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Curraheen Park
Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.

Racing takes place every Friday and Saturday evening and the facilities include the grandstand Laurels restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars, totalisator betting and ample seating.

Race distances are 330, 525, 550, 575, and 750 yards and the feature competitions at the track is the Laurels.

History

Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is situated to the west of Cork on the Curraheen Road in Bishopstown. The track opened in the year 2000 as a replacement for the previous track the Cork (Western Road) Greyhound Stadium which is now the Western Gateway Building (science building of the University College Cork). The stadium is a third generation Cork Greyhound Stadium with the first two being the Show Grounds Greyhound Track (1928-1935) and then the previously mentioned Western Road stadium (1936-1996).

The sale of the old track enabled the Bord na gCon to fund a new stadium with modern facilities). The new stadium opened on 8 April 2000 costing IR£8.5 million and included a wonderful glass fronted grandstand as the centrepiece (the glass alone cost IR£400,000). The new track offered distances of 330, 525, 550, 575 & 700 yards and the long serving Noel Holland remained as the Racing Manager but would retire in 2004. The Laurels remains the primary competition held at the track and since 2000 winners have included Sonic Flight, Ardkill Jamie and Razldazl Rioga.

Following the closure of Harolds Cross in 2017 the Grand National was brought to the track.

Competitions

Current track records

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
330 Quietly 17.14 12 March 2016
525 Illnotbeback 27.81 5 November 2022
550 Killmacdonagh 29.07 29 June 2019 The Shelley Fennely Memorial Final
575 Nikita Billie 30.62 12 July 2003
750 Airmount Tess 41.02 03 June 2017 Barry's Tea Open Stake Semi-Final
810 Shelbourne Kay 45.58 11 June 2005
810 Slick Season 45.58 18 March 2011
525 H Comeout Russell 28.59 11 July 2015

Former track records

Extended content

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
330 Quarrymount Rory 17.47 20 September 2000
330 Kilboy Oak 17.44 13 March 2004
330 Paulo Coelho 17.40 17 March 2004
330 Leeview Dave 17.34 13 October 2012
525 Moyne Rebel 28.25 7 October 2000
525 Rutland Budgie 28.25 25 October 2001
525 Larkhill River 28.21 28 September 2002
525 Coolmona Dave 28.14 14 June 2003
525 Fat Budgie 28.08 15 May 2004
525 Ardkill Jamie 28.03 23 September 2006
525 Droopys Robinho 28.03 29 September 2007
525 Ballymac Vic 27.94 29 September 2012
525 Curious Boy 27.85 25 June 2016 Laurels heats
525 Droopys Edison 27.83 25 October 2022 Laurels 2nd round
550 Owenabue River 29.90 2 August 2001
550 Longvalley Tina 29.84 26 February 2002
550 Confident Choice 29.74 24 October 2002
550 Minglers Prime 29.66 23 November 2002
550 Make All 29.46 20 March 2004
550 Goldstar Lee 29.42 21 October 2006
550 Ghost Town 29.36 28 June 2014
550 Velvet John Joe 29.32 22 July 2017
550 Killmacdonagh 29.15 22 June 2019
700 Drifting Tide 38.80 4 August 2001
700 Hello Bud 38.74 24 November 2001
700 Blue Boomer 38.61 18 May 2002
750 Air Force Honcho 41.53 30 October 2003
750 Kilquane Lass 41.51 22 November 2003
750 Guess Whos Comin 41.41 20 November 2004
750 Heart Rumble 41.30 13 May 2006
750 Woe Katie 41.22 31 May 2014
750 Woe Katie 41.19 14 June 2014
750 Fire Height Amy 41.14 6 June 2015
525 H Hilldun Pat 30.31 17 August 2002
525 H Top Lark 29.50 30 October 2004
525 H Top Lark 29.18 29 October 2005
525 H Bay Star 28.99 21 October 2006
525 H Kiel Razzle 28.84 20 June 2014
525 H Shouragh Matty 28.78 28 June 2014
550 H Lenson Returns 31.16 14 September 2000

References

  1. ^ "Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium". East Cork tourism.
  2. ^ "Curraheen Park". Irish Greyhound Board.
  3. ^ "Cork (Curraheen Park)". Greyhound Data.
  4. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  5. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  6. ^ "GRI confirms closure of Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". GRI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Cork Track records". Greyhound Star.
  8. ^ "Greyhound & Petworld Supersprint Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  9. ^ "The Broadstrand Bono @ Stud Open". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ^ "The Shelley Fennely Memorial 550 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  11. ^ "The Cashman 575". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  12. ^ "Barry's Tea Open 750 Stake Semi-Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  13. ^ "THE CASHMANS BOOKMAKERS OPEN 810". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  14. ^ "Liam O Sullivan Collick Plant Ltd 810". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  15. ^ "The Rockybay Munster Hurdle Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  16. ^ "Former track records". Greyhound Data.
  17. ^ "The 2016 Irish Independent Laurels Round 2 Heat 6". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  18. ^ "The 2022 Irish Greyhound Laurels Round 2 Heat 8". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  19. ^ "The 4 Star Castle Hotel Macroom Stakes". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  20. ^ "The Shelley Fennely Memorial 550 Semi-Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
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