Big Gossey Lands Tenth Curragh Win Under Billy Lee In Listed Dash

Big Gossey recorded a landmark tenth victory at the Curragh on Sunday, with Billy Lee driving Charles O’Brien’s nine-year-old home in the Listed Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes.

The evergreen sprinter has long been treated as a course specialist, but this was another proper line on an already remarkable CV. The €100,000 Listed contest over six furlongs was his 12th career success and his latest reminder that age has not dulled his appetite for the Kildare track.

Racing Post reported that Big Gossey landed his tenth course win, describing the nine-year-old as better than ever under Lee.

Curragh specialist keeps adding to his story

For Charles O’Brien and the Allegro Syndicate, this was more than another sprint prize. Big Gossey has built his reputation through repeat performances at the Curragh, and winning again on Irish Derby day gave the local favourite a stage worthy of his following.

The result also added a different note to a card dominated by Classic and Pattern-race storylines. While younger horses chased future targets, Big Gossey supplied the familiar hard-edged reliability that racing crowds tend to remember. Ten wins at one major racecourse is a rare achievement, and this latest Listed success made it feel less like nostalgia than current form.