Is He a "Men" Among Boys?
Is it possible that it is the Irish-trained Mendelssohn who actually is the freak?
Keyword: Aidan O'Brien
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Gustav Klimt Takes Irish 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes
Gustav Klimt gave Aidan O'Brien a third consecutive win in the Ballylinch Stud Two Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown April 14, coming home strongly to beat Imaging by 1 3/4 lengths.
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U S Navy Flag to Start Season in 2,000 Guineas Trial
Aidan O'Brien saddles three of the four runners in the Ballylinch Stud Irish Two Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes April 14 at Leopardstown, including last year's European champion juvenile male U S Navy Flag.
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UAE Derby Press Conference
Trainer Aidan O'Brien and owner MV Magnier discuss Mendelssohn's impressive victory in the UAE Derby and prospects for the Kentucky Derby. Courtesy Dubai Racing Club
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Three Things To Watch: Is This The Year for UAE Derby?
As the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up, each week we will take a look at three things to watch from the 3-year-old division heading into the weekend's prep races.
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International Runners Could Shape Derby Points Bubble
Because a pair of international races could generate several Kentucky Derby starters, this weekend's points races will be the most important weekend in determining where this year's Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying points bubble will fall.
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O'Brien Has Eye On Louisville With UAE Derby Trio
Should things go well for them in Dubai, trainer Aidan O'Brien's 3-year-olds are poised for an all-out assault on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1).
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Dubai World Cup: Aidan O’Brien
Aidan O’Brien talks about his entries for Dubai World Cup Day, including UAE Derby contenders Mendelssohn, Seahenge, and Threeandfourpence. Courtesy Dubai Racing Club
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Mendelssohn Returns With Patton Stakes Victory
Mendelssohn, making his first start since winning the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar, led a 1-2-3 sweep for trainer Aidan O'Brien in the 32Red Patton Stakes at Dundalk March 9.
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Mendelssohn Leads O'Brien Trio in Derby Points Race
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Mendelssohn tops a trio entered by trainer Aidan O'Brien for the Patton Stakes March 9 at Dundalk in Ireland, the penultimate race in the European Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Postponed Points Race Forces Change for Mendelssohn
A key step on the "European Road to the Kentucky Derby" has fallen victim to "The Beast From the East"—bitter cold and snow sweeping in from Russia to complicate life in the British Isles.
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Mendelssohn Possible for European Kentucky Derby Trail
Mendelssohn, Seahenge, and Threeandfourpence possible for either the Kentucky Derby Conditions Race March 1 at Kempton Park or the Patton Stakes March 2 at Dundalk.
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What's Going On Here: Greatest Hits and Rarities
Just when we think we’ve seen it all, 2017 rolled in. The year certainly showed us some things we ain't never seen in a long, long time.
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Highland Reel Goes Out a Winner in Hong Kong Vase
Making the final start of his globetrotting career, Highland Reel reversed the order of finish from the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) a month earlier, defeating Talismanic in the Longines Hong Kong Vase (G1) Dec. 10 at Sha Tin by 1 3/4 lengths.
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Globetrotter Highland Reel Set for Curtain Call
Few, if any, horses have logged as many frequent flier miles as Highland Reel (IRE) has in recent years. His career has spanned four years, four continents, and seven countries, and he will run his final race Dec. 10 in the Hong Kong Vase (G1).
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Fields Set for Longines Hong Kong International Races
Top-level winners from around the globe are set to contest four Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 10 at Sha Tin, with foreign horses looking especially strong in this year's renewal.
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Enable Honored as Cartier Horse of the Year
Juddmonte Farms' homebred 3-year-old filly Enable (GB) was named Cartier Horse of the Year at the 27th annual Cartier Racing Awards ceremony held at the Dorchester Hotel in London Nov. 14.
