Curraheen_Park

Curraheen Park

Curraheen Park

Greyhound racing venue in County Cork, Ireland

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

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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 is 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 Bord na gCon to fund a new stadium with modern facilities).[5] 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.[6]

Competitions

Current track records

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Former track records

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References

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