Graeme McDowell - or GMac as he is also known - and Brooks Koepka are earning the big, big bucks on the LIV Golf Tour, and will be even richer after their horse's win at Warwick today.
The two golfers are co-owners of Givemefive, who was rode home by jockey Paul O'Brien for a comfortable 18-length victory in the 2m juvenile hurdle, ahead of 5/4 favourite Orchestra.
Harry Derham - a friend of McDowell's - took over the training of the horse late last year, after it was bought by Smash Racing, the syndicate that the two golfers are part of.
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Smash is also the same name as the LIV Golf team McDowell and Kopeka compete for.
With this victory, Givemefive is now a contender for next month's Cheltenham Festival, and will likely run in either the Triumph Hurdle or the Boodles Juvenile Hurdle.
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Dominant showing from Givemefive, congrats team🏆 😤 https://t.co/aT4lixoi4n
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) January 22, 2024
“Graeme, Brooks and Daniel [Gambill] who own him are really good guys and they’ll be watching in Florida,” Derham said after the win.
“Hopefully they enjoyed it.”
We were hoping he might run in the Fred Winter so we could go to the Adonis. I can’t really believe these words are coming out of my mouth but the entries close for the Triumph Hurdle tomorrow so I’m going to enter him.
“He’s won by miles there carrying a penalty. Looking at the Triumph, there’s some very smart horses in that. It might still be sensible to run again and go in the Fred Winter but it’s a very nice problem to have.”
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