McCalmont Cup
| Location | Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1947 |
| Sponsor | Frightful Flash Kennels |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 525 yards |
| Surface | Sand |
The McCalmont Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium at St. James' Park, Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]
The competition is a feature competition in the Irish racing calendar organised by the Irish Greyhound Board.[2]
The event was won by three times Irish Greyhound Derby champion Spanish Battleship in 1954 & 1955 [3] and the competition was known as the Red Mills Stake & Kilkenny Cup from 1994-2005.
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Breeding | Time | Trainer | SP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Lady Maud | Bella's Prince - Peg's Empress | Track record | |||
| 1950 | Kindly Friend | Shaggy Lad - Kindle | T Kennedy | 30.30 | ||
| 1951 | The Grand Champion [4] | Mad Tanist - Could Be Worse | Paddy Dunphy | |||
| 1954 | Spanish Battleship | Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy Memory | Tom Lynch | |||
| 1955 | Spanish Battleship [5] | Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy Memory | Tom Lynch | |||
| 1957 | Prairie Champion | Champion Prince - Prairie Peg | ||||
| 1963 | April Twilight | Solar Prince – Foxs Heather | 29.60 | |||
| 1964 | Good Brandy | Hi There – Donore Mistress | 30.00 | J O'Gorman | ||
| 1965 | Come on Baunie | Prairie Flash – Cracked Kate | 30.20 | |||
| 1966 | Brandon Jungle | Jungle Man – Brandons Pride | 30.30 | |||
| 1967 | Hack Em Jo Jo | Hack Up Jo Jo – Hack Up Millie | 30.40 | T Tynan | ||
| 1968 | Limestone | Castle Tontine – Pleasant Sunset | 29.65 | Mrs T Finn | ||
| 1969 | Seafield Mink | Prairie Flash – Seafield Min | 29.60 | |||
| 1970 | Ballyea Hope | Variety Hope – Ballyrichard Speed | 29.20 | F Buckley | ||
| 1971 | The Grand | Light Tontine – April Twilight | 29.60 | Paddy Dunphy | ||
| 1972 | Grey Light | Money Grand – Pelican Light | 29.60 | L Loughnane | ||
| 1973 | Tain Rua | Yanka Boy – An Tain | 29.75 | |||
| 1974 | Shady Ruffian | Newdown Heather – Fragile Beige | 29.70 | G McKenna | ||
| 1975 | Goodbye John | Own Pride – Santas Rose | 29.70 | Matt O'Donnell | ||
| 1976 | Antone Wonder | Quiet Spring – Mountprim Ka | 29.85 | J Hayes | ||
| 1977 | Jolly Youth | Red Game – Jolly Jet | 29.65 | T Raleigh | ||
| 1978 | Alert Bell | Rail Ship – Advance Miss | 29.35 | Mrs C Flynn | ||
| 1979 | Lax Law | Tain Mor – Lady Rowley | 29.35 | M Lennon | ||
| 1980 | Flying Marble | Sole Aim – LTS Princess | 29.70 | M Collins | ||
| 1981 | Anner Duke | Ballintee Star – Cloneen Blossom | 29.60 | P O’Connor | ||
| 1982 | Azuri | Brave Bran – Under The Stone | 29.60 | M Daly | ||
| 1983 | Tobergal Express W | hitefort Lad – Dillys Silver | 29.28 | J Gahan | ||
| 1984 | Danubio Mink | Minnesota Miller – Daunubio Girl | 29.86 | P Hutton | ||
| 1985 | Ranslee | Limerick Echo – Murlens Deb | 29.76 | J Byrne | ||
| 1986 | Echo King | Limerick Echo – Lough Kent Rose | 29.58 | J O'Leary | ||
| 1987 | Keystone Prince | Keystone Rocket – Hardihostess | 29.58 | L Dwan | ||
| 1988 | Deenside Sandy | Wise Band – Local Nell | 29.26 | S Boran | ||
| 1989 | Lough Sultan | Knockash Rover – Carrowkeal Doll | 29.48 | L Molloy | ||
| 1990 | Tanyas Diamond | Sinbad - Santel | 29.80 | D Ryan | ||
| 1991 | Fast Arrow | Im Slippy – Elf Arrow | 29.59 | |||
| 1994 | Up The Junction | Slippy Quest – Elf Arrow | 29.08 | |||
