Feature race | |
Location | Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium |
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Inaugurated | 1947 |
Sponsor | Frightful Flash Kennels |
Race information | |
Distance | 525 yards |
Surface | Sand |
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.
Year | Winner | Breeding | Time | Trainer | SP | Notes |
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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 |
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