McAlinden Cup

The McAlinden Cup was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park in Dublin, Ireland.[1]

McAlinden Cup
LocationShelbourne Park
Inaugurated1939
Last run1976
Race information
Distance525 yards

The race was also known by the name the Hugh McAlinden Memorial Cup.[2] Hugh McAlinden was the chairman of Belfast Celtic F.C.[3] and one of the founders of greyhound racing in Ireland introducing racing to Celtic Park in Belfast in 1927.[4]

The competition was a feature competition in the Irish racing calendar and was seen as a good test for the Irish Greyhound Derby because it was held over the same race distance and course. The event was inaugurated in 1939. In 1942 it was run at Cork Greyhound Stadium for the only time in its history when it was won by 1942 Irish Greyhound Derby champion Uacterlainn Riac.[5]

In 1944 Robeen Printer recorded 29.90 sec in the heats which was the fastest ever time recorded at Shelbourne Park by a bitch at the time.[5]

The event lost its status as a major race and was replaced by the Champion Stakes.[6]

Past winners
Year Winner Time Trainer
1939 Nore Prince
1940 Another Dancing Willie30.47
1941 Landys Style30.25
1942 Uacterlainn Riac30.34John Crowley
1943 Mad Printer30.48
1944 Robeen Printer30.17
1945 Soft Day Matt30.12
1946 Lemon Flash [7]30.13Tom Lennon
1947 Snowstorm30.21
1948 Tadja30.44
1949 Prince Palatine29.85
1950 Bronze Badge29.92
1951 Bronze Badge30.15
1952 Glittering Mad29.98
1953 Rose of Meath
1954 Imperial Toast30.14
1955 Prince of Bermuda30.53
1956 Romantic Slievmanon29.77
1957 Mikos Prince
1959 The Flogging Reel
1960 The Grand Prince
1962 Annaglaive StarMadge Fitzpatrick
1963 Oklahoma Kid30.23
1964 Granada Chief29.65
1965 Nuts29.46
1966 Newrath Dancer29.58
1967 Rathinch Valley29.40Jack Lambert
1968 Philotimo29.23
1969 Johnnys Dream29.35
1970 Ballyhandy Duke29.43
1971 Highland Drive29.34
1972 Eighthouses29.70
1973 Dark Mercury29.67
1974 Cyclone29.99
1976 Game Parachute29.55

Venues & Distances
  • 1939-1941 (Shelbourne Park, 525y)
  • 1942 (Cork, 525y)
  • 1943-1976 (Shelbourne Park, 525y)

References
  1. Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland, page 205. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
  2. Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound, page 101. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
  3. "Belfast Celtic 1891 - 1949". Belfast Celtic.org.
  4. "The Electric Hare Company". Academia.edu.
  5. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  6. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, page 261. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  7. "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1946) July edition". Greyhound Star.
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