Curraheen Park


Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Bishopstown, west of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
Racing takes place every 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, 750 and 810 yards and the feature competitions at the track is the Laurels.
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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 (Western Road) 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 Bord na gCon to fund a new stadium with modern facilities).
The new stadium opened on 8 April 2000 costing IR£8.5 million and included a glass fronted grandstand as the centrepiece. The official opening date was 20 May 2000. The new track offered race distances of 330, 525, 550, 575 and 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. Brian Collins had been racing manager at Curraheen Park for a number of years until 2024, before being replaced by Darren Hogan, as Collins took up a more senior role overseeing the tracks in Munster.

Competitions

Current track records

YardsGreyhoundTime DateNotes
330Quietly17.1412 March 2016
525Illnotbeback27.815 November 2022
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 track records

YardsGreyhoundTime DateNotes
330 Quarrymount Rory17.4720 September 2000
330 Kilboy Oak17.4413 March 2004
330 Paulo Coelho17.4017 March 2004
330 Leeview Dave17.3413 October 2012
525 Moyne Rebel28.257 October 2000
525 Rutland Budgie28.2525 October 2001
525 Larkhill River28.2128 September 2002
525 Coolmona Dave28.1414 June 2003
525 Fat Budgie28.0815 May 2004
525 Ardkill Jamie28.0323 September 2006
525 Droopys Robinho28.0329 September 2007
525 Ballymac Vic27.9429 September 2012
525Curious Boy27.8525 June 2016Laurels heats
525Droopys Edison27.8325 October 2022Laurels 2nd round
550 Owenabue River29.902 August 2001
550 Longvalley Tina29.8426 February 2002
550Confident Choice29.7424 October 2002
550 Minglers Prime29.6623 November 2002
550 Make All29.4620 March 2004
550Goldstar Lee29.4221 October 2006
550 Ghost Town29.3628 June 2014
550Velvet John Joe29.3222 July 2017
550Killmacdonagh29.1522 June 2019
700 Drifting Tide38.804 August 2001
700 Hello Bud38.7424 November 2001
700 Blue Boomer38.6118 May 2002
750 Air Force Honcho41.5330 October 2003
750 Kilquane Lass41.5122 November 2003
750 Guess Whos Comin41.4120 November 2004
750 Heart Rumble41.3013 May 2006
750 Woe Katie41.2231 May 2014
750 Woe Katie41.1914 June 2014
750 Fire Height Amy41.146 June 2015
525 HHilldun Pat30.3117 August 2002
525 H Top Lark29.5030 October 2004
525 H Top Lark29.1829 October 2005
525 H Bay Star28.9921 October 2006
525 H Kiel Razzle28.8420 June 2014
525 H Shouragh Matty28.7828 June 2014
550 H Lenson Returns31.1614 September 2000