| Feature race | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:1984_Irish_St_Leger_champion_Morans_Beef.jpg) 1984 champion Morans Beef | |
| Location | Limerick Greyhound Stadium |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1932 |
| Sponsor | Will We Go |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 550 yards |
| Surface | Sand |
| Purse | €30,000 (winner) |
The St Leger is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Limerick Greyhound Stadium at Greenpark, Dock Road, Limerick, Ireland.[1] The competition is an original classic race[2] and was inaugurated in 1932 at Celtic Park in Belfast following the decision by the Irish Coursing Club to issue a new list of classic races.[3]
As was the practice at the time the Bord na gCon switched the event each year to a different track. Clonmel Greyhound Stadium, Shelbourne Park and Harolds Cross all played host [4] before it found a permanent home at the old Markets Field Greyhound Stadium in Limerick in 1944.[5]
- ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 299-300. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- ^ "2022 MATCHBOOK IRISH ST. LEGER". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Feature Events" (PDF). Irish Greyhound Board.
- ^ Barnes, Julia (1991). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 336. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-61-9.
- ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 175-176. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.