Quotes of the week: 'more chance of seeing Elvis than Dad going to America'

Jeanette is trying to make my dad go to California. If we're being honest, there's probably more chance of seeing Elvis on the tube than seeing Dad in America. If he does go, then I might go to Sydney, otherwise I'll probably be at the Breeders' Cup and then fly on to Melbourne. I'll swim there if I have to!
Richard Hannon outlines Australian targets for Beat Le Bon and Raymond Tusk, along with a Breeders' Cup bid for Billesdon Brook, where he does not expect his father to be in attendance

We always worked him on his own for his own happiness. Then I would let him catch up with the workers in front and pass them out to let him think he was the top dog. I wanted him to keep that mentality
Wicklow Brave's groom Jason Dear reflects on the career of the legendary Willie Mullins-trained ten-year-old after he sadly suffered a fatal injury in the US

As a sponsor you don't want your race turning into a joke but, on the other hand, part of the value of a sponsorship comes from the publicity and, for all the wrong reasons, we're now generating bucket loads of PR
John Dance tries to look on the bright side after the Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy – a race he sponsors – attracted just one runner not trained by Aidan O'Brien

I'm not retiring, it's a change of career – retiring is slippers and pipe and dominoes in the pub, but I'm sure I'll be working harder than ever
Dual Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Andrew Tinkler after bringing down the curtain on his riding career to work full-time at former weighing-room colleague Charlie Poste's horse preparation business

Frank was a great man for advice and a truly great friend. If you needed a steer on something, Frank was always the right man to go to and he would give you his advice in his own Frank Ward way
Curragh chief executive Pat Keogh leads the tributes after the death of popular Irish racing figure and race sponsor Frank Ward

On Wednesday, why couldn’t they have started Bath at 1.32pm, Nottingham at 1.40pm, Wetherby at 1.48pm, and Punchestown 1.56pm, completing the cycle in eight-minute intervals?
Ruby Walsh proposes a solution to the issues surrounding race timing and races going off on top of each other, suggesting races go off at eight-minute intervals

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