O'Brien closing in on Gosden mark

Aidan O'Brien, winning trainer of Lancaster Bomber Leopardstown Photo: Patrick McCann 04.08.2016

Aidan O'Brien: has decided to put blinkers on General Macarthur for the Tote Irish Cambrideshire and it could prove a masterstrokeCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Victory in today's Juddmonte International for Aidan O'Brien would mean the Ballydoyle maestro setting a new British prize-money record.

John Gosden set the record last season with £5,300,553, but O'Brien is poised to eclipse that as he has already amassed £4,980,201 before the start of York's Ebor meeting.

With Idaho odds-on for the Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes, O'Brien could pass the £5m mark before the International, and should he not win the Group 1 Juddmonte for a record sixth time he has plenty of other chances over the four days.

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David BaxterReporter

Published on 17 August 2016inYork Ebor festival

Last updated 13:14, 16 August 2016

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