The 1942 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during May with the final being held at
Cork Greyhound Stadium
Cork Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium on Western Road in Cork, Munster. It is not to be confused with Curraheen Park.
Origins
The first greyhound track in Cork was known as The Show Grounds Greyhound Track and ran from 192 ...
in
Cork
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on 30 May.
The winner Uacterlainn Riac won £175 but despite the poor prize money the track experienced record crowds. John Crowley a local pub owner (Western Star in Cork) trained Uacterlainn Riac and Jerry Crowley from
Ovens
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owned him. Uacterlainn Riac also won the
McAlinden Cup the same year. Cork legend states that the pub was closed for days to huge celebratory crowd afterwards. Uacterlainn Riac (meaning Creamery Brindle) had an attempt at hurdling after the Derby but failed to take to them and plans for a Grand National double were scrapped.
Final result
At Cork, 30 May (over 525 yards):
Distances
4, 2 (lengths)
Competition Report
In the final Uacterlainn Riac broke well from the traps to lead all the way.
See also
1942 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1942 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 17th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Summary
The year continued to be dominated by the effect of World War II. The only major races that had not been suspended were t ...
References
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Greyhound Derby
Irish Greyhound Derby
The Irish Greyhound Derby held at Shelbourne Park, is the premier greyhound racing competition in Ireland.
First held at Harold's Cross in 1928, the event was unofficial until 1932 and called the National Derby. The first winner in 1928 was Tip ...