McCalmont Cup

McCalmont Cup
Feature race
LocationKilkenny Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated1947
SponsorFrightful Flash Kennels
Race information
Distance525 yards
SurfaceSand
Purse€7,000 (winner)

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.

Venues & distances

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  • 1947–present (Kilkenny 525y)

Sponsors

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  • 1999–2005 (Red Mills)
  • 2006–2008 (Kilford Hotel)
  • 2009–2012 (Broadway Pet Foods)
  • 2013–2013 (Kilford Arms Hotel)
  • 2014–2023 (Frightful Flash Kennels)

Past winners

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Year Winner Breeding Time Trainer SP Notes
1947 Lady Maud[4] Bella's Prince - Peg's Empress Michael Cunningham Track record
1950 Kindly Friend[5] Shaggy Lad - Kindle 30.30 T Kennedy 6-4f
1951 The Grand Champion [6] Mad Tanist - Could Be Worse Paddy Dunphy
1954 Spanish Battleship Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy Memory Tom Lynch
1955 Spanish Battleship[7] 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[8] Yanka Boy – An Tain 29.75 Paddy Nolan
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 Martin Ryan
1992 Karibu Lass[9] Satharn Beo - Wigston LAdy 29.44 Michael Doyle
1994 Up The Junction Slippy Quest – Elf Arrow 29.08 Pat Norris
1997 Funny Boy Super Mario – Aubrey Rose 29.51 Mary Russell 2-1
1998 Newline Touch New Level - Yagoodthing 29.38 Ger McKenna
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 [10] Mustang Jack – Blackcat Colleen 29.19 Eleanor Cleere 7-4f
2003 Haven House [11] Top Honcho - Pinnacle 29.47 George Smart 3-1
2005 Elteen Nell [12] Honcho Classic – Ballinclare Lark 29.12 Mary Brennan 2-1f
2006 Crossleigh Pilot [13] Borna Pilot – Crossleigh Lark 28.95 Madeleine O’Brien 11-10f
2007 Benjo [14] Fortune Mike – Winner Born 29.38 Joe Rafferty 7-2
2008 Ballygur Mike [15] Droopys Agassi – Big Picture 29.60 Michael Kelly 5-2
2010 Running Smart [16] Daves Mentor – Tari Side 29.49 Joe Anglim 6/1
2011 Jumeirah Joe [17] Brett Lee – Droopys Just Hot 29.29 Rynal Ruane 11/2
2012 Shaneboy Spencer [18] Droopys Scolari – Shaneboy Maria 29.01 Colette Kiely 5/2
2013 Boherna Rumble [19] Ace Hi Rumble – Hondo On Air 28.89 Pat Buckley 4/1
2014 Droopys Der [20] Ace Hi Rumble – Droopys Twirl 29.14 John Linehan 9/4
2015 Kilara Hey Mac [21] Ullid Conor – Kilara Gypsy 28.79 Paul Hennessy 5/4f
2016 Doctor Zhivago [22] Ace Hi Rumble – Ballymac Sasha 29.02 David Flanagan 6/1
2017 Karlow Crean [23] Ace Hi Rumble – Karlow Ming 29.08 Henry Kelly 7/2
2018 Ballybough Dad [24] Ballymac Vic – High St Miley 29.06 Martin 'Murt' Leahy 5/4f
2019 Skywalker Rafa [25] Laughil Blake – Coolavanny Royce 28.87 Michael J O'Donovan 4/7f
2020 No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Dark Devil[26] Ballymac Vic – Bull Run Ballad 28.86 Martin (Murt) Leahy No SP No SP due to COVID-19
2022 Zoom[27] Coolavanny Jap – Droopys Dorothy 28.90 Martin (Murt) Leahy 9/4
2023 Lynchy Boy[28] Confident Rankin – Boozed Bubble 29.46 Paraic Campion 3/1
2024 Bogger Dusty[29] Droopys Biker – Mustang Swift 29.18 Liam Peacock 4/1

References

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  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 296. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ "Irish Greyhound Board Has published the classic and feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board.
  3. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 333. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. ^ "Second Candidate for Kildare". Leinster Leader. 20 December 1947. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Kindly of Friend All the way McCalmont Cup winner". Irish Independent. 30 September 1950. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1959) January edition". Greyhound Star.
  7. ^ "Remember When - November 1955". Greyhound Star.
  8. ^ "You're on a winner with Purina". New Ross Standard. 2 November 1973. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Big win in Kilkenny". Wexford People. 22 October 1992. Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "MCCALMONT CUP FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  11. ^ "THE RED MILLS STAKE + MCCALMONT CUP FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  12. ^ "THE RED MILLS STAKE & McCALMONT CUP. FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  13. ^ "The Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake. FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  14. ^ "Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake". Irish Greyhound Board.
  15. ^ "Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake". Irish Greyhound Board.
  16. ^ "The Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  17. ^ "€13,000 Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  18. ^ "Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup A1 525 Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  19. ^ "€10,000 Kilford Arms Hotel McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  20. ^ "Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup A1 Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  21. ^ "2015 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  22. ^ "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  23. ^ "2017 McCalmont Cup result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  24. ^ "2018 McCalmont Cup". Irish Greyhound Board.
  25. ^ "2019 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Sprint Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  26. ^ "Ballymac Anton @ Stud McCalmont Cup A1 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. ^ "2022 Ballymac Anton @ Stud McCalmont Cup Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  28. ^ "2023 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  29. ^ "The Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup A1 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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