Lyons, Qatar Racing Part Ways

[Wandering Eyes]

Ger Lyons, who trained Qatar Racing’s Lightening Quick (GB) (Frankel {GB}) to win the G3 Athasi S. earlier this month, has parted ways with that outfit. Lyons also trained Lightening Quick’s dam, Lightening Pearl (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), to win the 2011 G1 Cheveley Park S. for Pearl Bloodstock, another entity of Sheikh Fahad, and he also trained Qatar Racing’s first-ever winner.

Lyons posted on his blog on Tuesday, “it is with regret that I have to announce I will no longer be training for Qatar Racing as from yesterday. We have had some good times and I was delighted to have trained Sheikh Fahad his first ever winner with Wade Giles. Another fantastic day was when we won the Cheveley Park S. with Lightening Pearl, giving us both our first ever Group 1 win. Time waits for no man and last Monday was another great thrill when we won the G3 Athasi S. at Naas with Lightening Pearl’s daughter Lightening Quick, making her a very valuable broodmare prospect. I wish her, Sheikh Fahad and all the Qatar Racing team all the very best in the future and thank them for their fantastic support over the years.”

David Redvers, Qatar Racing manager, said in a statement, “It is with some regret that due to a difference of opinion Qatar Racing and Ger Lyons have decided by mutual consent to part. Ger is a personal friend and his operation were responsible for many great days, including Lightening Pearl winning both his and our first Group 1 in the 2011 Cheveley Park S. We wish him and his top-class team at Glenburnie much success in the future and thank them for the many successes we enjoyed together.”

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