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Lyons team savour Breeders' Cup success

Magnum Force and Colin Keane Magnum Force and Colin Keane
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The Lyons team are set to enjoy Magnum Force's Breeders' Cup success over the winter before making any plans for the Mehmas colt.

He memorably stormed home to land the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar just over a week ago to give Ger Lyons his first Breeders' Cup victory.

The stable had a treble at Dundalk on Friday evening and assistant trainer Shane Lyons said: "Brilliant, all the hard work paying off.

"It is a box ticked to get something like that done and gives us a lot of confidence going forward, to be able to know that we can do it.

"The favourite and second favourite were about five or six digits better than him - the price was wrong.

"He has to get into a little bit of trouble, he has to be produced - so he could be the next Sole Power!

"Absolutely no plans, we will just enjoy it. The boss man is still on a little bit of a break sucking it all in. He got a great enjoyment out of it.

"We will just enjoy the winter and let it soak in."

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.

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