ELBONY VIOLET, BeB June ‘93
Elbony Violet won her first two races very impressively before an injury finished her racing career in her third race. Her bloodlines are impeccable. Violet’s sire, Ardfert Mick, won the 1991 Irish Champion Stakes and Irish Derby. Violet’s dam, Lyns Fli, was a littersister to Slippy Blue,
winner of the 1990 English Derby. Violet’s littermates are also extremely impressive:
Mickys Swan: £20,000 was refused after he beat ‘ARC’ winner Westmead Merlin & English Derby winner Moaning Lad, recording times of 29.12 & 29.16 respectively during the 1995 Blue Riband at Wembley, while only 21 months old
Slick Micky: won the ‘95 Peterbrough Puppy Derby
Miss Kegan: Dam of Kegans Glory (2nd ’99 Sussex Cup 2nd ’99 Birmingham Cup) & Kegans Flyer (2nd ’01 Grand Prix)
Micks Best Girl: Dam of Blues Best Tayla (Winner ’01 Golden Jacket, Crayford & Micks Best Hero (Winner ’01 Midland Puppy Derby, Winner ’01 Sussex Cup, 3rd ’01 Select Stakes)
Elbony Violet has produced open class racers in every litter to stud dogs: Right Move, Droopy's Harry, Shanless Slippy, Some Picture and Spiral Nikita. Offspring of Elbony Violet
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL DAMLINES IN ENGLISH & IRISH HISTORY
LYNS FLI - 2nd Dam
The Lyns Fli Damline is very prepotent. Look at the list of open and feature racers that have been produced:
TOP OFFSPRING FROM LYNS FLI DAMLINE
Lyns Fli is also the dam of Toon Army - Runner-up 1998 Group 3 The Test, finalist Group 3 Dorset Classic, finalist 1998 Summer Cup, Milton Keynes
VALORIS - 3rd Dam
dam of - Slippy Blue, 1990 Group 1 English Derby, 1989 Group 2 All-England Cup, 1989 Sussex Cup, Sire
LADY BROADFORD - 5th Dam
dam of Move Flying - Runner up 1980 Group 1 Irish Coursing Derby
dam of Sharps Express - Runner up 1982 Irish Coursing Laurels
2nd dam of Counts Five - 3rd 1984 Group 1 Irish Derby
3rd dam of Windsor Vic - 1993 Group 2 Birmingham Cup
4th dam of Woodland Phantom - 1997 Mclean Books Puppy Cup, Runner-up 1996 Group 2 Irish Puppy Derby
4th dam of Woodland Bob - Finalist 1993 Group 3 Bank of Ireland
5th dam of Golfing Star - Winner 1998 Group 2 Lee Strand
5th dam of Brookys Gent - 3rd 2002 Group 1 Breeders Forum Produce Stake
LADY HUNTER - 6th Dam
Winner of the Clonmel Oaks, Kilsheena Oaks, Runner-up 1967 Group 1 Coursing Oaks
LADYS GIFT - 7th Dam
2nd dam of - El Campo - 3rd 1968 Group 1 English Derby
3rd dam of - Fur Collar - Winner 1974 Group 1 Irish Oaks
4th dam of - Bowery Music - Winner 1978 Group 2 Irish Grand National
4th dam of Corduroy - Finalist 1980 Group 1 English Derby
August 06, 2005
SIRE: Some Picture
SOME PICTURE, BkD June ‘94 - Race Card
Winner 1997 English Derby (Wimbledon, UK) 525y, 28.23 Prize £50,000 ($95,000)
Winner 1997 Scottish Derby (Shawfield, UK) 524y 29.20 Prize £20,000 ($38,000)
Winner 1996 Select Stakes (Wembley, UK) 536y, 28.91
Winner 1996 Eclipse Stakes (Nottingham, UK) 547y, 29.83
5th 1997 Irish Derby (Shelbourne Park, IRE) 550y, 30.58 Prize £50,000 ($95,000)
Closest any greyhound has come to winning the prestigious "TREBLE", Scottish, English and Irish Derbys within the same year
QUARE SEASON, Some Picture's littersister
one of the leading producing damlines in IRE/UK. Already produced:
Tamna Rose, Nominated in 2001 for Bitch of the Year
Teds Jo, Standing at Stud. On a track rated -.20 slow TEDS JO destroyed this 1st class opposition to storm away for a 12 lengths victory in the Videx Puppy Derby. His calculated time of 28.54 means he was just half a length of WESTMEAD CHICKs Track Record! Certainly a run as close to his sire LARKHILL JO as it can get. Walthamstow, 28.49.
Droopys Mint, Standing at stud. Trafalgar Puppy Cup , Finalist in Regal Puppy Derby.
Droopys Juninho, Standing at stud. Winner William Hill UK Puppy Cup, Third in Final of Trafalgar Puppy Cup.
