Kirby Memorial Stakes

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

Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes
Feature race
LocationLimerick Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated2013
Race information
Distance525 yards
SurfaceSand
QualificationJuveniles only
(26 months old and younger)
Purse€80,000 (winner)

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 juvenile race in the world.[2] It was sponsored by J. P. McManus & Noreen McManus, and named in honour of Noreen McManus's parents, 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 Sue28.65Owen McKenna11-8f
2014 Boylesports Hero [5]Top Savings – Cabra Midget28.31Brendan Matthews5-4f
2015 Cable Bay [6]Foleys Folly – Toms Delight28.11Brendan Matthews6-1
2016 Droopys Roddick [7]Droopys Jet - Droopys Start28.09Pat Buckley7-2
2017 Bentekes Bocko [8]Tullymurry Act - Tullig Paula28.39Pat Buckley2-1f
2018 Droopys Davy [9]Droopys Nidge - Droopys Loner28.10Pat Buckley4-5f
2019 Toolmaker Josie [10]Pat C Sabbath – Lemon Bolt28.37Robert Gleeson6/1
2020 No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Stonepark Leo[11]Ballymac Best – Adamant Gem28.38Mark O'DonovanNo SPNo SP due to COVID-19
2022 Swords Rex[12]Droopys Sydney – Starry Display28.27Graham Holland9/4f

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.
  12. "2022 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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