Kilcohan Park

Greyhound racing stadium in Waterford, Ireland

52°14′35″N 7°06′44″W / 52.243074°N 7.112086°W / 52.243074; -7.112086Operated byGreyhound Racing IrelandDate opened2 Nov 1930 (for football)
26 Dec 1934 (for unlicensed racing)
May 1947 (for licensed racing)Race typegreyhound racingOfficial website

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

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]

Greyhound Racing Ireland 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]

In December 2023, the stadium renewed the contract agreement (as part of the GRI) with S.I.S for 2024.[10]

Competitions

  • Select Stakes

Track records

Current [11]

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
300 Montos Mark[12] 15.91 4 November 2006
325 Gingko 17.19 3 May 2008
500 Ardfert Billy 26.95 28 May 2005
525 Droopys Curio [13] 27.94 5 September 2020 Munster Oaks Semi-Final
550 Ardfert Billy 29.20 22 October 2005
575 Jeffys Crystal 30.80 1 November 2008
730 Jemmy Doodlebeag 39.98 22 November 2008
790 Making Merry 43.20 25 August 2001
815 Group Skater 45.51 27 December 2008
815 Compass Cowboy =45.51 4 April 2009
525 hurdles Secondrate Champ 28.67 2 April 2005

Former [14] [15] [16]

Yards Greyhound Time Date Notes
290 Tuesdays Daley 15.98 10 June 1989
290 Concentration 15.84 20 April 1991
300 Prince Kay 16.75 16 August 1968
300 Toms Pal 16.35 26 August 1972
300 Quarter To Five 15.99 3 July 1999
300 Montos Mark 15.91 4 November 2006
310 Square Kid 17.89 1950
310 Last Landing 17.25 25 July 1959
325 Roxholme Ryan 17.22 26 April 2008
325 Slippery Sam 28.80 22 July 1961
500 Javas Jet 27.52 5 August 2000
500 Cooly Merson 27.34 14 May 2001
500 Magna Replay 27.39* 4 May 2002
500 Sir Chris 27.21 14 May 2002
500 Hazel Bank Queen 27.00 12 April 2003
525 Cookhouse 30.20 1950
525 Good Stayer 29.40 17 July 1965
525 Peruvian Style 29.34 1975
525 Peruvian Style 29.28 27 April 1976
525 Lady Referee 29.28 21 August 1976
525 The Other Duke 29.24 16 October 1984
525 Yale Princess 28.99 28 May 1988
525 Daring Lance 28.82 19 October 1991
525 Mr Pickwick 28.25 24 May 1997
525 Killaspy Jack 28.25 20 August 2005
525 Abbeyside Blonde 28.17 17 September 2005
525 Lolos Choice 28.09 27 September 2005
525 Paradise Maverik 28.01 8 November 2014
550 Sparta Tom 29.74 18 August 2001
550 Kilmacar Joker 29.72 3 August 2002
550 Glenske Ghost 29.67 16 August 2003
550 Seventh Gear 29.52 31 July 2004
575 Tory Spot 30.96 1 March 2008
700 Local Minnie 40.35 24 August 1963
700 Kontiki Lady 40.35 11 April 1964 =equalled
700 Westpark April 40.20 19 August 1972
700 Tinahue Sam 39.38 22 August 1987
700 Druicidin 39.98 11 June 1988
700 Queenies Fire 39.98 19 November 1988
700 Crinkle 39.71 17 August 1991
730 Making Merry 40.05 18 August 2001
770 Tain Nua 44.02 23 September 1978
770 Narabane Silver 43.14 August 1991
310 H Ollys Prince 17.85 6 August 1960
525 H Chancellorstown Lad 31.30 1950
525 H I'm Funny 30.30 1 September 1962
525 H Kansil Gift 29.16 19 October 2002
525 H Bally Euro 28.95 23 May 2003
525 H Bally Euro 28.95 14 May 2004

References

  1. ^ "Greyhound Track". Tramore Tourism.
  2. ^ "Waterford (Kilcohan Park)". Greyhound Data.
  3. ^ "Feature Events" (PDF). Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  4. ^ "Kilcohan Park". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  5. ^ "Thurles Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  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. ^ "SIS GRA 2024 Agreement". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Irish Track Records as of January 2024". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Gain Puppy & Sapling Open 300". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  13. ^ "Dave Collins Memorial Munster Oaks Semi-Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland.
  14. ^ "Track records". Greyhound Data.
  15. ^ "Track records". Greyhound Star.
  16. ^ "Newbridge Track records". Greyhound Star.
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