Kilcohan Park

Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium

Location	Old Tramore Road, Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates	52°14′35″N7°06′44″W / 52.243074°N 7.112086°W / 52.243074; -7.112086
Operated by	Greyhound Racing Ireland
Date opened	2 Nov 1930 (for football) 26 Dec 1934 (for unlicensed racing) May 1947 (for licensed racing)
Race type	greyhound racing
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Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track and former soccer stadium located in the south of Waterford, Ireland. ^[1]

Operations

Racing takes place every Friday and Saturday evening. Race distances are 325, 525, 550, 575 and 731 yards ^[2] and the feature event at the track is the Gain Feeds Select Stakes. ^[3]

The main event held at the track is the Gain Feeds Select Stakes which for many years was known as the Waterford Glass Stakes.

Facilities include a restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars and totalisator betting. ^[4]

The stadium is near Waterford city, and has a large customer car park. ^[5]

History

Originally built as a Soccer stadium for Waterford Football Club, opening on 2 November 1930 ^[6] and unlicensed greyhound racing. It was owned by Mr J.McGrath and agreement was reached with Mr J.Mulhall, the president of the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) for the track to be run by them and under ICC rules in 1947. It staged its first meeting during May 1947 under ICC rules and is one of the Ireland's smallest provincial tracks but still has a circumference of 460 yards. ^[7]

In September 1978 a new restaurant was built by the owners the Waterford Greyhound Racing Company and overseen by Racing Manager Paddy Grant. The track managed to survive despite the large scale redundancies at the nearby Waterford Glass works in the late eighties. Waterford United Football Club remained at the stadium until 1993 and European Cup matches were held at this venue before the club moved grounds. ^[8]

Greyhound Racing Ireland took over the venue and invested in improvements in 2002, with a major facelift throughout the stadium and on the track. In 2006 a €3.5m extension featuring a new 180-seated restaurant and bar bringing the facilities up to a very high standard. ^[9]

In December 2023, the stadium renewed the contract agreement (as part of the GRI) with S.I.S for 2024. ^[10]

Competitions

• Select Stakes

Track records

Current ^[11]

Yards	Greyhound	Time	Date	Notes
300	Montos Mark [12]	15.91	4 November 2006
325	Gingko	17.19	3 May 2008
500	Ardfert Billy	26.95	28 May 2005
525	Droopys Curio [13]	27.94	5 September 2020	Munster Oaks Semi-Final
550	Ardfert Billy	29.20	22 October 2005
575	Jeffys Crystal	30.80	1 November 2008
730	Jemmy Doodlebeag	39.98	22 November 2008
790	Making Merry	43.20	25 August 2001
815	Group Skater	45.51	27 December 2008
815	Compass Cowboy	=45.51	4 April 2009
525 hurdles	Secondrate Champ	28.67	2 April 2005

Former ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Yards	Greyhound	Time	Date	Notes
290	Tuesdays Daley	15.98	10 June 1989
290	Concentration	15.84	20 April 1991
300	Prince Kay	16.75	16 August 1968
300	Toms Pal	16.35	26 August 1972
300	Quarter To Five	15.99	3 July 1999
300	Montos Mark	15.91	4 November 2006
310	Square Kid	17.89	1950
310	Last Landing	17.25	25 July 1959
325	Roxholme Ryan	17.22	26 April 2008
325	Slippery Sam	28.80	22 July 1961
500	Javas Jet	27.52	5 August 2000
500	Cooly Merson	27.34	14 May 2001
500	Magna Replay	27.39*	4 May 2002
500	Sir Chris	27.21	14 May 2002
500	Hazel Bank Queen	27.00	12 April 2003
525	Cookhouse	30.20	1950
525	Good Stayer	29.40	17 July 1965
525	Peruvian Style	29.34	1975
525	Peruvian Style	29.28	27 April 1976
525	Lady Referee	29.28	21 August 1976
525	The Other Duke	29.24	16 October 1984
525	Yale Princess	28.99	28 May 1988
525	Daring Lance	28.82	19 October 1991
525	Mr Pickwick	28.25	24 May 1997
525	Killaspy Jack	28.25	20 August 2005
525	Abbeyside Blonde	28.17	17 September 2005
525	Lolos Choice	28.09	27 September 2005
525	Paradise Maverik	28.01	8 November 2014
550	Sparta Tom	29.74	18 August 2001
550	Kilmacar Joker	29.72	3 August 2002
550	Glenske Ghost	29.67	16 August 2003
550	Seventh Gear	29.52	31 July 2004
575	Tory Spot	30.96	1 March 2008
700	Local Minnie	40.35	24 August 1963
700	Kontiki Lady	40.35	11 April 1964	=equalled
700	Westpark April	40.20	19 August 1972
700	Tinahue Sam	39.38	22 August 1987
700	Druicidin	39.98	11 June 1988
700	Queenies Fire	39.98	19 November 1988
700	Crinkle	39.71	17 August 1991
730	Making Merry	40.05	18 August 2001
770	Tain Nua	44.02	23 September 1978
770	Narabane Silver	43.14	August 1991
310 H	Ollys Prince	17.85	6 August 1960
525 H	Chancellorstown Lad	31.30	1950
525 H	I'm Funny	30.30	1 September 1962
525 H	Kansil Gift	29.16	19 October 2002
525 H	Bally Euro	28.95	23 May 2003
525 H	Bally Euro	28.95	14 May 2004

References

1. "Greyhound Track". Tramore Tourism. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
2. "Waterford (Kilcohan Park)". Greyhound Data.
3. "Feature Events" (PDF). Greyhound Racing Ireland.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Kilcohan Park". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
5. "Thurles Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
6. Waterford Standard Saturday 1 November 1930 page 3
7. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   07207-1106-1.
8. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN   0-948955-15-5.
9. "Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium, Waterford". Tom O'Brien Construction.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "SIS GRA 2024 Agreement". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
11. "Irish Track Records as of January 2024". Greyhound Star. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
12. "Gain Puppy & Sapling Open 300". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
13. "Dave Collins Memorial Munster Oaks Semi-Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
14. "Track records". Greyhound Data.
15. "Track records". Greyhound Star. 22 January 2018.
16. "Newbridge Track records". Greyhound Star. 7 January 2019.