Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
ARCADIA, Calif. - Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien has high praise for Rip Van Winkle, who is regarded as the strongest threat to the undefeated Zenyatta in tomorrow's...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Aidan O’Brien rates Rip Van Winkle his best chance of winning a first Breeders’ Cup Classic after the colt recovered from a fitness scare.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Racing:Aidan O'Brien and Johnny Murtagh got the perfect start to Breeders' Cup meeting when Man Of Iron won the opening Marathon at Santa Anita tonight.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
MAN OF IRON gave Europe and Aidan O’Brien the perfect possible start to the weekend by winning the Breeders’ Cup Marathon at Santa Anita last night.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Aidan O'Brien's Man of Iron gave the Europeans the perfect start to the Breeders' Cup when holding on by a diminishing neck from veteran Cloudy's Knight to land the opening $500,000 Marathon.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Aidan O'Brien has said he rates Rip Van Winkle his best chance of winning a first Breeders' Cup Classic after the colt recovered from a fitness scare.
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Trainer Aidan O'Brien downplayed Rip Van Winkle's latest foot issue on Wednesday, and sounded delighted with the Breeders Cup Classic contender's first foray on the Santa Anita Pro-Ride track. "We were a little worried the journey had taken a bit out of him," O'Brien said of the Sussex Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner. "He has had a long, hard season,...
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
AIDAN O'Brien's Jan Vermeer made every yard of the running to provide Ballydoyle with yet another juvenile Group One victory in the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
AIDAN O’BRIEN feels Rip Van Winkle (drawn 10) represents his best ever chance of winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
AIDAN O'Brien feels Rip Van Winkle is his best ever chance of winning the Breeders' Cup Classic.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Racing:Aidan O’Brien has revealed the brilliant-but-fragile Rip Van Winkle has not had an entirely smooth build-up to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
FOLLOWING St Nicholas Abbey’s victory in the Racing Post Trophy Aidan O’Brien looks to have another Derby candidate after Jan Vermeer led from start to finish in yesterday’s Group One Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Cecil strikes Breeders' gold as O'Brien ends losing streakHenry Cecil.07/11/2009 - 09:19:26Henry Cecil has further Breeders’ Cup success in his sights after Midday ended years of hurt with an emotional victory in the Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita.It would usually be hard to find anything to outshine the bright California sun, but Cecil managed to eclipse that as the multiple champion trainer...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Aidan O'Brien unveiled his latest Derby candidate as Jan Vermeer made all to win the Group One Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Another day, another Ballydoyle colt gallops into a Classic market. Yesterday was the turn of Jan Vermeer, who gave Aidan O'Brien his third juvenile Group One prize in as many weekends with a comprehensive four-length success in the Critérium International at Saint-Cloud. The colt is now second-favourite for the Derby, behind stablemate St Nicholas Abbey, winner of the Racing...
