Juvenile Classic

This article is about the Irish greyhound race. For the British race, see Juvenile (greyhounds).

The Juvenile Classic is a greyhound racing competition held annually at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.^[1]

Juvenile Classic

The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium is the home of the Juvenile Classic
Class	Feature
Location	Kingdom Greyhound Stadium
Inaugurated	2007
Sponsor	T Nolan C.V.R.T Centre
Race information
Distance	525 yards
Surface	Sand
Qualification	Juveniles only (15-24 months old)
Purse	€11,000 (to the winner)

It was inaugurated in 2007 and therefore is a relatively new event but due to the significant winners prize money on offer (€15,000 in 2016) it stands as a feature event in the Irish racing calendar. ^[2] The competition is only open to juveniles and was originally screened on Setanta Sports.^[3]

The 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19 and the 2021 event did not produce starting prices because of lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19.

Venues & distances

• 2007–present (Tralee 525y)

Sponsors

• 2007–2010 (Mike Cronin Readymix)
• 2011–2019 (GMHD (Gallivan/Murphy/Hooper/Dolan) Insurances)
• 2021–2023 (Greyhound & Petworld)
• 2025–2025 (T Nolan C.V.R.T Centre)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	SP	Time (sec)	Notes/ref
2007	Droopys Deco	Boherduff Light – Lavender Plan	Michael Dunphy	4/1	28.86	[4]
2008	Droopys Torres	Droopys Maldini – Droopys Bridie	Pat Buckley	4/1	28.78	[5]
2009	Paradise Miami	Elite State – Dalcash Diva	Seam Meade	3/1	28.60	[6]
2010	Dromore Dazzler	Razldazl Billy – Graigues Echo	Jim Morrissey	5/2	28.66	[7]
2011	Rockview Head	Head Bound – Three Star Gem	Peter Cronin	5/1	28.67	[8]
2012	Airforce Diva	Head Bound – Movealong Alice	Owen McKenna	2/1	28.32	[9]
2013	Farloe Calvin	Hondo Black – Me Margaret	Owen McKenna	4/6f	28.57	[10]
2014	Vans Viking	Vans Escalade – Razldazl Lily	Graham Holland	6/4jf	28.33	[11]
2015	Sidarian Vega	Westmead Hawk – Manic Fantasy	Graham Holland	4/5f	28.08	[12]
2016	Escapism	Paradise Madison – Killacolla Glory	Owen McKenna	3/1	28.35	[13]
2017	Paradise Marco	Cashen Legend – Dalcash Paradise	Sean Meade	4/1	29.20	[14]
2018	Ballymac Bolger	Definate Opinion – Ballymac Razl	Liam Dowling	4/1	28.53	[15]
2019	Toolmaker Daddy	Scolari Me Daddy – Droopys Isabella	Robert G Gleeson	4/1	28.40	[16]
2020	cancelled due to COVID-19
2021	Singalong Sally	Tullymurry Act – Droopys Smasher	Pat Buckley	No SP	28.58	No SP due to COVID-19[17]
2022	Wi Can Dream	Cabra Firmino – Cabra Angel	Patrick Guilfoyle	9/4jf	28.37	[18]
2023	Ballymac Marino	Vulturi – Jamaica Joy	Liam Dowling	1/1f	28.09	[19]
2024	Ballymac Patriot	Ballymac Cashout – Ballymac Wisdom	Liam Dowling	2/1	28.44	[20]
2025	Droopys Patriot	Dorotas Wildcat – Droopys Alyssa	Robert G. Gleeson	9/4	28.21	[21]