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The best quotes from the racing world this week . . .
He’s been a great jockey for me over the years and is also a great friend. If I ask him to ride one of mine in the morning at 6.00 I know he’ll be there
Chris Dwyer on Silvestre de Sousa following the news he will ride in Hong Kong for the foreseeable future
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I won’t owe anyone any money when I finish and that was important to me. I can leave with my head held high and not a trail of debt behind me
Joe Tuite explains his reasons for quitting training this month
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Saffron Beach #deauville #group1 pic.twitter.com/n5S3n46P6F
— JaneChappleHyam (@JaneChappleHyam) July 31, 2022
In Ireland the culture on the way home from the races was that you stopped for a ’99’ – you knew every ice-cream cone shop there was. In England they stopped at an off-licence
Richard Hughes opens up about his alcohol addiction in our If I Knew Then . . . series
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We want racing to be reflective of society. We’ve still got a long way to go. We’re challenging something which has got 300 years of history but it [racing] is embracing change
Josh Apiafi hails Magnolia Cup-winning rider Ashleigh Wicheard after she took the knee at Goodwood
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If you don’t respect the rules then you shouldn’t be the winner. You can’t get the prize without respecting the rules
Christophe Lemaire offers his opinion about the concept of disqualification for breaching whip rules in the UK
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True Valour when he gets home tonight after narrowly being beaten by Golden Pal pic.twitter.com/byJk3YjX8Y
— Herringswell Stables (@HerringswellStb) August 5, 2022
Anything that makes the racing more competitive and brings in more money is good. The thing is, why can’t you have it all the time?
Sir Anthony McCoy offers his lowdown on the Racing League
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I’d won two King Georges and a Gold Cup on Kauto for f***** sake! If I got off him at that stage, would I have been guaranteed to get back on him?
Ruby Walsh reflects on ‘that’ decision to ride Kauto Star rather than Denman in the 2008 Gold Cup
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