Ballydoyle’s grasp, Aidan O’Brien, gives info on the wide selection of skills at his disposal for the 2023 Flat season.
O’Brien is only a phenomenon within the racing world. Since being appointed coach at Ballydoyle Historic Advanced in 1996 on the age of simply 26, he has damaged each document worthy to be damaged and gained each worthy race in Europe and past.
This 12 months guarantees to be one other thrilling and high-achieving 12 months for Baldwell. O’Brien’s spectacular three-year workforce leads the undefeated Luxembourg workforce that’s outstanding within the markets at each the Guinness 2000 and the Derby.
One other unbeaten prospect heads his three-year-old filly within the type of Tenebrism who made such a very good impression on the Cheveley Park Stakes final season.
O’Brien spoke to Kevin Blake to debate these predictions and the numerous extra thrilling potentialities for subsequent season…
previous horses
very correct
He labored nicely at Curragh over the weekend and we could also be seeking to begin him on both the Alleged Stakes subsequent month or the Mooresbridge Stakes in Could.
Taking a look at him now, he was in all probability fairly weak final season. We might have exaggerated it by turning it on a second time as a two-year-old and it took him greater than we thought.
Mom Earth
She is the older filly that was stored in coaching right here. We have been delighted along with her successful comeback at Curragh and he or she ought to profit tremendously from this run. She may have loads of choices within the 1 mile group races towards foals and colts all season lengthy.
Australia Medal
He suffered a small fracture on his final run on the Breeders’ Cup Mile, however is now again and in nice form. He completed shut behind the very best gamers round final season and has stored his type nicely.
We’re taking a look at Queen Anne at Royal Ascot for his first huge objective. We are going to determine nearer to time whether or not to provide him a run or a gallop earlier than him. I do not assume he’ll be prepared for Lockinge.
He gained the Australia Medal in Group B Minstrel Stakes in July final 12 months
Three years previous
bluegrass
He is somebody we’ve got our eye on towards the Leopardstown derby in Could. He’s a quite simple horse, he was simply inexperienced when he ran in Zetland. He has a lazy strategy to go and we’ve not seen his greatest on the observe but.
Kontarelli Church
The plan is to run it on the 1000 Guineas Trial in Leopardstown this weekend. She needed to take a chip out of her knee after she ran the primary set within the Nas which is why she did not run once more final season.
It is going nicely. We at all times thought it was very stylish. She’s a half-sister to Fancy Blue and is a full sister descent to Excessive Chaparral, so there have to be a very good probability she’ll nonetheless be Mel.
Contarelli Chapel and Ryan Moore win Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden award in Naas
glunthon
The plan is to run him on the 2000 Guineas Trial in Leopardstown this weekend. It runs very nicely and exhibits loads of velocity. He misplaced loads of time after a promising first win in April final 12 months and we have been taking part in with him all season.
His profession in Breeders’ Cup was too early for him. Ryan stated he could not manage it across the observe; It was very inexperienced. It may very well be a horse for the Poule d’Essai des Poulains.
Luxembourg
We have been all very blissful along with his work at Curragh over the weekend and he’s going straight to 2000 Guineas. There wasn’t a lot between him and Level Lonsdale within the enterprise and the 2 would go there with a good probability. I hoped they might each keep within the derby too.
He is an even bigger horse than Camelot, and a ranger, however I believe he is quicker than him. He finds it straightforward to go quick. Camelot was the one son of Montague to win the primary set over a mile when he was three years previous, however maybe this teen is best geared up for the 2000 Guineas.
O’Brien brings Luxembourg hoping to get 2,000 Guineas for the cameras initially of the season’s press day
Lonsdale Level
I used to be very blissful along with his work at Curragh over the weekend. It was the primary time he and Luxembourg labored collectively. I assumed the 2 are working very nicely and the plan is to ship them straight to 2000 Guineas.
Jogs my memory of his mom Australia. He has an incredible thoughts and may be very courageous. He has loads of velocity and he’ll keep very nicely too. He loves tremendous terrain though he was racing extra typically on softer floor final season.
star of india
We labored with him at Curragh over the weekend to attempt to decide if it was possible a Guinean or a Derby horse, however we did not essentially get a transparent reply as a result of he has a little bit of a lazy method of going which makes him arduous to guage.
I do not need to put a roof on him as a result of due to his relaxed conduct we can’t know what’s below the hood till we check him on the observe. We’re holding our choices open with him for now.
India celebrity Simi Heffernan gained his first Leopardstown debut
stone Age
He has improved all final season and might be probably the greatest rated reels. He’ll begin his first match at Navan tomorrow and may very well be concerned within the derby after that if issues go easily.
tenbrism
We have been very blissful to do Tenebrism at Curragh over the weekend. Ryan was very proud of it. He sensed there was a very good probability she would keep the mile. They galloped nicely in entrance of her for seven and a half furlongs, and he or she picked up nicely. It’s going to go straight to 1000 guineas.
Tenebrism will head straight to the Newmarket for 1000 guineas
Tuesday
We have been more than happy along with her efficiency at Naas on Sunday. It’s going to come on much more and it appears to be like like it’s going to keep farther. She is relaxed and cozy. 1,000 guineas is likely to be too early for her, so we would look to get her again in for a guinea expertise after which go for an Irish 1,000 guineas. It may be an aux filter then.
