Kilcohan Park

Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track and former soccer stadium located in the south of Waterford, Ireland.[1]

Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium
LocationOld Tramore Road, Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates52°14'35.0"N 7°06'40.5"W
Operated byIrish Greyhound Board
Date opened2 Nov 1930 (for football)
26 Dec 1934 (for unlicensed racing)
May 1947 (for licensed racing)
Race typegreyhound racing
Official website

Operations

Racing takes place every Friday and Saturday evening. Race distances are 325, 525, 550, 575 and 731 yards [2] and the feature event at the track is the Gain Feeds Select Stakes.[3]

The main event held at the track is the Gain Feeds Select Stakes which for many years was known as the Waterford Glass Stakes.

Facilities include a restaurant, fast food facilities, a number of bars and totalisator betting. [4]

The stadium is near Waterford city, and has a large customer car park.[5]

History

Originally built as a Soccer stadium for Waterford Football Club, opening on 2 November 1930[6] and unlicensed greyhound racing. It was owned by Mr J.McGrath and agreement was reached with Mr J.Mulhall, the president of the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) for the track to be run by them and under ICC rules in 1947. It staged its first meeting during May 1947 under ICC rules and is one of the Ireland's smallest provincial tracks but still has a circumference of 460 yards.[7]

In September 1978 a new restaurant was built by the owners the Waterford Greyhound Racing Company and overseen by Racing Manager Paddy Grant. The track managed to survive despite the large scale redundancies at the nearby Waterford Glass works in the late eighties. Waterford United Football Club remained at the stadium until 1993 and European Cup matches were held at this venue before the club moved grounds.[8]

The Irish Greyhound Board took over the venue and invested in improvements in 2002, with a major facelift throughout the stadium and on the track. In 2006 a €3.5m extension featuring a new 180-seated restaurant and bar bringing the facilities up to a very high standard.[9]

Competitions

Track records

Current [10] [11] [12]

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
300Montos Mark [13]15.9104.11.2006
325Gingko17.1903.05.2008
500Ardfert Billy26.9528.05.2005
525Paradise Maverik28.0108.11.2014
550Ardfert Billy29.2022.10.2005
575Jeffys Crystal30.8001.11.2008
730Jemmy Doodlebeag39.9822.11.2008
790Making Merry43.2025.08.2001
815Compass Cowboy45.5104.04.2009
815Group Skater45.5127.12.2008
525 hurdlesSecondrate Champ28.6702.04.2005

Former [14]

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
290Tuesdays Daley15.9810.06.1989
290Concentration15.8420.04.1991
300Prince Kay16.7516.08.1968
300Toms Pal16.3526.08.1972
300Quarter To Five15.9903.07.1999
300Montos Mark15.9104.11.2006
310Square Kid17.891950
310Last Landing17.2525.07.1959
325Roxholme Ryan17.2226.04.2008
325Slippery Sam28.8022.07.1961
500Javas Jet27.5205.08.2000
500Cooly Merson27.3414.05.2001
500Magna Replay27.39*04.05.2002
500Sir Chris27.2114.05.2002
500Hazel Bank Queen27.0012.04.2003
525Cookhouse30.201950
525Good Stayer29.4017.07.1965
525Peruvian Style29.341975
525Peruvian Style29.2827.04.1976
525Lady Referee29.2821.08.1976
525The Other Duke29.2416.10.1984
525Yale Princess28.9928.05.1988
525Daring Lance28.8219.10.1991
525Mr Pickwick28.2524.05.1997
525Killaspy Jack28.2520.08.2005
525Abbeyside Blonde28.1717.09.2005
525Lolos Choice28.0927.09.2005
550Sparta Tom29.7418.08.2001
550Kilmacar Joker29.7203.08.2002
550Glenske Ghost29.6716.08.2003
550Seventh Gear29.5231.07.2004
575Tory Spot30.9601.03.2008
700Local Minnie40.3524.08.1963
700Kontiki Lady40.3511.04.1964=equalled
700Westpark April40.2019.08.1972
700Tinahue Sam39.3822.08.1987
700Druicidin39.9811.06.1988
700Queenies Fire39.9819.11.1988
700Crinkle39.7117.08.1991
730Making Merry40.0518.08.2001
770Tain Nua44.0223.09.1978
770Narabane Silver43.14Aug 1991
310 HOllys Prince17.8506.08.1960
525 HChancellorstown Lad31.301950
525 HI'm Funny30.3001.09.1962
525 HKansil Gift29.1619.10.2002
525 HBally Euro28.9523.05.2003
525 HBally Euro28.9514.05.2004

References

  1. "Greyhound Track". Tramore Tourism.
  2. "Waterford (Kilcohan Park)". Greyhound Data.
  3. "Feature Events" (PDF). Irish Greyhound Board.
  4. "Kilcohan Park". Irish Greyhound Board.
  5. "Thurles Greyhound Stadium". Irish Greyhound Board.
  6. Waterford Standard Saturday 1 November 1930 page 3
  7. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  8. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  9. "Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium, Waterford". Tom O'Brien Construction.
  10. "Track records". Greyhound Data.
  11. "Track records". Greyhound Star.
  12. "Newbridge Track records". Greyhound Star.
  13. "Gain Puppy & Sapling Open 300". Irish Greyhound Board.
  14. "Waterford track records". Greyhound Data.

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