'It's a form of madness buying horses nobody wants and trying to beat O'Brien'

But then you look at what happened, you find yourself in nearly every paper across the world for the wrong reasons, it makes you realise the position I'm in. From now on, I have to prove that the impression people have of me from the picture does not reflect who I am
Gordon Elliott prepares for his return to training following his sixth-month suspension

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Today I didn't have one drink and had nothing to eat but a bit of toast this morning. I knew she'd give me everything and I had to be ready for her. This is up with the best of all my big winners
Gary Bardwell was overjoyed to land the Leger Legends Stakes at the ninth attempt

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It's not a gamble, it's a form of madness going to the sales to buy horses who nobody else wants and then go and try to beat Aidan O'Brien
Paddy Twomey speaks to Brian Sheerin about his atypical approach to training

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What is there not to like about it? Yes, it's a sideshow, but it's a sideshow with a place
Jamie Osborne gives his views on the Racing League following its conclusion

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There were times when I definitely thought it would have been an easier route to go down
Johnny Murtagh admits he considered a full-time career as a TV racing pundit instead of training

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I've never had a sprinter with this much of a sober approach. He had a lie down when he arrived at the races. Normally they know they've come to do a job and they're excited about it. He just eats and sleeps
Clive Cox on Flying Childers winner Caturra's laid-back temperament

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The starter shouldn't have started it. As we were walking past [the parade ring] my horse has decided to come home and they've all cantered off
Cieren Fallon after Quickthorn somehow overcame a 20-length deficit at the start to score at Salisbury on Friday

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More from the Quotes of the Week series:

'It's quite creepy someone was watching and knew exactly what they wanted'

'I could be riding at Newbury and three hours later making everyone steaks'

'You know they're cowards hiding behind a keyboard and lost £2.50 on a horse'

'I've had wonderful owners all through my career, but they're dropping away'

'I was okay until about 1.30 – maybe it was too many glasses of red wine'

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