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Phonsie O'Brien, brother of Vincent, dies aged 86

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Phonsie O’Brien: held the licence at Ballydoyle when Chamour won the Irish Derby in 1960

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 By Johnny Ward 8:05PM 5 JUL 2016 

PHONSIE O’BRIEN, brother of the late Vincent O’Brien, has died aged 86. 

A key cog in his brother’s training career, he passed away peacefully at his home in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary on Tuesday. He will repose at his home on Thursday from 3pm to 7pm, with funeral mass on Friday at St Thomas the Apostle Church, Rose Green. 

Phonsie was the last living brother of the legendary Vincent when he died in 2009. As a trainer himself from the mid-1950s, Phonsie achieved a place in Irish racing history by sending out four consecutive winners of the Galway Plate. Others have trained more winners of the big summer handicap chase but four Plate wins in a row remains a record to this day.

His yard was based at South Lodge Stables before moving to Thomastown Castle, where Tommy Stack now trains.

Phonsie was Vincent’s youngest brother. Deemed a very astute judge of a horse at the sales, he was also an excellent amateur rider and successful breeder.

When Vincent was suspended in the wake of the notorious Chamour drug-test controversy in 1960, Phonsie took over the licence at Ballydoyle, assisted by his other brother Dermot. The colt won the Irish Derby three months later for the stable.

 

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