 The Irish Times advertised the fact that there was accommodation for 40,000 people and car parking for 1,000 cars.The Riordan family formed the first management with John superseded by his son John F.

In 1928 Harolds Cross introduced a competition that would become the modern day Irish Greyhound Derby, the race was unofficial because Harolds Cross decided to run this 'National Derby' without consulting the Irish racing fraternity.This was a practice they would continue to do until the formation of classic races in 1932.