▁( Th an et ) ▁Grey h ounds ▁Ltd ▁for ▁£ 1 8 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁M ick ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁track ▁Don c aster ▁Grey h ound ▁Track . ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁later ▁Jeff ▁J ef co ate ▁left ▁the ▁G RA ▁to ▁join ▁R ams gate ▁as ▁Racing ▁Manager , ▁J ▁J ▁F oster ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁Racing ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁race ▁was ▁introduced ▁called ▁the ▁Th an et ▁Gold ▁Cup . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁subsequently ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁council ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁build ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁million ▁p ound ▁grand stand . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Sports ▁purchased ▁Oxford ▁Stadium ▁and ▁Long ▁E aton ▁Stadium ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁the ▁grand stand ▁was ▁finally ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁facility ▁featured ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 - se ater ▁tier ed ▁restaurant ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁industry ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁A ▁sports ▁centre ▁was ▁built ▁within ▁the ▁stad ium ▁and ▁included ▁squ ash , ▁s no oker ▁clubs ▁and ▁a ▁g ymnasium . ▁Oxford ▁followed ▁suit ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁Northern ▁Sports ▁and ▁David ▁Haw kins ▁gained ▁many ▁acc ol ades ▁within ▁the ▁industry ▁and ▁both ▁R ams gate ▁and ▁Oxford ▁prof ited . ▁ ▁Sc ur log ue ▁Champ ▁broke ▁the ▁track ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁the ▁track ▁made ▁two ▁English ▁Grey h ound ▁Derby ▁final s ▁with ▁Car r ige en ▁Ch imes ▁(