'We could do a little operation - castrate her'

The best quotes from the racing world over the last week. . .

His riding – his equestrianism if you like – was so fine. In the stands I said to myself, 'We might get beaten but this really is an artist at work'
Retiring trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre compliments Johnny Murtagh's ability to get a horse to relax

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Sadly I don’t have time to go racing at the moment. I’ve been to more girls’ hockey matches than I have been to race meetings in the last 12 months
Michael O'Leary insists his Gigginstown operation is still winding down despite investing in Gordon Elliott again

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Believe me, as a lad growing up in Liverpool and Manchester as one of the smallest in the school I know all about bullying
Paul Hanagan speaks out about claims of bullying, warning "bollockings" should not be mistaken for something more serious

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He’s been the soundest horse in the history of horseracing, he's never missed a beat. Meeting Trueshan on anything but a bog we would be very happy to do. We’re not worried about anybody
Bjorn Nielsen is unfazed by the prospect of Stradivarius renewing rivalry with Trueshan next season

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We could do a little operation – castrate her – and then hope the testosterone goes down and we can still run her as a filly
Top German trainer Henk Grewe explains the unusual case of Flamingo Girl, a four-year-old filly who has male sexual organs

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I have my own jockeys. They're either riding for me or they aren't. I have my own owners to keep happy and my owners wanted my jockeys to ride their horses so that's the way it is
Gordon Elliott prevents Jack Kennedy from riding Gold Cup winner Minella Indo in Saturday's Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal

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Read more from our Quotes of the Week series:

'The noise! I couldn't believe the cheer, and it's not even a full crowd'

'He gave you the time with horses in an era when some people don't'

'A bollocking from a trainer can be so demoralising - I felt destroyed'

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