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Wrote should stick to the script for O'Brien
2 weeks ago

It was another successful visit to Chester for Aidan O'Brien last week. Of the six hopefuls sent over, three emerged victorious and will now be aimed at bigger prizes.As ever, the question about what exactly is happening next is relevant. Astrology might
Stewards launch inquiry after O'Brien outsider wins
2 weeks ago

HAVING seen his outsider Homecoming Queen land the Newmarket 1,000 Guineas on Sunday, Aidan O'Brien repeated the trick at the Curragh yesterday in even more spectacular style.St Nicholas Abbey was rated a 2/5 shot to secure the Mooresbridge Stakes, but t
All adds up for Frankel perfect 10
1 week ago

IF a spark were needed to ignite the Flat season, FRANKEL will surely provide it today.Henry Cecil's sensational colt bids to stretch his unbeaten record to a perfect 10 in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.So long as he is in anything like the devastat
O'Brien confident Thomas' can deliver
1 month ago

Joseph O'Brien is looking forward to gaining more experience of the undulating Epsom circuit when he partners Thomasgainsborough in the Derby Trial at Epsom today.The 18-year-old rode in both Classics last summer, finishing fourth on Memphis Tennessee, t
Queen seals Ballydoyle Guineas double
2 weeks ago

Aidan O'Brien completed his second English Guineas double at Newmarket yesterday but, unlike red-hot favourite Camelot on Saturday, it was the stable second-string Homecoming Queen which sprung a 25/1 surprise when turning the English 1,000 Guineas into
Camelot heads Derby contingent
1 week ago

Camelot remains one of 24 colts still engaged in the Investec Derby after the latest scratchings stage.Aidan O'Brien's representative has been a warm order for the June 2 Classic at Epsom all winter, but shortened to odds-on with many bookmakers after hi
Leinster attract large entry for Downpatrick debut
2 weeks ago

Leinster Motor Club have attracted a three-figure entry for their highly anticipated return to Bishopscourt this weekend.The former World War Two airfield at Downpatrick returns to four-wheel racing action on Saturday having last played host to the Leins
O'Brien Jnr looks like a champion in making
2 weeks ago

What a weekend it turned out to be for Ballydoyle in Newmarket.Four years without a British Classic, then two at once. The Guineas training double has been done just six times in 100 years, and Aidan O'Brien now accounts for 33pc of that tally.On 2,000 G