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Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in north-west Kilkenny in Ireland. [1] The racing takes place on a Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6.30pm. St James Park in Kilkenny is a large park that contains sports pitches to the south and a greyhound track to the north. The greyhound circuit can be found south of Parkview ...
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]
Greyhound Racing Ireland. Greyhound Racing Ireland (Irish: Rásaíocht Con Éireann, [1] formerly Irish: Bord na gCon) is an Irish semi-state body charged with regulating and promoting Greyhound racing in Ireland. [2][3] The organisation has been active in developing the sport in Ireland since its founding on 11 July 1958. [4]
Greyhound racing is a popular sport in Ireland. There are 17 stadiums operating in Ireland (two in Northern Ireland) of which nine are fully operated by Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland (formerly named Irish Greyhound Board IGB, Bord na gCon) [1] with the remaining six owned and operated by private enterprise but licensed by GRI.
Irish Grand National. The Grand National was a greyhound racing competition held annually at various tracks throughout Ireland. The race was inaugurated in 1928 at Shelbourne Park and was shared between the two Dublin tracks of Shelbourne and Harold's Cross Stadium before being switched to the old Cork (Western Road) Greyhound Stadium just ...
The Laurels is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. [1] It was hosted by the old Cork Greyhound Stadium from 1944 to 1999 [2] but inevitably continued to be held at the new track after it opened. It is a prestigious event targeted by many of ...
Oaks. (1998, 2013, 2018) Corn Cuchulainn. (2001, 2005, 2008, 2021) Paul Hennessy is an Irish greyhound trainer and thoroughbred horse trainer. [1] He is a two-time winner of the English Greyhound Derby and a winner of the Irish Greyhound Derby and three times winner of the Scottish Greyhound Derby and is regarded as one of Ireland's leading ...
The 2020 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the 95th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [1] [2] The year was best known for the major disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 English Greyhound Derby was postponed and the Arena Racing Company tracks announced a behind closed doors policy from 24 March.