McCalmont Cup

McCalmont Cup
Feature race
LocationKilkenny Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated1947
SponsorFrightful Flash Kennels
Race information
Distance525 yards
SurfaceSand
Purse€7,000 (winner)

The McCalmont Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium at St. James' Park, Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]

The competition is a feature competition in the Irish racing calendar organised by the Irish Greyhound Board.[2]

The event was won by three times Irish Greyhound Derby champion Spanish Battleship in 1954 & 1955 [3] and the competition was known as the Red Mills Stake & Kilkenny Cup from 1994-2005.

  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 296. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ "Irish Greyhound Board Has published the classic and feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board.
  3. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 333. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.