Juvenile Classic

This page is about the Irish Greyhound Race. For the British race, see Juvenile (greyhounds).

Juvenile Classic

Location	Kingdom Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated	2007
Sponsor	GMHD.ie Insurances
Race information
Distance	525 yards
Surface	Sand
Qualification	Puppies only (15-24 months old)

The Juvenile Classic is a greyhound racing competition held annually at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. [1]

It was inaugurated in 2007 and therefore is a relatively new event but due to the significant winners prize money on offer (€15,000 in 2016) it stands as a feature event in the Irish racing calendar. [2] The competition is only open to juveniles.

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	SP	Time	Notes
2007	Droopys Deco [3]	Boherduff Light – Lavender Plan	Michael Dunphy	4-1	28.86
2008	Droopys Torres [4]	Droopys Maldini – Droopys Bridie	Pat Buckley	4-1	28.78
2009	Paradise Miami [5]	Elite State – Dalcash Diva	Seam Meade	3-1	28.60
2010	Dromore Dazzler [6]	Razldazl Billy – Graigues Echo	Jim Morrissey	5-2	28.66
2011	Rockview Head [7]	Head Bound – Three Star Gem	Peter Cronin	5-1	28.67
2012	Airforce Diva [8]	Head Bound – Movealong Alice	Owen McKenna	2-1	28.32
2013	Farloe Calvin [9]	Hondo Black – Me Margaret	Owen McKenna	4-6f	28.57
2014	Vans Viking [10]	Vans Escalade – Razldazl Lily	Graham Holland	6-4jf	28.33
2015	Sidarian Vega [11]	Westmead Hawk – Manic Fantasy	Graham Holland	4-5f	28.08
2016	Escapism [12]	Paradise Madison – Killacolla Glory	Owen McKenna	3-1	28.35
2017	Paradise Marco [13]	Cashen Legend – Dalcash Paradise	Sean Meade	4-1	29.20
2018	Ballymac Bolger [14]	Definate Opinion – Ballymac Razl	Liam Dowling	4-1	28.53
2019	Toolmaker Daddy [15]	Scolari Me Daddy – Droopys Isabella	Robert G Gleeson	4-1	28.40

Venues & Distances

• 2007-present (Tralee 525y)

Sponsors

• 2007-2010 Mike Cronin Readymix
• 2011-2019 GMHD (Gallivan/Murphy/Hooper/Dolan) Insurances

References

1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. "Feature Events" (PDF). Irish Greyhound Board.
3. "2007 Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
4. "2008 Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
5. "2009 Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
6. "2010 Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
7. "2011 Gallivan-Murphy-Hooper-Dolan Final (Grade : N0) Flat 525". Irish Greyhound Board.
8. "Gallivan Murphy-Hooper-Dolan Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
9. "GMHD Insurances Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
10. "2014 GMHD Insurances Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
11. "2015 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
12. "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
13. "Juvenile Classic result". Irish Greyhound Board.
14. "2018 Juvenile Classic result". Irish Greyhound Board.
15. "2019 GMHD.ie Insurances Juvenile Classic Final". Irish Greyhound Board.