Irish domination continues at Dublin Horse Show as Sweetnam scores fifth win for home team
Irish riders have made it five wins out of five in the international classes at the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show, with Cork’s Shane Sweetnam and Indra Van De Oude Heihoef winning the Stablelab Stakes on day two at the RDS in Ballsbridge. Shane Sweetnam and Indra Van De Oude Heihoef Eleven combinations made it through to the jump-off, and at the finish the leaderboard was once again dominated by the Irish. Sweetnam took the winners prize of €16.500 after clocking the fastest clear of 39.21 seconds with the 10-year-old Indra, who is owned by The Blue Buckle Group. Co Louth’s Mark McAuley finished second with Jasco VD Bisschop (39.80), while Mayo’s Cameron Hanley took third place with Eis Isaura (39.95). In the morning’s Speed Derby by Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge, Tipperary’s Shane Breen claimed the honours with the Team Z7-owned Can Ya Makan. They crossed the line clear in 80.85 seconds […]