Royal Ascot-winning trainer Joe Murphy: we trust our Kildare jockey Gary Carroll
Kildare jockey Gary Carroll had the biggest win of his career at Royal Ascot but had a suspension arising from it Photo: ©INPHO/Tom Maher
Gary has been with me since he was a seven-pound claimer. We have a relationship where Gary comes down, he knows the horses. And we trust him, and you have to forgive.
He was banned and fined at Royal Ascot, but we all make mistakes, and the thing is we're able to forgive each other, get over it and move on again.
I bought her at the September yearling sales in Fairyhouse. The minute she walked in the door at the sales, I knew she had something about her. She's small, but that doesn't bother me. But her conformation and her athleticism were just overwhelming. And as I said, I didn't buy her, she bought me. That was it.
Our plan is to go to the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, then the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown, and then maybe the Breeders' Cup. They are the three races we've mapped out.
It is challenging, no question about it, for the number of pedigrees and wealth that's thrown at it.
But don't forget it's a race and every race you go into the stalls and if you win then that builds the value.
You mustn't forget that it's a race, so every horse has a chance.
To me, I think all horses are well bred today. It's just a matter of the more expensive owners getting the better pedigrees. But it’s a horse that makes a page (in terms of profile), a page doesn't make a horse.
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