'I've always lived hand to mouth. Without the Group 1, I probably would have shut down 18 months ago. We've been clinging on'
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I've always lived hand to mouth. If I had to wait another five years, I wouldn't be able to survive. Without the Group 1, I probably would have shut down 18 months ago. We've been clinging on
Adam West elaborates on why he's decided to open a new training yard in France
It would've been very easy not to run and we ran him, and our form is in the book. I'm very proud of him. People don't think the race has put him more into the picture, but they're wrong
Dan Skelton remains bullish about Grey Dawning's Cheltenham Gold Cup hopes following his gallant Betfair Chase defeat
I asked him to alter the riding arrangements in Cork as I needed him at Punchestown, but he said, 'I can't get off the horses.' I told him he can't ride for me again if that was the situation
Trainer Barry Connell reveals that a disagreement over schooling Marine Nationale was the reason behind his split with jockey Michael O'Sullivan
Ryan took him all the way through his career and gave him some unbelievable rides. He showed class from day one; he's got a great mind and is a beautiful mover. We always dreamed he'd end up here for his last run
Aidan O'Brien hails Auguste Rodin following his retirement after finishing eighth in the Japan Cup
'An incredible journey' - Auguste Rodin given post-racing farewell by 15,000 Japanese racing fans
He’s the sort of horse I could take to Cheltenham, Punchestown and Aintree if I wanted because he’s hard as nails. We’re not going to fall into a trap of not running a good horse
Ben Pauling's ambitions are set high following The Jukebox Man's impressive victory at Newbury
It was a struggle when we first came here as people could only tell us apart by our boots. I'd always have brown ones on and he'd have black
Will Maggs reveals how difficult it is to tell him and his brother Charlie apart at Donald McCain's yard

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- 'He's a certainty. I've said all the way along he's a gorgeous horse - it's not impossible he could do four, is it?'
- 'Henry Cecil had Frankel, and any champion in any sport wants that legacy - he is the one who could crown it all'
- 'We could be hassled from all angles, but that's what the festival's about and I love it, as long as the Russians aren't coming!'
- 'He was hanging like a gate and Conor couldn't ride him out, so what was he supposed to do? He would have ended up in the field'
- 'This has probably been the toughest season we've ever had - it's hard on everybody, and it has certainly tested our character'
- 'He's a certainty. I've said all the way along he's a gorgeous horse - it's not impossible he could do four, is it?'
- 'Henry Cecil had Frankel, and any champion in any sport wants that legacy - he is the one who could crown it all'
- 'We could be hassled from all angles, but that's what the festival's about and I love it, as long as the Russians aren't coming!'
- 'He was hanging like a gate and Conor couldn't ride him out, so what was he supposed to do? He would have ended up in the field'
- 'This has probably been the toughest season we've ever had - it's hard on everybody, and it has certainly tested our character'