Kirby Memorial Stakes

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Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes
Feature race
Location Limerick Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated2013
Race information
Distance525 yards
SurfaceSand
QualificationJuveniles only
(26 months old and younger)
Purse€80,000 (winner)

The Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Limerick Greyhound Stadium at Greenpark, Dock Road, Limerick, Ireland.

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The competition quickly established itself as one of the leading feature events in the Irish racing calendar due to the significant prize money on offer. [1]

It boasted a record €80,000 to the winner in 2014 making the competition one of the biggest prizes in greyhound racing and the richest juvenile race in the world. [2] It was sponsored by J. P. McManus & Noreen McManus, and named in honour of Noreen McManus's parents, who had close ties with the old Limerick Markets Field Greyhound Stadium.

A series of trial stakes are run at different locations in preparation for the competition. [3]

Venues and distances

Past winners

YearWinnerBreedingTimeTrainerSPNotes
2013 Roxholme Bully [4] Shaneboy Lee – Roxholme Sue28.65Owen McKenna11-8f
2014 Boylesports Hero [5] Top Savings – Cabra Midget28.31Brendan Matthews5-4f
2015 Cable Bay [6] Foleys Folly – Toms Delight28.11Brendan Matthews6-1
2016 Droopys Roddick [7] Droopys Jet - Droopys Start28.09Pat Buckley7-2
2017 Bentekes Bocko [8] Tullymurry Act - Tullig Paula28.39Pat Buckley2-1f
2018 Droopys Davy [9] Droopys Nidge - Droopys Loner28.10Pat Buckley4-5f
2019 Toolmaker Josie [10] Pat C Sabbath – Lemon Bolt28.37Robert Gleeson6/1
2020 No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Stonepark Leo [11] Ballymac Best – Adamant Gem28.38Mark O'DonovanNo SPNo SP due to COVID-19
2022 Swords Rex [12] Droopys Sydney – Starry Display28.27 Graham Holland 9/4f
2023 Clonbrien Treaty [13] Pestana – Clonbrien Millie28.05 Graham Holland 5/2
2024 Knockeen Dazzler [14] Laughil Blake – Love Island28.10Daniel O'Rahilly5/2

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References

  1. ↑ "Irish Greyhound Board Has published the classic and feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Con Annie Kirby Worlds Richest Puppy Race". Ilovelimerick.ie.
  3. ↑ "Slayed by slade". Greyhound Star. 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "2013 final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  5. ↑ "2014 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stake Final (Grade : AA0)". Irish Greyhound Board.
  6. ↑ "2015 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stake Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  7. ↑ "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  8. ↑ "Kirby Memorial". Irish Greyhound Board.
  9. ↑ "Kirby Memorial Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  10. ↑ "2019 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  11. ↑ "2021 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "2022 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "2023 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "2024 Con/Annie Kirby Memorial Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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