Hall Of Fame
Hall Of Fame
VDM Winner 2016 (Fillies Division)
IB COYOTE (Share The Delight – Jill N Jones)
Time: P, 2, 2:03
Owner: Bill Donovan & IB Stables
Trainer: Tadhg Murphy
Driver: Dexter Dunn
Breeder: Donal & Tadgh Murphy (IRL)
IB Coyote became the first ever Irish trained winner of a VDM final when taking out the inaugural fillies only event in 2016 for brothers Donal and Tadhg Murphy from Inish Beg in Baltimore West Cork, hence the suffix IB. New Zealand’s Dexter Dunn partnered the filly who was part-owner by Bill Donovan from Florida USA making this winner a truly international affair. Dunn took out the heat in 2:04.9 on the Saturday evening and clinched the final in 2:03 on the Sunday afternoon denying Jennifer Camden who was partnered by another visiting American guest driver Aaron Merriman.
VDM Winner 2016 (Colts Division)
TYRION HANOVER (Somebeachsomewhere – Tiz To Dream)
Time: 2:01.6
Owner: John Howard
Trainer: Samboy Howard
Driver: Richard Haythornthwaite
Breeder: Hanover Shoe Farms (USA)
Such was the success of the VDM over the previous 4 years that organizers now decided to split the event into 2 separate divisions for colts and fillies. In 2016 Tyrion Hanover became the first ever US bred import to capture the prize. Acquired in Harrisburg the previous autumn by John Howard from Morecambe in the UK and trained by his son Samboy, Tyrion Hanover won his heat in 2:03.2 before going on to win that years final in 2:01.6 with Richard Haythornthwaite doing the steering.
VDM Winner 2015 (Colts & Fillies Mixed)
MIRACULOUS (Arts Conquest – Another Mattie)
Time: P, 2, 1:59.9 **Track Record**
Owner: Arnie Flower
Trainer: Sally Teeboon
Driver: Patrick Kane
Breeder: Gareth Price (WALES)
Miraculous became the first ever VDM winner to break the 2-minute barrier in the 2015 renewal. By Arts Conquest who was responsible for siring Frisco Fiddler in 2012 and out of Another Mattie who also the dam of 2014 winner Titanium, the colt was a heavily touted favorite beforehand and he didn’t disappoint winning his heat easy in 2:00.9 a NEW TRACK RECORD before going to clock 1:59.9 a NEW TRACK RECORD in the final. Owner Arnie Flower and trainer Sally Teeboon used top local driver Patrick Kane to guide Miraculous to victory a successful triumvirate that continues right to this day
VDM Winner 2014 (Colts & Fillies Mixed)
TITANIUM (Hasty Hall – Another Mattie)
Time: P, 2, 2:01.8 **Track Record**
Owner: Roy Sheedy & John Gill
Trainer: John Gill
Driver: Vicky Gill
Breeder: Gareth Price (WALES)
Father and daughter John & Vicky Gill came back to Ireland a second time in 2014 and the combo duly landed the spoils once again with the ill-fated Titanium. Bred by Gareth Price and sired by the mercurial Hasty Hall out of Another Mattie the colt won his heat in 2:01.18 a NEW TRACK RECORD and the €12,000 final in 2:01.8. The victory was all the sweeter as trainer John Gill was also part owner of the colt along with BHRC Chairman Roy Sheedy.
VDM Winner 2013 (Colts & Fillies Mixed)
CAMDEN TINO (Yankee Lariat – Seven Seas)
Time: P, 2, 2:01.9 **Track Record**
Owner: Ned & Eamonn Crane
Trainer: John Gill
Driver: Vicky Gill
Breeder: Camden Stud (ENG)
Owned by father and son Ned & Eamonn Crane from Belfast in Northern Ireland, Camden Tino was bred by Camden Stud in Yorkshire and trained by John Gill just a mile down the road from where he sold as a yearling. Driven to victory by Johns daughter Vicky, the dark bay gelding clocked 2.02.6 to win his heat on Saturday and overcame an 8 draw to win Sundays final in a NEW TRACK RECORD 2:01.9
VDM Winner 2012 (Colts & Fillies Mixed)
FRISCO FIDDLER (Arts Conquest – Lifeisjustadream)
Time: P, 2, 2:04.1 **Track Record**
Owner: David Gibbons
Trainer: Theresa Haythornthwaite
Driver: Alan Haythornthwaite
Breeder: Louis Booton (ENG)
The inaugural winner of the VDM hailed from Lancashire in the UK. Bred by Louis Booton, he was bought by David Gibbons as a yearling in the 2011 York Sales and won the 2012 VDM in a time of 2:04.1 a NEW TRACK RECORD from Chinatown Kolt in a nail-biting finish giving the trainer/driver husband and wife team of Alan & Theresa Haythornthwaite one of their greatest days in the sport.