Interviews
premium
Olivier Peslier: 'Victory doesn't count unless you celebrate properly'
The celebrated jockey, 47, talks about his four Arcs, Ascot and Japan
Olivier Peslier: four Arcs to his name and looking forward to next weekend at Longchamp as much as ever
What are you most looking forward to at the moment?
Arc weekend. It is always among the most beautiful meetings with a host of champions. I'm looking forward to seeing Enable, of course. On a personal level I'm not sure what I'll be riding yet but I will have Call The Wind in the Prix du Cadran. He's a wonderful horse and a bit like Yeats and other good stayers, it's great to have horses who last and people can follow.
What has been your biggest challenge of the last 12 months?
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Scott BurtonFrance correspondent
Published on 26 September 2020inInterviews
Last updated 12:55, 25 September 2020
Copy
more inInterviews
- Rod Street: 'Racing spends a lot of time talking to itself in a bubble - we're not blessed with people who inhabit the wider world'
- 'There's a time to be serious because it's a multi-million-pound business - but you've got to have a laugh'
- 'All of us who ply our trade training horses are dreamers - to put so much into it you must have a dream'
- 'There was a moment of rage - but he's a magnificent horse and it suits me that he's passed under the radar'
- When Patrick Mullins met Jack Kennedy: 'You could say I've been lucky - they're just broken bones and they heal'
more inInterviews
- Rod Street: 'Racing spends a lot of time talking to itself in a bubble - we're not blessed with people who inhabit the wider world'
- 'There's a time to be serious because it's a multi-million-pound business - but you've got to have a laugh'
- 'All of us who ply our trade training horses are dreamers - to put so much into it you must have a dream'
- 'There was a moment of rage - but he's a magnificent horse and it suits me that he's passed under the radar'
- When Patrick Mullins met Jack Kennedy: 'You could say I've been lucky - they're just broken bones and they heal'