Dream Alliance
Encyclopedia
Dream Alliance is a thoroughbred
racehorse, owned by the Alliance Partnership and trained by Philip Hobbs
. The horse was reared on an allotment near the town of Blackwood in south Wales
, and was bred by Janet Vokes, whose main experience until then had been with breeding whippet
s.
by three-quarters of a length, having been ridden by Tom O'Brien
. Its victory in this race came despite having earlier in its career had a serious tendon injury which required revolutionary stem cell treatment before the horse could race again.
As a result of its humble background and the successful treatment, the horse received significant media coverage in the run-up to the 2010 Grand National
, although the horse did not subsequently complete the race.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse, owned by the Alliance Partnership and trained by Philip Hobbs
Philip Hobbs
Philip Hobbs is a British racehorse trainer specializing mainly in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables near Minehead, Somerset....
. The horse was reared on an allotment near the town of Blackwood in south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, and was bred by Janet Vokes, whose main experience until then had been with breeding whippet
Whippet
The Whippet is a breed of dog in the sighthound family. They are active and playful and are physically similar to a small Greyhound.- Description :...
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Racing career
The horse won the 2009 Welsh NationalWelsh National
The Welsh National is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Chepstow, Wales, over a distance of about 3 miles and 5½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped...
by three-quarters of a length, having been ridden by Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien (jockey)
Tom O'Brien is an Irish jockey.Son of Wexford-born Jim O'Brien, O'Brien began his career in racing riding out for his uncle, shay slevin in wexford before starting to ride out for uncle Aidan O'Brien where he rode legendary horses such as High Chaparral and Rock of Gibraltar.After riding in...
. Its victory in this race came despite having earlier in its career had a serious tendon injury which required revolutionary stem cell treatment before the horse could race again.
As a result of its humble background and the successful treatment, the horse received significant media coverage in the run-up to the 2010 Grand National
2010 Grand National
The 2010 Grand National was the 163rd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at the Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 10 April 2010....
, although the horse did not subsequently complete the race.