'They had a vet call to my yard last night at all hours, looking for the horse. It's an absolute disgrace'

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

I trained nice horses for good people and bad horses for bad people. That's the game. It's not getting easier. I've had ten winners this year and just over £60,000 in prize-money – it's ridiculous
Brian Barr explains why he has become the latest trainer to quit the ranks

'I'm not happy training mediocre horses and the job takes over your life' - Brian Barr announces plan to quit 

I've seen a lot of them but Richard's under the radar; he's not a show-off, he works hard and he's a good, honest guy
Group 1-winning owner Ahmad Al Shaikh hails his new number-one jockey Richard Kingscote

'He's the best jockey for us' - owner Ahmad Al Shaikh signs Richard Kingscote as retained jockey 

The IHRB are partly to blame. They are running around with the headlines saying there's an investigation into a non-runner. They had a vet call to my yard last night at all hours, looking for the horse. It's an absolute disgrace
Charles Byrnes fumes at the reaction to Karloss being declared a non-runner at Downpatrick on Monday

'It's an absolute disgrace' - furious Charles Byrnes seeking CCTV proof non-runner Karloss was at Downpatrick 

It breaks my heart. Did we lose sight of what was going on in the first place? When the people in racing got together they wanted a safe environment for young people to have a chance. If there was no Race there would be no Johnny Murtagh
Multiple Classic-winning rider Johnny Murtagh is saddened by the demise of the Racing Academy and Centre of Education

'It breaks my heart, but I believe something good will come out of it' - Johnny Murtagh on Irish racing academy bombshell 

You could put up with it more if the prize-money were better, but I was at Newbury earlier this month and there was a handicap on a good Saturday card at a Group 1 track, that was worth five and a half grand to the winner. That's embarrassing and it shouldn't be allowed to happen
Andrea Atzeni outlines his decision to move away and continue his career in Hong Kong

Andrea Atzeni: 'I don't want to slag it off as British racing's been good to me - but you wonder where it's going next' 

I spoke to the vet who's looked after him for nearly all his life and he said he'll be absolutely fine, he's an old boy who'll take it in his stride. We're all so relieved, we couldn't bear it if we hadn't found him a new home
Owner/breeder Felicity Veasey's daughter Serena is relieved that The Whistling Teal has found a new home

'We couldn't bear it if we hadn't found him a new home' - Mike Cattermole and social media come to the rescue of ex-racehorse 

I don't want any begging letters but there was plenty of 100-1 about. But it's 185 miles from Cartmel to Market Rasen and you can't celebrate if you're driving that sort of distance. I got home just after 10pm and I had a cup of cocoa and went to bed
85-year-old trainer Michael Chapman reveals how he enjoyed ending nearly five years without a winner with Smart Connection

'I better not say whether or not I backed him because I don't want any begging letters but there was plenty of 100-1 about' 

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