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

Location	Old Tramore Road, Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates	52°14'35.0"N 7°06'40.5"W
Operated by	Irish Greyhound Board
Date opened	2 Nov 1930 (for football) 26 Dec 1934 (for unlicensed racing) May 1947 (for licensed racing)
Race type	greyhound 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

• Select Stakes

Track records

Current [10] [11] [12]

Yards	Greyhound	Time	Date	Notes
300	Montos Mark [13]	15.91	04.11.2006
325	Gingko	17.19	03.05.2008
500	Ardfert Billy	26.95	28.05.2005
525	Paradise Maverik	28.01	08.11.2014
550	Ardfert Billy	29.20	22.10.2005
575	Jeffys Crystal	30.80	01.11.2008
730	Jemmy Doodlebeag	39.98	22.11.2008
790	Making Merry	43.20	25.08.2001
815	Compass Cowboy	45.51	04.04.2009
815	Group Skater	45.51	27.12.2008
525 hurdles	Secondrate Champ	28.67	02.04.2005

Former [14]

Yards	Greyhound	Time	Date	Notes
290	Tuesdays Daley	15.98	10.06.1989
290	Concentration	15.84	20.04.1991
300	Prince Kay	16.75	16.08.1968
300	Toms Pal	16.35	26.08.1972
300	Quarter To Five	15.99	03.07.1999
300	Montos Mark	15.91	04.11.2006
310	Square Kid	17.89	1950
310	Last Landing	17.25	25.07.1959
325	Roxholme Ryan	17.22	26.04.2008
325	Slippery Sam	28.80	22.07.1961
500	Javas Jet	27.52	05.08.2000
500	Cooly Merson	27.34	14.05.2001
500	Magna Replay	27.39*	04.05.2002
500	Sir Chris	27.21	14.05.2002
500	Hazel Bank Queen	27.00	12.04.2003
525	Cookhouse	30.20	1950
525	Good Stayer	29.40	17.07.1965
525	Peruvian Style	29.34	1975
525	Peruvian Style	29.28	27.04.1976
525	Lady Referee	29.28	21.08.1976
525	The Other Duke	29.24	16.10.1984
525	Yale Princess	28.99	28.05.1988
525	Daring Lance	28.82	19.10.1991
525	Mr Pickwick	28.25	24.05.1997
525	Killaspy Jack	28.25	20.08.2005
525	Abbeyside Blonde	28.17	17.09.2005
525	Lolos Choice	28.09	27.09.2005
550	Sparta Tom	29.74	18.08.2001
550	Kilmacar Joker	29.72	03.08.2002
550	Glenske Ghost	29.67	16.08.2003
550	Seventh Gear	29.52	31.07.2004
575	Tory Spot	30.96	01.03.2008
700	Local Minnie	40.35	24.08.1963
700	Kontiki Lady	40.35	11.04.1964	=equalled
700	Westpark April	40.20	19.08.1972
700	Tinahue Sam	39.38	22.08.1987
700	Druicidin	39.98	11.06.1988
700	Queenies Fire	39.98	19.11.1988
700	Crinkle	39.71	17.08.1991
730	Making Merry	40.05	18.08.2001
770	Tain Nua	44.02	23.09.1978
770	Narabane Silver	43.14	Aug 1991
310 H	Ollys Prince	17.85	06.08.1960
525 H	Chancellorstown Lad	31.30	1950
525 H	I'm Funny	30.30	01.09.1962
525 H	Kansil Gift	29.16	19.10.2002
525 H	Bally Euro	28.95	23.05.2003
525 H	Bally Euro	28.95	14.05.2004

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.

External links

• Irish Greyhound Board