Sidaz Jack

Sidaz Jack
Species Dog
Breed Greyhound
Sex Male
Born (2011-06-08)8 June 2011
Occupation Racing Greyhound
Title Winner of the English Greyhound Derby
Term 2013-14
Owner Daren Johnson
Simon Wooder
Parents Westmead Hawk (sire)
Ballaghboy Cool (dam)
Appearance White and brown

Sidaz Jack (born 8 June 2011) is a white and brown male Greyhound. He is owned by Daren Johnson and Simon Wooder, and trained by Charlie Lister. He won the English Greyhound Derby in 2013. His father was two time English Greyhound Derby winner Westmead Hawk.

Racing career

Sidaz Jack was sired by Westmead Hawk from the dam Ballaghboy Cool and was born on 8 June 2011.[1] Westmead Hawk was a two-time English Greyhound Derby winner.[2] Sidaz Jack has a white body with brown markings on the head.[3]

Sidaz Jack was entered into the 2013 English Greyhound Derby and won two of the qualifying races en route to the final. He went into the final race at odds of 6-1, behind the favourite Droopys Jet who was at 7-4. He was placed in the first trap, and won the race by a length and a quarter from Airlie Impact in 28.37 seconds. His victory earned £150,000 for his owners Daren Johnson and Simon Wooder and was the seventh victory in the competition for trainer Charlie Lister.[4]

Following his victory at the English Derby, he was rumoured to be entering in the 2013 Irish Greyhound Derby with bookmakers Paddy Power making him their 10-1 favourite before the closing date for entries. However he wasn't entered in the competition, and the owners instead intended to enter him in the Ladbrokes Gold Cup.[5] Sidaz Jack was injured in September 2013 and was withdrawn from the Yarmouth Derby prior to the quarter final,[3] and it was decided to rest him in preparation for the 2014 racing season.[6] Lister had checked him following an earlier round and found the back of one of his front legs was bruised, which he thought might have occurred during the race.[3]

References

  1. "Sidaz Jack". Sporting Life. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. Mullin, Jonathan. "Taylors Sky Strikes for Lister". Sporting Life. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Kay, Jonathan (9 September 2013). "Lame Sidaz Jack out of Yarmouth Derby". Racing Post. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. Milham, Simon (29 June 2013). "Lister in seventh heaven as Sidaz Jack takes William Hill Greyhound Derby". Daily Mail. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. Fortune, Michael (30 July 2012). "Derby double off agenda for Sidaz Jack". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. "Sidaz Jack can be a champion again". The People. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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