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'The old way isn't right any longer, there is absolutely no need for it'

Corinthia Knight finishes clear of his rivals in the fast-track qualifier
Corinthia Knight: sparked serious future celebrations among the Ontoawinner syndicateCredit: Grossick Racing

Some people may not agree with me but I think, in a finish, there was nobody stronger than Barry. Not Ruby, McCoy, nobody. When Barry got behind one I think he was stronger than AP and Ruby. To me anyway, I've always viewed him as the strongest
Noel Meade compliments Barry Geraghty's excellence in a driving finish after the top jockey's retirement from the saddle

We were sent a lot of horses on the back of winning four Group 1s in two years. Sir Mark Prescott always talks about them as 'the flockers'. He says they're like birds sitting on a telephone wire waiting to see who the next trainer is they should go to, and they flock from one to the next
Hugo Palmer highlights an influx of new stock from "the flockers" after landing a series of Group 1s several years ago

Racing was his raison d'etre. He lived for it and I've never met anyone with his afflictions with so much enthusiasm for the sport. He loved it and never felt an outsider in the industry
Kevin McAuliffe, Noel Martin's long-time friend and racing adviser, remembers the owner
as an "amazing man" with an unmatched enthusiasm for racing following his death at the age of 60

The majority of people realised what we had been doing on a daily basis is absolutely crazy. It really has hit home. The old way isn't right any longer. There is absolutely no need for it. Times have changed and everything has moved on
PJ McDonald embraces any extension of the rule restricting riders to work at only one meeting per day

That was the missing link so it's a good result to tick it off. The lads are going to have a bit of a party now, once we get this lockdown out of the way we'll have a bit of a knees-up
Simon Bridge, one of the directors of Ontoawinner, following Corinthia Knight's win at Bath on Tuesday meant the ownership group had enjoyed a winner at every Flat track in Britain

I feel blessed to have met some wonderful people along the way. All these friendships I can take with me on the next stage of the journey, which will be somewhere in this industry that I love
Group-winning trainer Ed Vaughan reveals plans to quit the training ranks later this year

The difference between a top handicapper and a Group horse is like Roger Federer and someone seeded 20th, it's a complete step up but I think this fella will make it
Nigel Tinkler is dreaming big after his star two-year-old Ubettabelieveit impressed with a comfortable victory in the National Stakes

Commentators and the press were getting it wrong and I've had owners and jockey agents calling me about horses running on the Flat which weren't mine
Laura Morgan after changing her name on racecards to end a long-standing frustration at being mistaken for fellow trainer Laura Mongan


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