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Welcome to the remarkable secondary school producing racing royalty in Ireland
Mark Boylan talks to 'the other' Aidan, a deputy principal inspiring his pupils
Aidan O'Brien: deputy principal of Good Counsel College in Wexford, an establishment that has inspired many leading figures in the weighing roomCredit: Patrick McCann
It is surely the most remarkable production line of racing talent in Ireland, an establishment with a rich history of producing Group and Grade 1 winners and a man named Aidan O'Brien to the fore.
But don't make the mistake of assuming this is Ballydoyle; it's Good Counsel College in New Ross, County Wexford.
At a time when many are questioning what needs to be done to attract the next generation of racing enthusiasts, this secondary school appears to have cracked the code.
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Published on 4 February 2021inInterviews
Last updated 12:03, 5 February 2021
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- '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'
- Richard Hannon: 'When you're dead and buried the only things you're remembered by are your Classic winners'
- Paul Carberry: 'I jumped up on to the rafters. It tended to be all very strait-laced in those days, but I changed that'