'All I could hear in my ear from the director was this uncontrollable laughter'

This means the world to everyone – like she said 'the show must go on' and it must. It's really important to have that first winner. Some people have to wait a long time so we're very lucky and that it's the same horse who won the day she died is just beautiful
Andy Irvine expresses his delight after Mr Jack's poignant success at Plumpton on Monday, following the death of his partner Zoe Davison

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I think we've finally admitted that we were horrendous on the diversity front and now we can move forward
Sky Sports Racing pundit Josh Apiafi tells us his vision for racing's future

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On pure ability and flair, he's the best middle-distance horse I have ever ridden. On his day I don't think there's a horse who could have beaten him, his amazing performances spoke for themselves
William Buick comments on Ghaiyyath being crowned the world's best racehorse at the Longines World Racing Awards

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I'll be quite frank. I thought he was a bit far away at the top of the hill, but you have to take your hat off to him. He's a cool dude. He was dead right, I was wrong
Mouse Morris shows his appreciation of Phillip Enright's ride on Sams Profile in the Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle

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I was always aware he could say anything, but I never thought he would say what he said that day. All I could hear in my ear from the director was this uncontrollable laughter
Tracy Piggott, RTE on-course reporter, on a magic TV moment involving late Grade 1-winning trainer Peter Casey

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Mentally I'd have struggled with another year being so quiet. It probably would have turned around at some point but, for me as an individual, mentally it wasn't something I'd have dealt with very well. Riding isn't just physically demanding, it is mentally too. So this was the right decision for me and it's time for something new
Rachel Richardson explains why she decided to quit race-riding

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I don't know what there will be left to sit on but even if I have to start at the bottom again that doesn't matter, I'll just be thankful to be back on the track and doing something I enjoy
Jump jockey Henry Brooke is itching to get back from a broken neck

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More from the Quotes of the Week series:

'You're called a lazy f***** for not getting up off your arse' - what they said

'Above all he was a true aristocrat, a true prince in everything he did'

'Her battle against this awful disease has been an inspiration to everyone'

'Back then you barely went racing in the morning without half a hangover'

'I used to get all the girls growing up because he was so ugly' – what they said

'We're going to get to a point where we create a monster' – what they said

'I thought he'd either kill someone or himself at Stratford' – what they said

'Barney's absolutely livid, I'm there like a timid schoolboy'

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