| 1997 | Funny Boy | Super Mario – Aubrey Rose | 29.51 | |||
| 1998 | Newline Touch | New Level - Yagoodthing | 29.38 | |||
| 1999 | Astral Walk | Star Treasure – Walk Siobhan | 29.35 | Paul Hennessy | ||
| 2000 | Airmount Petit | Mountleader Peer – Airmount Grand | 29.11 | Gerald Kiely | 4-6f | |
| 2001 | Deenside Chip | Top Honcho – Deenside Jenny | 29.17 | Nicola Boran | 9-4 | |
| 2002 | Black Cat Jim [6] | Mustang Jack – Blackcat Colleen | 29.19 | Eleanor Cleere | 7-4f | |
| 2003 | Haven House [7] | Top Honcho - Pinnacle | 29.47 | 3-1 | ||
| 2005 | Elteen Nell [8] | Honcho Classic – Ballinclare Lark | 29.12 | Mary Brennan | 2-1f | |
| 2006 | Crossleigh Pilot [9] | Borna Pilot – Crossleigh Lark | 28.95 | Madeleine O’Brien | 11-10f | |
| 2007 | Benjo [10] | Fortune Mike – Winner Born | 29.38 | Joe Rafferty | 7-2 | |
| 2008 | Ballygur Mike [11] | Droopys Agassi – Big Picture | 29.60 | Michael Kelly | 5-2 | |
| 2010 | Running Smart [12] | Daves Mentor – Tari Side | 29.49 | Joe Anglim | 6-1 | |
| 2011 | Jumeirah Joe [13] | Brett Lee – Droopys Just Hot | 29.29 | Rynal Ruane | 11-2 | |
| 2012 | Shaneboy Spencer [14] | Droopys Scolari – Shaneboy Maria | 29.01 | Colette Kiely | 5-2 | |
| 2013 | Boherna Rumble [15] | Ace Hi Rumble – Hondo On Air | 28.89 | Pat Buckley | 4-1 | |
| 2014 | Droopys Der [16] | Ace Hi Rumble – Droopys Twirl | 29.14 | John Linehan | 9-4 | |
| 2015 | Kilara Hey Mac [17] | Ullid Conor – Kilara Gypsy | 28.79 | Paul Hennessy | 5-4f | |
| 2016 | Doctor Zhivago [18] | Ace Hi Rumble – Ballymac Sasha | 29.02 | David Flanagan | 6-1 | |
| 2017 | Karlow Crean [19] | Ace Hi Rumble - Karlow Ming | 29.08 | Henry Kelly | 7-2 | |
| 2018 | Ballybough Dad [20] | Ballymac Vic - High St Miley | 29.06 | Martin 'Murt' Leahy | 5-4f | |
| 2019 | Skywalker Rafa [21] | Laughil Blake - Coolavanny Royce | 28.87 | Michael J O'Donovan | 4-7f |
Venues & Distances
- 1947-present (Kilkenny 525y)
Sponsors
- 2003-2005 Red Mills
- 2006-2008 Kilford Hotel
- 2009-2012 Broadway Pet Foods
- 2013-2013 Kilford Arms Hotel
- 2014-2019 Frightful Flash Kennels
References
- ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 296. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- ^ "Irish Greyhound Board Has published the classic and feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 333. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
- ^ "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1959) January edition". Greyhound Star.
- ^ "Remember When - November 1955". Greyhound Star.
- ^ "MCCALMONT CUP FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "THE RED MILLS STAKE + MCCALMONT CUP FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "THE RED MILLS STAKE & McCALMONT CUP. FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "The Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake. FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "The Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "€13,000 Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup A1 525 Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "€10,000 Kilford Arms Hotel McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup A1 Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "2015 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "2017 McCalmont Cup result". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "2018 McCalmont Cup". Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ "2019 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Sprint Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.