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Rekindling Takes Melbourne Cup for Joseph O'Brien
No 3-year-old of any kind had won since Skipton in 1941, but Rekindling ran by Johannes Vermeer to give the younger O'Brien a triumph in the Emirates Melbourne Cup Nov. 7.
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Rushing Fall Strikes in BC Juvenile Fillies Turf
One year after sending New Money Honey out to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), e Five Racing returned with undefeated Rushing Fall and took down the mile event at Del Mar.
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Aidan O'Brien Talks Breeders' Cup
Enjoying a record-setting year with 26 top-level wins, trainer Aidan O'Brien now takes aim at the Breeders' Cup. In this exclusive interview with BloodHorse Daily editor Claire Novak, O'Brien talks about Churchill, Highland Reel, and more.
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Breeders' Cup News Update for November 2
Aidan O'Brien sends out his 13 horse contingent, including Churchill, Highland Reel, Happily, September, and Roly Poly. Also on track this morning were Arrogate, Gun Runner, Unique Bella, Finest City, and more!
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O'Brien Takes Two Shots at Ending Classic Drought
With the burden of chasing the late Bobby Frankel's mark now off his back, trainer Aidan O'Brien heads into the Breeders' Cup World Championships solely looking to pile on to a season for the ages for his Ballydoyle operation.
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U S Navy Flag to Try Dirt, Mendelssohn Sticks With Turf
With his Midas touch helping the stable to a record-breaking season, trainer Aidan O'Brien will veer from initial expectations with juvenile colts Mendelssohn and U S Navy Flag in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3-4 at Del Mar.
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Mendelssohn Heads Deep Euro Contingent in Juvenile Turf
Top European trainer Aidan O'Brien holds a hot hand in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) Nov. 3 at Del Mar with group 1-placed Mendelssohn, a half brother to multiple champion Beholder.
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Happily the Star in Juvenile Fillies Turf
While the race usually is a difficult puzzle considering the light form on 2-year-old fillies and a huge influx of European runners, this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) Nov. 3 at Del Mar features a ready-made star in Happily.
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O'Brien Resolute in Pursuit of the Classic
Few, if any, owners and trainers have been more on a mission to win a single race than Coolmore and Aidan O’Brien when it comes to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which has eluded them for 17 years.
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Saxon Warrior Denies Roaring Lion in Racing Post Trophy
Saxon Warrior battled back to slay a menacing Roaring Lion in the final yards of the Racing Post Trophy (G1) Oct. 28 at Doncaster, giving trainer Aiden O'Brien his record 26th top-level win of the year.
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O'Brien Abundance Spills Over Into France
The impressive depth of the Aidan O'Brien stable will be on display this weekend when the trainer, who is enjoying a memorable year even by his high standards, unleashes a promising group of juveniles first at Doncaster then Oct. 29 in France.
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Highland Reel Aims to Defend BC Turf Against Deep Field
Domestic stars Beach Patrol, Oscar Performance, and Fanciful Angel will have to deal with top European runners Highland Reel, Ulysses, and Decorated Knight in a contentious Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.
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O'Brien Pair Among Racing Post Trophy Favorites
Irish trainer Adian O'Brien has two of the favorites for the final group 1 race of the English flat season, the Oct. 28 Racing Post Trophy for 2-year-olds at Doncaster—a key early steppingstone to the Investec Derby (G1).
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Hydrangea Puts O'Brien in Record Book on Champions Day
In a British Champions Day filled with upsets, it was an upsetter who gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his 25th group 1 win of the year, to equal the 14-year-old record set by the late Bobby Frankel.
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Cracksman Superb in Champion Stakes Romp
Cracksman surged to the lead early in the stretch run in the QIPCO British Champion Stakes (G1) Oct. 21 at Ascot and kicked away smartly to a seven-length victory, earning his first top-level win.
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Royal Ascot Rivalries Renew on Champions Day
The competition is so deep throughout QIPCO British Champions Day Oct. 21 at Ascot that even the lone group 2 race on an otherwise top-level card features a highly anticipated rivalry.
