Posts tagged Midas Touch
Lacklustre gallops delays Johnny Murtagh’s decision
May 28th
Johnny Murtagh has delayed any decision over which horse he will ride in the Investec Derby until next week. The jockey had been expected to remain loyal to St Nicholas Abbey but was disappointed when he rode the colt in a gallop this morning. For the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Johnny-Murtagh-has-Derby-doubts-about-St-Nicholas-Abbey-a11717
Aidan O’Brien still playing the numbers game
May 20th
The old adage was that if a trainer had three colts that he believed were good enough to run in a Classic, the chances were that he did not have one who was good enough to win. Aidan O’Brien might find life a shade easier if he could whittle them down to just three. His [...]
Aidan O’Brien keeps faith with St Nicholas Abbey
May 10th
Talk is cheap but talking horses can prove very expensive. These are the animals who promise everything on the gallops each morning but fail to deliver come the racecourse in the afternoon. The talk on the gallops at Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle yard in Co Tipperary, which has been the proving ground for some of the [...]
Midas Touch returns for Aidan O’Brien
May 9th
After a period when reasons to smile were slightly more scarce than hens’ teeth, the irony may not have been lost on Aidan O’Brien. Midas touch would be an appropriate description of much of the trainer’s career. From his early days when he dominated the Irish jumping scene, through the transition to taking over the [...]
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