Noreen and JP Manus to sponsor new €150,000 Limerick puppy stake

The richest ever greyhound competition in this country — outside of the Irish Derby — will be staged in Limerick next March, thanks to the generous sponsorship of JP and Noreen McManus.

The Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Puppy Stake will be run in memory of Noreen’s late parents and it will carry a total prize fund of almost €150,000. The winner will collect a massive prize of €80,000 with the runner-up earning €20,000 and the third €10,000.

Run over 525 yards and catering for 2011 whelps, there will be qualifiers staged at every track in Ireland as well as five in the UK.