HALL OF FAME: British Greyhound Racing Board
No Hall Of Fame would be complete without the amazing exploits of Some Picture in 1997. The ultimate that can be achieved by any greyhound in modern day racing is the ‘impossible’ Derby treble. Namely the Scottish, English and Irish versions. Some Picture came within a whisker of becoming one of the most celebrated greyhound’s ever and, had he not struggled with illness in the Irish version, may well have completed what, until then, was regarded as nothing more than a wild dream. He first came to prominence at the back end of 1996 when winning the Eclipse at Nottingham in rather good
style. That success was enough to gain his an invitation to the Select Stakes and he duly hacked up in the
annual one-off race and was obviously out of the top drawer. However, what he achieved in 1996 paled into insignificance the following year as Some Picture confirmed himself as one of the outstanding greyhounds of the 90s. Trained by Charlie Lister, a no-nonsense northerner with a rough edge and the eye of an eagle when it comes to watching the greyhounds in his care, Some Picture’s campaign was carefully mapped out. The Regal Scottish Derby seemed a natural for this gloriously gifted animal and he breezed through the competition with hardly a blemish and was fast becoming a leading contender for the one that really mattered, the English Derby. It had not gone unnoticed by connections, however, that Regal were offering a £100,000 ($190,000) bonus to any greyhound that won their Scottish event and went on to take the English and Irish equivalents. Just winning the Scottish Derby would be a dream come true to most greyhound folk but Lister had an air of confidence about him when it came down to talking about Some Picture. The greyhound lived up to some very high expectations with a glo
rious unbeaten run in the English Derby, his performance in the final marking him as one of the all time greats. All of a sudden, the ‘impossible’ began to look more than possible and, to some, even probable. The preparation was underway for the greatest achievement in modern day greyhound racing. The Irish held Some Picture in great esteem and he was installed as one of the favourites for the biggest race on the Irish calendar. The early rounds went well and Some Picture was looking every inch capable of lifting the Triple Crown but, whether it was a change in routine, scenery, diet or a mixture of all, Some Picture was slightly off colour during the latter stages of the event. Almost miraculously, he still managed to battle his way through to the final but he was clearly not at his best and he took a whack at the start in the big final and that was to put paid to his chances. It was the end of a fantastic career and Some Picture was just one step away from becoming immortal in greyhound racing. His exploits, however, caught the eye of the national Press and he was to feature in countless articles, which compared the canine star with the best of his human counterparts.
Some Picture At Stud
Some Picture has done amazingly well at stud for only breeding around 100 litters before he died. His best pups:
The Greatest Start Ever? - Greyhound Star (UK)
"The full significance of the premature death of Some Picture is beginning to dawn on the breeding world. For some time it has been obvious that Charlie Lister's English/Scottish Derby winner was proving equally special at stud. But this month, as his first three litters reach their second birthdays, we can add some statistical proof to the theories. Our table shows his first four months at stud. In total, Picture sired around 100 litters before his death of a suspected heart attack on April 15. Although maiden sires do occasionally throw a freak litter - Numbers like these are very special":
The first 20 litters:
Dec 97 - Elbony Violet 5d 4b -Fat Boy Slim (6) including Ivoshire Puppy Stake, Violets Princess (2)
Dec 97 - Droopys Juliet 2d 2b - Droopys Salas (1), Droopys Riccardo (1)
Dec 97 - Droopys Aine 3d 4b - Droopys Kelly (2), Droopys Sensini (3)
Dec 97 -P ortrun Siggy 4d 3b -
Jan 98 - Code Dancer 3d 5b - Code Picture (1)
Jan 98 - Hearty Dish 2d 3b -
Jan 98 - Killeenagh Lily 4d 1b - Eleets Noir John (1), Theres A Fortune (1)
Jan 98 - Night Park Dubh 2d 3b -
Jan 98 - Tinas Beauty 4d 5b - Magpie Princess (1)
Jan 98 - Vics Snowdrop 2d 2b - Invincible Magic (1)
Jan 98 - With A Vengeance 4d 1b - Strike Prince (2), Kit Kat Kid (7) including Coldseal Puppy Classic
Feb 98 - Aughdonagh Og 4d 4b
Feb 98 - Slippy Serina 1d 0b
Feb 98 - Thats Becky 4d 3b - Salvatores Boy (1)
Mar 98 - Angelina Venture 5d 5b - Rusheen Picture (2)
Mar 98 - Cailin Dillis 3d 6b -
Mar 98 - Clear Spring 7d 1b -
Mar 98 - Keston Queen 2d 0b -
Mar 98 - Perfect Rhythm 5d 5b -
Mar 98 - Spring Rose 0d 2b - Sexy Delight
Mar 98 - Thornfield Daisy 4d 4b -
Plus Open Winners:
Reactabond Slick (June 98)
Reactabond Raven (June 98)
Elbony Isambard
"BREEDING FOR STRONGER IRISH BLOODLINES"
100% Derby-Class Blood
Now Available in America!
Very few greyhounds (if any) have been imported into the United States from Ireland with as many Derby-class bloodlines as Elbony Isambard. Not only is his sire, Some Picture, an English and Scottish Derby Winner (as well as Hall of Famer), but his damline has produced Derby Winners as well! Ardfert Mick, sire of Elbony Violet is an Irish Derby Winner himself, and Lyns Fli, the dam of Violet, is the litter sister to English Derby Winner, Slippy Blue.
Elbony Isambard's bloodlines produce very strong runners. He raced 525y at Limerick showing loads of potential -- coming from off the pace and showing loads of heart to catch many of his opponents and passing them up easily before the pickup, and his litter sisters were both open-class racers over the distances of 700-800y. Elbony Spirit is the 810y Track Record Holder at Galway and Elbony Polaris ran in stakes/open races from 550y to 800y. If you have been afraid to breed to Irish because of fear of the pups being too 'short', this is a great choice for your breeding program. A 100% outcross with loads of strength as well as class.
Elbony Isambard was imported to race at Derby Lane for us. He was beating Molotov pups, which later panned out to be solid Grade A racers at St. Pete. This greyhound is extremely keen for the lure, shows a tremendous amount of heart while racing, and is fantastic to handle. His offspring are proving to be as aggressive and easy to train as he was...and breeders are coming back to him for this reason.
With the success of Derby Day (Some Picture - Wise Flyer) at stud producing WW Apple Jax (Multiple Track Record Holder), Some Picture's progeny are already having an affect on the American breeding scene. The proven cross of Some Picture is with Hb's Commander and Greys Statesman.
Don't miss out on a greyhound that is a complete outcross to American bloodlines and will still provide the stamina for your breeding program.
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