Kirby Memorial Stakes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes
Feature race
LocationLimerick Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated2013
Race information
Distance525 yards
SurfaceSand
QualificationPuppies only
(15-24 months old)
Purse€80,000 (winner)

The Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Limerick Greyhound Stadium at Greenpark, Dock Road, Limerick, Ireland.

The competition quickly established itself as one of the leading feature events in the Irish racing calendar due to the significant prize money on offer.[1]

It boasted a record €80,000 to the winner in 2014 making the competition one of the biggest prizes in greyhound racing and the richest puppy race in the world.[2] It was sponsored by J. P. McManus who had close ties with the old Limerick Markets Field Greyhound Stadium.

A series of trial stakes are run at different locations in preparation for the competition.[3]

Past winners[]

Year Winner Breeding Time Trainer SP Notes
2013 Roxholme Bully [4] Shaneboy Lee – Roxholme Sue 28.65 Owen McKenna 11-8f
2014 Boylesports Hero [5] Top Savings – Cabra Midget 28.31 Brendan Matthews 5-4f
2015 Cable Bay [6] Foleys Folly – Toms Delight 28.11 Brendan Matthews 6-1
2016 Droopys Roddick [7] Droopys Jet - Droopys Start 28.09 Pat Buckley 7-2
2017 Bentekes Bocko [8] Tullymurry Act - Tullig Paula 28.39 Pat Buckley 2-1f
2018 Droopys Davy [9] Droopys Nidge - Droopys Loner 28.10 Pat Buckley 4-5f
2019 Toolmaker Josie [10] Pat C Sabbath - Lemon Bolt 28.37 Robert Gleeson 6-1
2020 No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Stonepark Leo[11] Ballymac Best - Adamant Gem 28.38 Mark O'Donovan No SP No SP due to COVID-19

Venues and distances[]

  • 2013-present (Limerick 525y)

References[]

  1. ^ "Irish Greyhound Board Has published the classic and feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board.
  2. ^ "Con Annie Kirby Worlds Richest Puppy Race". Ilovelimerick.ie.
  3. ^ "Slayed by slade". Greyhound Star.
  4. ^ "2013 final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  5. ^ "2014 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stake Final (Grade : AA0)". Irish Greyhound Board.
  6. ^ "2015 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stake Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  7. ^ "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  8. ^ "Kirby Memorial". Irish Greyhound Board.
  9. ^ "Kirby Memorial Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  10. ^ "2019 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  11. ^ "2021 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
Retrieved from ""