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JOSEPH O'BRIEN will not race-ride in 2016 and his career as a jockey looks over as he revealed to the Racing Post on Monday he has decided to concentrate on his new role as a trainer.
The two-time Irish champion jockey, who in 2013 broke the record for winners in an Irish Flat season, does not turn 23 until May but he has accepted that his future revolves around training horses rather than riding them and wants to donate not just some but all of his time, energy and expertise into the next chapter of his career.
O'Brien jnr is set to acquire his own training licence next month and has been looking after a string of more than 70 horses, including JCB Triumph Hurdle favourite Ivanovich Gorbatov, on Owning Hill outside Piltown, County Kilkenny, for the past year.
"It's hard enough to make a decent job of one thing never mind trying to juggle two things so I'll be concentrating on training and won't be riding any more," O'Brien said.
The two-time Irish champion jockey, who in 2013 broke the record for winners in an Irish Flat season, does not turn 23 until May but he has accepted that his future revolves around training horses rather than riding them and wants to donate not just some but all of his time, energy and expertise into the next chapter of his career.
O'Brien jnr is set to acquire his own training licence next month and has been looking after a string of more than 70 horses, including JCB Triumph Hurdle favourite Ivanovich Gorbatov, on Owning Hill outside Piltown, County Kilkenny, for the past year.
"It's hard enough to make a decent job of one thing never mind trying to juggle two things so I'll be concentrating on training and won't be riding any more," O'Brien said.
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I wish him well on his new venture , family ties excepted , the boy done well . He showed he was good enough at the top table , not the most stylish or elegant in a finish but got the job done . If truth be told he did better than most give him credit for .
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W/R HE must be the tallest jockey ever to win a derby, Im sure Joseph is looking forward to a desent breakfast in the morning.we wish him well.
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im sure the finest of jockeys have fcuked up on at least one? mj kinane who id rate the best i ever saw dropped his whip in breeders cup and was beaten the width of a cigarette paper? they aint machines.and id have shared most peoples pessimism when he started but fair play to the young lad.he done good..
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Major wins[edit]
Republic of Ireland Ireland Irish 2,000 Guineas – (3) – Roderic O'Connor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013) Moyglare Stud Stakes – (1) – Maybe (2011) Tattersalls Gold Cup – (1) – So You Think (2012) Irish Derby - (2) - Camelot (2012), Australia (2014) Irish St. Leger - (1) - Order Of St George (2015) Vincent O'Brien National Stakes - (2) - Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015) Phoenix Stakes - (2) - Dick Whittington (2014), Air Force Blue (2015) France France Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Imperial Monarch (2012) United Kingdom Great Britain 2,000 Guineas – (1) – Camelot (2012) Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - Leading Light (2014) Coronation Cup – (2) – St Nicholas Abbey (2012,2013) Derby Stakes – (2) – Camelot (2012), Australia (2014) Fillies' Mile - (1) - Together Forever (2014) International Stakes - (2) - Declaration of War (2013), Australia (2014) Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - So You Think (2012) Queen Anne Stakes - (1) - Declaration of War (2013) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Excelebration (2012) Racing Post Trophy – (2) – Camelot (2011), Kingsbarns (2012) St. Leger - (1) - Leading Light (2013) Not bad for a 22year old |
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Dubai Sheema Classic - (1) - St Nicholas Abbey (2013) United States United States Breeders' Cup Turf – (1) – St Nicholas Abbey (2011) |
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I doubt I've ever seen a better pilot at his age.A huge talent.
As posted above, every jock messes up. Its part and parcel of the sport. For all that Ryan Moore had 9 in Royal Ascot, there were 3 more he should have won. That's just racing |
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Thought he was a good strong honest jockey who like every human made a clanger or two for which he was well vilified.
A loss to the game imho. |