05-05-2025
Brosna syndicate come up short with Callaway Knegare in Shelbourne Open 600 sweepstake final
He finished third, beaten three and three-quarters of a length behind Ballyhooly Bruno in a time of 32.28, which was 18 spots behind his winning semi-final time. The consolation prize for him was €1,500.
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THE Star Sports English Derby, which offers a winner's purse of £175,000 and was won last year by Liam Dowling's De Lahdedah, starts this Thursday night at Towcester.
De Lahdedah will be there to defend his title, along with four other Dowling runners, and also there will be that very exciting Tralee syndicate dog, Cheap Sandwiches, which is trained by Graham Holland.
In all, there are 32 Irish entries (the total entry is 179) and Holland's Buckos Diamond heads the market at 9/2 with Paddy Power, while Cheap Sandwiches is 12/1 (from 20/1) and De Lahdedah is a particularly sweet 33/1.
The final will be on Saturday, June 14.
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THE Kerry Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association holds its annual awards ceremony at Tralee track this Saturday night, and making it extra special is the fact that the Clifford family, from Ardfert, has come on board as sponsors of the entire racing programme.
There will be prize money of €1,000 for every one of ten races, with the winners getting €700, and, in keeping with the night that is in it, preference re-entries is for members of Kerry GOBA. Rightly so.
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NOT for the first time, a four-timer was recorded by John O'Shea, of Causeway, at last week's Tuesday SIS meeting at Tralee. He started the four-timer in the fourth race with Gentle Mia (29.31) and followed up with Gentle Winnie (29.34), Meadow Dot (29.47) and Off To Dubai (29.12).
Fastest at the 12-race session, on 28.98 in an A5 525, was Dooneen Hoffa, owned by John Walsh, of Castleisland. She now moves up to A2 class.
Other winners were: Classy Mason, 29.27; Loher Mabey, 29.31; Loher Tiger, 29.22; Millridge Andy, 29.14; Shronedragh Mick, 29.15; Ballinulty Freya, 29.63; Lisselton Snowie, 29.75.
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A GREAT Listowel doggy man, John Carmody, died in the Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, last week and deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, Mary, children, Maurice, Mike and Paul, brother, Dick, sister, Ellen, and extended family. John was buried in St John Paul 11 Cemetery, Listowel, on Saturday.
