McCalmont Cup explained

Surface:Sand
Class:Feature
Horse Race:McCalmont Cup
Location:Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated:1947
Sponsor:Frightful Flash Kennels
Distance:525 yards
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

Sponsors

Past winners

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Lady Maud[4] Bella's Prince - Peg's Empress Michael Cunningham Track record
Kindly Friend[5] Shaggy Lad - Kindle 30.30T Kennedy 6-4f
The Grand Champion [6] Mad Tanist - Could Be Worse Paddy Dunphy
Spanish BattleshipSpanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy Memory Tom Lynch
Spanish Battleship[7] Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy Memory Tom Lynch
Champion Prince - Prairie Peg
April Twilight Solar Prince – Foxs Heather 29.60
Good Brandy Hi There – Donore Mistress 30.00J O'Gorman
Come on Baunie Prairie Flash – Cracked Kate 30.20
Brandon Jungle Jungle Man – Brandons Pride 30.30
Hack Em Jo Jo Hack Up Jo Jo – Hack Up Millie 30.40T Tynan
Limestone Castle Tontine – Pleasant Sunset 29.65Mrs T Finn
Seafield Mink Prairie Flash – Seafield Min 29.60
1970Ballyea Hope Variety Hope – Ballyrichard Speed 29.20F Buckley
The Grand Light Tontine – April Twilight 29.60Paddy Dunphy
Grey Light Money Grand – Pelican Light 29.60L Loughnane
Tain Rua[8] Yanka Boy – An Tain 29.75Paddy Nolan
Shady Ruffian Newdown Heather – Fragile Beige 29.70G McKenna
Goodbye John Own Pride – Santas Rose 29.70
Antone Wonder Quiet Spring – Mountprim Ka 29.85 J Hayes
Jolly Youth Red Game – Jolly Jet 29.65T Raleigh
1978Alert Bell Rail Ship – Advance Miss 29.35Mrs C Flynn
Lax Law Tain Mor – Lady Rowley 29.35M Lennon
Flying Marble Sole Aim – LTS Princess 29.70 M Collins
1981Anner Duke Ballintee Star – Cloneen Blossom 29.60 P O’Connor
Azuri Brave Bran – Under The Stone 29.60M Daly
1983Tobergal Express Whitefort Lad – Dillys Silver 29.28J Gahan
1984Danubio Mink Minnesota Miller – Daunubio Girl 29.86P Hutton
Ranslee Limerick Echo – Murlens Deb 29.76J Byrne
1986Echo King Limerick Echo – Lough Kent Rose 29.58J O'Leary
Keystone Prince Keystone Rocket – Hardihostess 29.58 L Dwan
Deenside Sandy Wise Band – Local Nell 29.26S Boran
1989Lough Sultan Knockash Rover – Carrowkeal Doll 29.48 L Molloy
1990Tanyas Diamond Sinbad - Santel 29.80D Ryan
Fast Arrow Im Slippy – Elf Arrow 29.59Martin Ryan
Karibu Lass[9] Satharn Beo - Wigston LAdy 29.44 Michael Doyle
Up The Junction Slippy Quest – Elf Arrow 29.08Pat Norris
1997Funny Boy Super Mario – Aubrey Rose 29.51Mary Russell2-1
1998Newline Touch New Level - Yagoodthing 29.38
Astral Walk Star Treasure – Walk Siobhan 29.35
Airmount Petit Mountleader Peer – Airmount Grand29.11 Gerald Kiely 4-6f
Deenside Chip Top Honcho – Deenside Jenny29.17 Nicola Boran 9-4
Black Cat Jim [10] Mustang Jack – Blackcat Colleen29.19 Eleanor Cleere 7-4f
Haven House [11] Top Honcho - Pinnacle29.47George Smart3-1
Elteen Nell [12] Honcho Classic – Ballinclare Lark29.12 Mary Brennan 2-1f
Crossleigh Pilot [13] Borna Pilot – Crossleigh Lark28.95 Madeleine O’Brien11-10f
Benjo [14] Fortune Mike – Winner Born 29.38Joe Rafferty7-2
Ballygur Mike [15] Droopys Agassi – Big Picture29.60 Michael Kelly5-2
Running Smart [16] Daves Mentor – Tari Side29.49 Joe Anglim 6/1
Jumeirah Joe [17] Brett Lee – Droopys Just Hot 29.29Rynal Ruane11/2
Shaneboy Spencer [18] Droopys Scolari – Shaneboy Maria29.01 Colette Kiely5/2
Boherna Rumble [19] Ace Hi Rumble – Hondo On Air28.89 Pat Buckley4/1
Droopys Der [20] Ace Hi Rumble – Droopys Twirl29.14 John Linehan9/4
Kilara Hey Mac [21] Ullid Conor – Kilara Gypsy 28.795/4f
Doctor Zhivago [22] Ace Hi Rumble – Ballymac Sasha 29.02David Flanagan6/1
Karlow Crean [23] Ace Hi Rumble – Karlow Ming 29.08Henry Kelly7/2
Ballybough Dad [24] Ballymac Vic – High St Miley 29.06Martin 'Murt' Leahy 5/4f
Skywalker Rafa [25] Laughil Blake – Coolavanny Royce 28.87 Michael J O'Donovan 4/7f
No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
Dark Devil[26] Ballymac Vic – Bull Run Ballad 28.86 Martin (Murt) Leahy No SP No SP due to COVID-19
Zoom[27] Coolavanny Jap – Droopys Dorothy28.90 Martin (Murt) Leahy9/4
Lynchy Boy[28] Confident Rankin – Boozed Bubble29.46 Paraic Campion 3/1
Bogger Dusty[29] Droopys Biker – Mustang Swift29.18 Liam Peacock 4/1

Notes and References

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