name of Drumbo Park, with state of the art facilities. A 350-seat grandstand restaurant took centre stage under a new era and racing takes place every Friday and Saturday. The first Northern Irish Derby was held at the track from 2011 until 2014, the event was sponsored by Bettor.com and carried a £25,000 prize, the richest ever held in Northern Ireland. The event lost some status two years later after the prize money was cut. Although there are four structures around the track and pitch they are used independently by the football club and greyhound company which results in the football ground closing at 6.30pm and the greyhound racing opening straight after. On 11 January 2019 the greyhound racing was suspended, the reason given by the ex-Lisburn Distillery directors, John McCollum, Michael McAdam and Tommy Anderson was the difficulty in making a trading profit. The track re-opened on 13 July 2019 under the management of 'Run With Passion Ltd' and new working practices were employed, including pre-race veterinary inspection of all runners. Drumbo Park Stand The Drumbo Park Stand is operated independently by Drumbo Park Greyhound Racing and is not open to spectators during Football matches, in turn this is the only area of the ground open during Greyhound Racing and is accessed from the opposite side of the stadium from the main Football facilities. This is the newest stand in the stadium, having been built in 2008 and is purpose built for Greyhound Racing with a large, indoor, glass fronted spectator restaurant making up the majority of the stand with a small spectator paddock outside to the front. The restaurant is a la carte and offers seating for 250 racegoers with Tote operators on hand for betting. Spectators need to book in advance to ensure a seat or they can stand in the front paddock, which accommodates 750 spectators and has bookmakers booths trackside. Competitions Northern Irish Derby Track records Current Former References External links The Ulster Groundhop tour of the ground http://www.nipremgrounds.co.uk/lisburn_distillery_football_ground/ http://blue.srv2.com/~lisburn/Lisburn%20Distillery%20FC-%20Directions%20to%20ground.html IFCP photos from New Grosvenor Stadium Irish Greyhound Board Association football venues in Northern Ireland Lisburn Distillery F.C. Association football venues in County Down Sports venues completed in 1980 Greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom 1980 establishments in Northern Ireland Greyhound racing in