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Champion Stakes Loses Ulysses to Breeders' Cup
Some classic confrontations are on tap for QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Oct. 21 although the event lost a marquee name in Ulysses, who will head directly to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar.
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O'Brien Could Start Record Weekend 'Down Under'
Trainer Aidan O'Brien's first group 1 runner of the weekend is Johannes Vermeer, who ranks among the favorites for the BMW Caulfield Cup (G1) in Australia.
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O'Brien Sweeps to Victory in Dewhurst Stakes
U S Navy Flag flew home in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes (G1) at Newmarket Oct. 14, leading trainer Aidan O'Brien's four starters to a 1-2-3-4 finish and moving the conditioner to within one of Bobby Frankel's record of 25 top-level winners.
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Laurens Denies O'Brien at Newmarket
A desperate nose in the Oct. 13 bet365 Fillies' Mile (G1) at Newmarket prevented Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien from edging within one of the late Bobby Frankel's record of 25 top-level wins in a single year, as Laurens prevailed.
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O'Brien Closing in on Frankel's Magic 25 Top-Level Wins
Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is two victories shy of the late Bobby Frankel's record of 25 top-level wins in a calendar year and has the firepower to tie that mark the weekend of Oct. 13-14 at Newmarket.
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Roly Poly Rolls in Sun Chariot
Roly Poly continued a monumental roll by Coolmore 3-year-old fillies and trainer Aidan O'Brien, winning the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) at Newmarket Oct. 7 by 1 1/4 lengths over main rival Persuasive.
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Roly Poly Aims for More Group 1 Success in Sun Chariot
Trainer Aidan O'Brien sends out Roly Poly, yet another group 1 winner from his seemingly bottomless well of talent, as one of the favorites in the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) Oct. 7 at Newmarket.
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Roaring Lion Pounces in Royal Lodge
The Irish connections of Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore won both group 1 events on the card but came up a neck short in the lone Breeders' Cup Challenge heat, the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) for colts and geldings.
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Enable Holds the Power in Arc
It's Enable vs. the world in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) Oct. 1 at Chantilly and, to all appearances, the world has some catching up to do.
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Newmarket Juvenile Turf Races Offer Tickets to BC
A massive weekend of qualifying races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships sails across the Atlantic to Newmarket where 2-year-olds will strut their stuff.
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Capri Shines in St. Leger, Possible For Arc
Capri worked to the lead late in the William Hill St. Leger Stakes (G1) at Doncaster Sept. 16 and held on gamely to win by a half length over Crystal Ocean.
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World Approval Takes Aim at Woodbine Mile
The notion that World Approval thrives when given something to attack was the catalyst behind the decision to shorten him to up one mile. Trainer Mark Casse hopes that call will produce a victory in the $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1T) Sept. 16.
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Order of St George Wins Easy in Irish St. Leger
Order of St George galloped home an easy winner in the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (G1) at the Curragh Sept. 10 to regain the title he lost when he finished second in the race last year.
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Decorated Knight, Hydrangea Pull Irish Champion Upsets
Decorated Knight was last as the field turned into the straight in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (G1) Sept. 9, then circled wide and ran by them all to win by a half-length.
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Order of St George Standout in Irish St. Leger
The Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (G1) highlights a Sept. 10 card at the Curragh that also offers two Breeders' Cup Challenge races, but a promised rematch between Order of St George and Big Orange was washed out.
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O'Brien Holds Strong Hand for Irish Champion Weekend
Dual Guineas winner Churchill and Investec Derby (G1) runner-up Cliffs of Moher are featured in the Sept. 9 QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (G1)—one of three Breeders' Cup qualifying races on the Leopardstown card.
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O'Brien Quartet Tops Keeneland Phoenix Stakes Roster
The Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1) at the Curragh is an early test of local 2-year-olds, usually with a heavy emphasis on trainer Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle yard.
