Paul Hennessy (trainer)

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Paul Hennessy
Occupation Greyhound Trainer
Major racing wins
Classic/Feature wins:
English Greyhound Derby
(2016, 2019)
Irish Greyhound Derby
(2007)
Scottish Greyhound Derby
(2002, 2008, 2012)
Easter Cup
(1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2016)
Champion Stakes
(1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2017, 2018)
St Leger
(2013, 2016)
Cesarewitch
(2007, 2013)
Laurels
(1997, 1998, 2000, 2006)
Oaks
(1998, 2013, 2018)
Corn Cuchulainn
(2001, 2005, 2008, 2021)

Paul Hennessy is an Irish greyhound trainer and thoroughbred horse trainer. [1] He is a two-time winner of the English Greyhound Derby and a winner of the Irish Greyhound Derby and three times winner of the Scottish Greyhound Derby and is regarded as one of Ireland's leading trainers.

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Greyhound racing

Based in Garryduff, Gowran, County Kilkenny he first gained success in the 1986 Tipperary Cup.

In 1999 he reached the final of the 1999 Irish Greyhound Derby for the first time with Mr Bozz. He trained a greyhound called the Late Late Show (named after Irish talk show), and owned by TV and Radio chat show host Pat Kenny. The greyhound captured the imagination of the Irish public with his performances and reached the 2001 Irish Greyhound Derby final. [2] [3]

A long-awaited Irish Derby success arrived in 2007 when Tyrur Rhino won the 2007 Irish Greyhound Derby from kennelmate Turur Laurel. [4] [5]

Hennessy remains one of Ireland's leading trainers and won the 2016 English Greyhound Derby with Jaytee Jet to complete the trio of national Derby race wins. [6] He added a second English Derby when Priceless Blake won the 2019 English Greyhound Derby. [7]

Horse racing

Hennessy is also a horse trainer, training a small number of racehorses that compete in National Hunt racing. He gained his biggest success to date when Heaven Help Us won the Coral Cup at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trainers Page". Irish Greyhound Board.
  2. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2004). Greyhound Annual 2005. Raceform. ISBN   1-904317-58-8.
  3. ↑ "Irish Derby Final". Greyhound Data.
  4. ↑ "Derby Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
  5. ↑ "Irish Derby Final". Greyhound Data.
  6. ↑ Lyons, Tommy (6 June 2016). "Jaytee Jet gives Paul Hennessy first English Derby success". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Priceless Blake lives up to his name with Greyhound Derby win". Daily Mirror.
  8. ↑ "Trainer Paul Hennessy 'in the stratosphere' following Heaven-sent Cheltenham win". The Irish Times. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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