Curraheen Park

Curraheen Park
Location Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°52'35.6"N 8°32'56.7"W
Operated by Irish Greyhound Board
Date opened 2000
Race type greyhound racing
Official website

Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.[1]

Racing takes place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening and the facilities include the grandstand Laurels restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars, totalisator betting and ample seating. [2]

Race distances are 330, 525, 550, 575, and 750 yards and the feature competitions at the track are the Laurels.[3]

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). [4]

The sale of the old track enabled the Irish Greyhound Board to fund a new stadium with modern facilities).[5] The new stadium opened on 8th 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.[6]

Competitions

Track records

[7]

Distance Greyhound Time Date
330yQuietly17.1412.03.2016
525yCurious Boy27.8525.06.2016
525y HComeout Russell28.5911.07.2015
550yVelvet John Joe29.3222.07.2017
575yNikita Billie30.6212.07.2003
750yAirmount Tess41.0203.06.2017
810yShelbourne Kay45.5811.06.2005
810ySlick Season45.5818.03.2011


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. ↑ "IGB confirms closure of Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". IGB.
  7. ↑ "Track records". Greyhound Star.

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