McCalmont Cup

The McCalmont Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium at St. James' Park, Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]

McCalmont Cup
LocationKilkenny Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated1947
SponsorFrightful Flash Kennels
Race information
Distance525 yards
SurfaceSand

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.

Past winners
Year Winner Breeding Time Trainer SP Notes
1947 Lady MaudBella's Prince - Peg's EmpressTrack record
1950 Kindly FriendShaggy Lad - KindleT Kennedy30.30
1951 The Grand Champion [4]Mad Tanist - Could Be WorsePaddy Dunphy
1954 Spanish BattleshipSpanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy MemoryTom Lynch
1955 Spanish Battleship [5]Spanish Chestnut - Ballyseedy MemoryTom Lynch
1957 Prairie ChampionChampion 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 RuaYanka Boy – An Tain29.75
1974 Shady RuffianNewdown Heather – Fragile Beige29.70G McKenna
1975 Goodbye JohnOwn Pride – Santas Rose29.70Matt 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 Arrow29.59
1994 Up The JunctionSlippy Quest – Elf Arrow29.08
1997 Funny BoySuper Mario – Aubrey Rose29.51
1998 Newline TouchNew Level - Yagoodthing29.38
1999 Astral WalkStar Treasure – Walk Siobhan29.35Paul Hennessy
2000 Airmount PetitMountleader Peer – Airmount Grand29.11Gerald Kiely4-6f
2001 Deenside ChipTop Honcho – Deenside Jenny29.17Nicola Boran9-4
2002 Black Cat Jim [6]Mustang Jack – Blackcat Colleen29.19Eleanor Cleere7-4f
2003 Haven House [7]Top Honcho - Pinnacle29.473-1
2005 Elteen Nell [8]Honcho Classic – Ballinclare Lark29.12Mary Brennan2-1f
2006 Crossleigh Pilot [9]Borna Pilot – Crossleigh Lark28.95Madeleine O’Brien11-10f
2007 Benjo [10]Fortune Mike – Winner Born29.38Joe Rafferty7-2
2008 Ballygur Mike [11]Droopys Agassi – Big Picture29.60Michael Kelly5-2
2010 Running Smart [12]Daves Mentor – Tari Side29.49Joe Anglim6-1
2011 Jumeirah Joe [13]Brett Lee – Droopys Just Hot29.29Rynal Ruane11-2
2012 Shaneboy Spencer [14]Droopys Scolari – Shaneboy Maria29.01Colette Kiely5-2
2013 Boherna Rumble [15]Ace Hi Rumble – Hondo On Air28.89Pat Buckley4-1
2014 Droopys Der [16]Ace Hi Rumble – Droopys Twirl29.14John Linehan9-4
2015 Kilara Hey Mac [17]Ullid Conor – Kilara Gypsy28.79Paul Hennessy5-4f
2016 Doctor Zhivago [18]Ace Hi Rumble – Ballymac Sasha29.02David Flanagan6-1
2017 Karlow Crean [19]Ace Hi Rumble - Karlow Ming29.08Henry Kelly7-2
2018 Ballybough Dad [20]Ballymac Vic - High St Miley29.06Martin 'Murt' Leahy5-4f
2019 Skywalker Rafa [21]Laughil Blake - Coolavanny Royce28.87Michael J O'Donovan4-7f

Venues & Distances
  • 1947-present (Kilkenny 525y)

Sponsors
  • 2003-2005 Red Mills
  • 2006-2008 Kilford Hotel
  • 2009-2012 Broadway Pet Foods
  • 2013-2013 Kilford Arms Hotel
  • 2014-2019 Frightful Flash Kennels

References
  1. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 296. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. "Irish Greyhound Board Has published the classic and feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board.
  3. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 333. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1959) January edition". Greyhound Star.
  5. "Remember When - November 1955". Greyhound Star.
  6. "MCCALMONT CUP FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  7. "THE RED MILLS STAKE + MCCALMONT CUP FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  8. "THE RED MILLS STAKE & McCALMONT CUP. FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  9. "The Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake. FINAL". Irish Greyhound Board.
  10. "Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake". Irish Greyhound Board.
  11. "Kilford Hotel & McCalmont Cup A1 Stake". Irish Greyhound Board.
  12. "The Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  13. "€13,000 Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  14. "Broadway Pet Foods McCalmont Cup A1 525 Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  15. "€10,000 Kilford Arms Hotel McCalmont Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  16. "Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup A1 Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  17. "2015 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  18. "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  19. "2017 McCalmont Cup result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  20. "2018 McCalmont Cup". Irish Greyhound Board.
  21. "2019 Frightful Flash Kennels McCalmont Cup Sprint Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
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