'I’ve been through the mill - it was without doubt the worst fall I’ve ever had'

The best quotes from the racing world this week . . .

The beauty of the jumps is the public can identify with stalwarts, but he was one of them in a different way. He may have some of jump racing's most memorable moments, albeit not for the right reasons!
Middleham Park's Tim Palin pays tribute to Mad Moose after the popular refusenik's death aged 21

'He was a jumps stalwart in a different way' - popular rogue and serial refusenik Mad Moose dies at age of 21 

He was very ill, and a lot of horses who have had a similar condition have died. We knew the ice was very thin, but everyone got him through. For him to come out the other side and look amazing is unbelievable
Nicky Henderson is thrilled with Sir Gino's progress in recovery

'Magnificent' Sir Gino ahead of schedule in comeback - with Christmas return in the back of Nicky Henderson's mind 

That's all I'm hearing from all the regular Cheltenham festival-goers around me. They tell me it's just too expensive and they can't afford it any more. To travel over and get hotels in the vicinity is extremely expensive
Willie Mullins is pleased with changes made to the Cheltenham Festival, but calls on more to be done on hotel prices

'It affects all the Irish' - Willie Mullins on the biggest problem with the Cheltenham Festival despite recent changes 

Even when I am watching the races today, everything is jumping and travelling, gaps are opening, it's just champagne stuff
Eoin McCarthy cannot believe how well his Listowel harvest festival is going

'It's champagne stuff' - local trainer Eoin McCarthy over the moon following his first treble 

I never thought he'd get beat that day. It's amazing when you have so much confidence in a horse going into a race. It was a turning point for us
Richard Fahey recalls Wootton Bassett's Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere win after the stallion's death

'He was huge for us' - Richard Fahey pays tribute to his first Group 1 winner Wootton Bassett following stallion's death 

I snapped my fibula and tibia, broke my pelvis in a couple of places and had some internal bleeding that needed surgery, so I’ve been through the mill and it was without doubt the worst fall I’ve ever had
Jim Crowley opens up on the injuries he suffered in a horror fall this month

'I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll be back' - Jim Crowley vows to return to saddle next year following horror fall 

The carve-out for racing would be entirely meaningless because the demise of shops would mean catastrophic reduction in levy, media rights and sponsorship. It's the death knell for racing as well as high street bookmakers
Greg Knight,  managing director of leading independent bookmaker chain Jenningsbet explains what impact a racing tax rise could have

Labour MPs call for gambling tax hike that could be 'death knell' for betting shops 

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Buick brilliance as favourite Wise Approach overcomes dramatic start to claim Group 1 

True Love new 1,000 Guineas joint-favourite after downing Cheveley Park rivals - but Aidan O'Brien expresses stamina concerns 

Boiling Point proves too hot for his rivals as Clifford Lee and Karl Burke land Cambridgeshire again  

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