Curraheen Park


Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
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.
Race distances are 330, 525, 550, 575, and 750 yards and the feature competitions at the track is the Laurels.

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 Greyhound Stadium which is now the Western Gateway Building. The stadium is a third generation Cork Greyhound Stadium with the first two being The Show Grounds Greyhound Track and then the previously mentioned Western Road stadium.
The sale of the old track enabled the Irish Greyhound Board to fund a new stadium with modern facilities).
The new stadium opened on 8 April 2000 costing IR£8.5 million and included a wonderful glass fronted grandstand as the centrepiece. 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.

Competitions

Current
YardsGreyhoundTimeDateNotes
330Quietly17.1412 March 2016
525Curious Boy27.8525 June 2016Laurels heats
550Killmacdonagh29.0729 June 2019The Shelley Fennely Memorial Final
575Nikita Billie30.6212 July 2003
750Airmount Tess41.0203 June 2017Barry's Tea Open Stake Semi-Final
810Shelbourne Kay45.5811 June 2005
810Slick Season45.5818 March 2011
525 HComeout Russell28.5911 July 2015

Former
YardsGreyhoundTimeDateNotes
330 Quarrymount Rory17.4720.09.2000
330 Kilboy Oak17.4413.03.2004
330 Paulo Coelho17.4017.03.2004
330 Leeview Dave17.3413.10.2012
525 Moyne Rebel28.2507.10.2000
525 Rutland Budgie28.2525.10.2001
525 Larkhill River28.2128.09.2002
525 Coolmona Dave28.1414.06.2003
525 Fat Budgie28.0815.05.2004
525 Ardkill Jamie28.0323.09.2006
525 Droopys Robinho28.0329.09.2007
525 Ballymac Vic27.9429.09.2012
550 Owenabue River29.9002.08.2001
550 Longvalley Tina29.8426.02.2002
550Confident Choice29.7424.10.2002
550 Minglers Prime29.6623.11.2002
550 Make All29.4620.03.2004
550Goldstar Lee29.4221.10.2006
550 Ghost Town29.3628.16.2014
550Velvet John Joe29.3222 July 2017
550Killmacdonagh29.1522 June 2019
700 Drifting Tide38.8004.08.2001
700 Hello Bud38.7424.11.2001
700 Blue Boomer38.6118.05.2002
750 Air Force Honcho41.5330.10.2003
750 Kilquane Lass41.5122.11.2003
750 Guess Whos Comin41.4120.11.2004
750 Heart Rumble41.3013.05.2006
750 Woe Katie41.2231.05.2014
750 Woe Katie41.1914.06.2014
750 Fire Height Amy41.1406.06.2015
525 HHilldun Pat30.3117.08.2002
525 H Top Lark29.5030.10.2004
525 H Top Lark29.1829.10.2005
525 H Bay Star28.9921.10.2006
525 H Kiel Razzle28.8420.06.2014
525 H Shouragh Matty28.7828.06.2014
550 H Lenson Returns31.1614.09.2000