Quotes by Aidan O'Brien

“Were going to hope he adapts to the dirt.”

“If everything continues to go as planned, well be there.”

“tough, solid horse who gets 1 miles really well.”

“She pulled up when she got to the front. Shes really only as good as the horses shes racing against – she only just does enough.”

“The plan is to run Scorpion in the Arc, subject to everything being OK with him later in the week,”

“Weve been happy with him since his win in the St Leger and hes in good form.”

“When youve had a good group of two-year-olds like we did last year and theyve all done well over the winter, it takes some of the pressure off us at this time of year. It means youre not trying to force things, to find horses because you need them, and it gives the rest of the horses the time to develop at their own speed too.”

“He has the most arrogant personality. The way hell look you up and down, its unusual in a horse. You go in and he looks at you as if to say: Feed me and get out. He has a huge ego, pumps himself up. He looks down on people and looks down on horses. On the gallops, when he lies up with them doing a half-speed, hed be herding them.”