'You could put a sack of spuds on him or Harry Cobden and he'd go just as well, which is fortunate given his jockey'

Brighterdaysahead put in some performance at Leopardstown and I was in awe of it. However, you should never knock a horse for one bad run and he's always been our number one contender for the Champion Hurdle.
Willie Mullins is keeping the faith in last season's Champion Hurdle winner State Man

'State Man has always been our number one contender for the Champion Hurdle' - Willie Mullins keeping the faith in Cheltenham hero 

UK racing is in a bit of a mess because the economics are just not working. There's too much racing and the product is hugely diluted, usually for the benefit of bookmakers. It means your good races at the top end are not adequately rewarded and if you win a maiden hurdle at the lower end, you'll pick up less than three grand. 
Owner Bryan Drew intends to have more horses in Ireland and France after becoming disillusioned with British racing

King George-winning owner Bryan Drew claims 'the economics are just not working in Britain' as he reveals plan to focus overseas  

If Palladium and Lulamba have to run against each other at some point then they will have to, but we're keeping all options open.
Nicky Henderson is not ruling anything out with his Triumph and Supreme candidates after Palladium's hurdling debut win at Huntingdon

Adonis aim for Palladium after €1.4m buy eased to 16-1 for Triumph despite winning on hurdling debut 

It was disappointing to go over there and get beaten but at least we found out we're not going down the two-mile route. Looking at his pedigree and the stamp of a horse he is, he's got stayer written all over him.
Willie Mullins is intent on stepping up Ballyburn in trip at the Dublin Racing Festival next weekend

Willie Mullins' full breakdown of his incredible Dublin Racing Festival team - including a juvenile 'who can go right to the top' 

Luckily I'm a farmer, so I make time for training him during the day, but that sounds a little bit too professional – I just ride him around the farm. It seems to work, it keeps him fresh and he loves it. He's very easy to ride. You could put a sack of spuds on him or Harry Cobden and he'd go just as well, which is fortunate given his jockey.
Captain Douglas White reflects on a memorable Grand Military Gold Cup success at Sandown on Fil D'Ariane, a horse he owns, trains and rides

'He seems to love it around here and I loved it as well' - owner-trainer-rider enjoys remarkable Grand Military Gold Cup success 

They pay the jockeys, which goes to the PJA for the benefit of the jockeys. So what we are saying is why shouldn't the trainers get paid as well. What's the difference? We felt trainers should be entitled to some remuneration for the enormous number of interviews they give.
Former Professional Jockeys Association chairman Nigel Payne, who is acting for the Professional Racing Association, believes trainers should be paid for live broadcast interviews

Peter Savill group threatens boycott of TV interviews unless trainers receive payment 

It just doesn’t make sense. Owners get a poor deal anyway and it takes an awful lot of time and effort to bring a horse through the ranks to become an established chaser – when something like this happens, it's as though racing is shooting itself in the foot.
Trainer Micky Hammond is critical of a race being scrapped on Sedgefield's card on Sunday after attracting just three runners

'Racing is shooting itself in the foot' - trainer bemused after Sedgefield race scrapped 

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