'When an industry is as small as ours - and it has already shrunk a lot - we simply don't have the scope for it to continue contracting'
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The best quotes from the racing world this week . . .
My heart didn't beat for seven minutes and they thought I was dead. They managed to get my heart going but I wasn't awake, I was in a coma for three days in the hospital.
Spanish jockey Jose-Luis Borrego spoke of his extraordinary comeback in the saddle prior to the Shergar Cup at Ascot
I should have done this ten years ago. Things have been going good. I had an amazing time my first year here and I'm truly enjoying the lifestyle, especially here in Saratoga.
Legendary rider Frankie Dettori on his decision to continue riding in America at the age of 53 – and why he won't be retiring any time soon
I love horses, I love horseracing and I love to have a bet, but I am looking at it now and wondering if there is any enjoyment. If you’re being badly treated as an owner and badly treated as a punter, where do you go?
Owner Nick Stockley talks about the crossroads he finds himself at when it comes to investing in horseracing in The Front Runner
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I remember being jocked off once in the Ebor by Pat Eddery and I wanted to give it up there and then, I thought my career was over.
Former Ballydoyle number one and multiple champion jockey Kieren Fallon offers his advice to Kieran Shoemark after he was jocked off Inspiral
If trainers, breeders, pinhookers or whoever else can't make a few bob and have a feasible business model, the whole thing will fall down. When an industry is as small as ours – and it has already shrunk a lot – we simply don't have the scope for it to continue contracting.
Former top jump jockey Davy Russell has his say on Ireland's prize-money problem
Poor prize-money is pushing Irish racing to the precipice - more than many people realise
Shoemark didn't shine on Inspiral in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and he hasn't shone enough on the big days.
David Jennings on why Kieran Shoemark shouldn't be immune to criticism as he struggles to find his feet in his new role with John and Thady Gosden
I am convinced that by joining forces we will maximise our opportunities and that everyone will gain from it. Together we will be stronger and it will be exciting to share that together, as we strive to obtain the best possible results.
Jean-Claude Rouget on his groundbreaking new training partnership with Jerome Reynier
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- 'If you f***ed up you would lose your job. You might have got away with one bad ride, but not two'
- 'I wouldn't call it Mission Impossible for our colleagues in the BHA but even Tom Cruise cannot help you'
- 'I gave the horse every chance to win outright and I don't think there was anything in my riding that detracted from that'
- 'It's an insult to a new owner that they're having to show so much information for the sake of £500 or £1,000'
- 'That was Liz Truss, wasn't it? This market could crash any minute' - the moment ITV and Richard Hoiles went viral with Goodwood quip
- 'If you f***ed up you would lose your job. You might have got away with one bad ride, but not two'
- 'I wouldn't call it Mission Impossible for our colleagues in the BHA but even Tom Cruise cannot help you'
- 'I gave the horse every chance to win outright and I don't think there was anything in my riding that detracted from that'
- 'It's an insult to a new owner that they're having to show so much information for the sake of £500 or £1,000'
- 'That was Liz Truss, wasn't it? This market could crash any minute' - the moment ITV and Richard Hoiles went viral with Goodwood quip