The Docado Syndicate is a six personSyndicate on target for £1m win
, galwaynews.ie, 30 December 2009, accessed 19 January 2010. horse racing ownership group from

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. The syndicate includes Eamon Doyle and Kitty Carr, owners of the Park House Hotel in

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for the past 34 years.Galway syndicate eye £1m bonus
, galwaynews.ie, 3 December 2009, accessed 19 January 2010.Winner Alright!
{Dead link, date=February 2024 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes , galwayindependent.com, 9 December 2009, accessed 19 January 2010. Doyle and Carr are also the owners of the Galway Restaurant, also located in Galway City. Along with Doyle and Carr, the Docado Syndicate ownership group also includes Carr’s sister Maura, her husband Sylvie Dowd and their children Tom and Ann Marie. The Syndicate’s name, Docado, is formed by using the first two letters of the principal owners’ last names: DOwd, CArr, DOwd. The Docado Syndicate is the owner of

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, who is trained by

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. Go Native was purchased by Doyle and Carr three years ago for £25,000Go Native seeks luck of Irish and £1m bonus
timesonline.co.uk, 16 March 2010, accessed 19 March 2010. from one of their regular customers, well known horse dealer, Martin Cullinane of

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, Ireland. He is the only horse owned by group. In reference to Go Native, Carr was quoted as saying: "''We had been talking about buying a horse for a year before we approached Martin Cullinane about it. He kept an eye out for a good one for us and, about three years ago, we bought Go Native.''" Since their purchase, Go Native has won seven races and placed second in three, accumulating £310,254 in winnings. Three of Go Native's seven wins have come in

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National Hunt races. After winning the

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and

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, Docado’s Go Native became the only horse to win the first two legs of the

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since it was established in 2006. Needing only the

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to complete the treble and collect the £1m bonus put up by WBX, Go Native went on to finish a disappointing 10th out of 12 entries.Binocular avenges 2009 defeat to land shock Champion Hurdle win
mirror.co.uk, 17 March 2010, accessed 17 March 2010. The group considers their purchase and racing of horses as a hobby.

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Irish racehorse owners and breeders