Sidaz Jack (born 8 June 2011) is a white and blue male

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. He was owned by Daren Johnson and Simon Wooder, and trained by

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. He won the English Greyhound Derby in 2013. His father was two time

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winner

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Racing career

Sidaz Jack was sired by

from the dam Ballaghboy Cool and was born on 8 June 2011. Westmead Hawk was a two-time

winner. Sidaz Jack has a white body with grey markings on the head. Sidaz Jack was entered into the

2013 English Greyhound Derby The 2013 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 29 June 2013 at Wimbledon Stadium. Sidaz Jack rewarded trainer Charlie Lister OBE with an incredible seventh Derby title. The ante-post favorite Bal ...

and won two of the qualifying races en route to the final. He went into the final race at odds of 6–1, behind the favourite Droopys Jet who was at 7–4. He was placed in the first trap, and won the race by a length and a quarter from Airlie Impact in 28.37 seconds. His victory earned £150,000 for his owners Daren Johnson and Simon Wooder and was the seventh victory in the competition for trainer

. Following his victory at the English Derby, he was rumoured to be entering in the 2013

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with bookmakers

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making him their 10-1 favourite before the closing date for entries. However he wasn't entered in the competition, and the owners instead intended to enter him in the Ladbrokes Gold Cup. Sidaz Jack was injured in September 2013 and was withdrawn from the

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prior to the quarter final, and it was decided to rest him in preparation for the 2014 racing season. Lister had checked him following an earlier round and found the back of one of his front legs was bruised, which he thought might have occurred during the race.

Retirement

In March 2019, Sidaz Jack retired to a family in the northwest of England. He now enjoys squirrel watching and croquet.

Pedigree

References

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