OBITUARY: Phonsie O'Brien, legendary racehorse trainer and brother of Vincent

Hand of the king who helped build an empire
OBITUARY: Phonsie O'Brien, legendary racehorse trainer and brother of Vincent
Fri, 29 Jul, 2016 - 01:00

BACK in the days when men were men and names were names, a seventh son was born to Dan O’Brien and his second wife Kathleen in rural North Cork.

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RacingPlace: north CorkPlace: ChurchtownPlace: CastletownrochePlace: GloucesterPlace: Carrick-on-SuirPlace: Thomastown StablesPlace: CashelPlace: TipperaryPerson: Phonsie O'BrienPerson: Vincent HandPerson: Dan O’BrienPerson: KathleenPerson: DanPerson: Alphonsus SeptimusPerson: SeptimusPerson: St AlphonsusPerson: AlphonsusPerson: PhonsiePerson: VincentPerson: JacquelinePerson: O’BriensPerson: Cornelius O’CallaghanPerson: Edmund BlakePerson: Alice TaylorPerson: RosaryPerson: MassPerson: Charles O’BrienPerson: Nickel CoinPerson: BallymossEvent: National HuntEvent: Galway PlateEvent: Cheltenham Gold CupsEvent: Aintree NationalEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Irish DerbyEvent: St LegerEvent: Coronation CupEvent: EclipseEvent: King George
<p>Kizlyar and Dylan Browne McMonagle win for trainer Joseph O'Brien. Pic: Healy Racing</p>

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