McCalmont Cup

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McCalmont Cup
Feature race
Location Kilkenny 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]

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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

YearWinnerBreedingTimeTrainerSPNotes
1947 Lady Maud [4] Bella's Prince - Peg's EmpressMichael CunninghamTrack record
1950 Kindly Friend [5] Shaggy Lad - Kindle30.30T Kennedy6-4f
1951 The Grand Champion [6] Mad Tanist - Could Be WorsePaddy Dunphy
1954 Spanish Battleship Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy MemoryTom Lynch
1955 Spanish Battleship [7] Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy MemoryTom Lynch
1957 Prairie Champion Champion Prince - Prairie Peg
1963 April TwilightSolar Prince – Foxs Heather29.60
1964 Good BrandyHi There – Donore Mistress30.00J O'Gorman
1965 Come on BauniePrairie Flash – Cracked Kate30.20
1966 Brandon JungleJungle Man – Brandons Pride30.30
1967 Hack Em Jo JoHack Up Jo Jo – Hack Up Millie30.40T Tynan
1968 LimestoneCastle Tontine – Pleasant Sunset29.65Mrs T Finn
1969 Seafield MinkPrairie Flash – Seafield Min29.60
1970 Ballyea HopeVariety Hope – Ballyrichard Speed29.20F Buckley
1971 The GrandLight Tontine – April Twilight29.60Paddy Dunphy
1972 Grey LightMoney Grand – Pelican Light29.60L Loughnane
1973 Tain Rua [8] Yanka Boy – An Tain29.75Paddy Nolan
1974 Shady RuffianNewdown Heather – Fragile Beige29.70G McKenna
1975 Goodbye JohnOwn Pride – Santas Rose29.70 Matt O'Donnell
1976 Antone WonderQuiet Spring – Mountprim Ka29.85J Hayes
1977 Jolly YouthRed Game – Jolly Jet29.65T Raleigh
1978 Alert BellRail Ship – Advance Miss29.35Mrs C Flynn
1979 Lax LawTain Mor – Lady Rowley29.35M Lennon
1980 Flying MarbleSole Aim – LTS Princess29.70M Collins
1981 Anner DukeBallintee Star – Cloneen Blossom29.60P O’Connor
1982 AzuriBrave Bran – Under The Stone29.60M Daly
1983 Tobergal Express Whitefort Lad – Dillys Silver29.28J Gahan
1984 Danubio MinkMinnesota Miller – Daunubio Girl29.86P Hutton
1985 RansleeLimerick Echo – Murlens Deb29.76J Byrne
1986 Echo KingLimerick Echo – Lough Kent Rose29.58J O'Leary
1987 Keystone PrinceKeystone Rocket – Hardihostess29.58L Dwan
1988 Deenside SandyWise Band – Local Nell29.26S Boran
1989 Lough SultanKnockash Rover – Carrowkeal Doll29.48L Molloy
1990 Tanyas DiamondSinbad - Santel29.80D Ryan
1991 Fast ArrowIm Slippy – Elf Arrow29.59Martin Ryan
1992 Karibu Lass [9] Satharn Beo - Wigston LAdy29.44Michael Doyle
1994 Up The JunctionSlippy Quest – Elf Arrow29.08Pat Norris
1997 Funny BoySuper Mario – Aubrey Rose29.51Mary Russell2-1
1998 Newline TouchNew Level - Yagoodthing29.38 Ger McKenna
1999 Astral WalkStar Treasure – Walk Siobhan29.35 Paul Hennessy
2000 Airmount PetitMountleader Peer – Airmount Grand29.11Gerald Kiely4-6f
2001 Deenside ChipTop Honcho – Deenside Jenny29.17Nicola Boran9-4
2002 Black Cat Jim [10] Mustang Jack – Blackcat Colleen29.19Eleanor Cleere7-4f
2003 Haven House [11] Top Honcho - Pinnacle29.47George Smart3-1
2005 Elteen Nell [12] Honcho Classic – Ballinclare Lark29.12Mary Brennan2-1f
2006 Crossleigh Pilot [13] Borna Pilot – Crossleigh Lark28.95Madeleine O’Brien11-10f
2007 Benjo [14] Fortune Mike – Winner Born29.38Joe Rafferty7-2
2008 Ballygur Mike [15] Droopys Agassi – Big Picture29.60Michael Kelly5-2
2010 Running Smart [16] Daves Mentor – Tari Side29.49Joe Anglim6/1
2011 Jumeirah Joe [17] Brett Lee – Droopys Just Hot29.29Rynal Ruane11/2
2012 Shaneboy Spencer [18] Droopys Scolari – Shaneboy Maria29.01Colette Kiely5/2
2013 Boherna Rumble [19] Ace Hi Rumble – Hondo On Air28.89Pat Buckley4/1
2014 Droopys Der [20] Ace Hi Rumble – Droopys Twirl29.14John Linehan9/4
2015 Kilara Hey Mac [21] Ullid Conor – Kilara Gypsy28.79 Paul Hennessy 5/4f
2016 Doctor Zhivago [22] Ace Hi Rumble – Ballymac Sasha29.02David Flanagan6/1
2017 Karlow Crean [23] Ace Hi Rumble – Karlow Ming29.08Henry Kelly7/2
2018 Ballybough Dad [24] Ballymac Vic – High St Miley29.06Martin 'Murt' Leahy5/4f
2019 Skywalker Rafa [25] Laughil Blake – Coolavanny Royce28.87Michael J O'Donovan4/7f
2020 No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Dark Devil [26] Ballymac Vic – Bull Run Ballad28.86Martin (Murt) LeahyNo SPNo SP due to COVID-19
2022 Zoom [27] Coolavanny Jap – Droopys Dorothy28.90Martin (Murt) Leahy9/4
2023 Lynchy Boy [28] Confident Rankin – Boozed Bubble29.46Paraic Campion3/1
2024 Bogger Dusty [29] Droopys Biker – Mustang Swift29.18Liam Peacock4/1

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  2. ↑ "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 4 July 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Kindly of Friend All the way McCalmont Cup winner" . Irish Independent. 30 September 1950. Retrieved 1 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  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.
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  22. ↑ "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  23. ↑ "2017 McCalmont Cup result". Irish Greyhound Board.
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