Below are the answers to the 2010 competition that ran in the Irish Racing Yearbook.
QUESTION |
QUOTE |
ANSWER |
| 1 |
“It’s an obvious point but a lot of people who would happily have spent €200 on a day out three years ago wouldn’t dream of doing so today” |
Chris Binchy |
| 2 |
“We have to put down a yearling recently, abandoned with a twisted gut and then dispose of the carcass” |
Sharon Newsome |
| 3 |
“I have no financial worries and don’t have to panic about paying bills or getting owners to pay me” |
Colin McKeever |
| 4 |
“I still think there is plenty money around, but people are afraid to spend it because they aren’t sure what the futures holds” |
Willie Mullins |
| 5 |
“He’s very young and will probably go on to make a jockey!” |
Michael Hourigan |
| 6 |
“I know all the jockeys can’t wait to be part of what will be horseracing history” |
Ted Durcan |
| 7 |
“You’d read in the papers that he was being called the Cheltenham ‘banker’, so there was real pressure” |
Colm Murphy |
| 8 |
“You meet every all sorts of people and you meet as many rogues as you do others, so you have to be ready for them” |
Frankie Ward |
| 9 |
“We were 12th in the Aintree Grand National this year and aim to go 11 better next year!” |
Madeline Lloyd Webber |
| 10 |
“I never feel physically old but when I look across the weighing-room, I wonder…” |
A.P. McCoy |
| 11 |
“Over jumps, I’d stay away from the competitive handicap chases and handicap hurdles” |
Luke McMahon |
| 12 |
“I try to see each animal every seven to 10 days” |
Stephen Collins |
| 13 |
“If an expensive horse got hurt that would place quite a big burden on the others” |
Norman Williamson |
| 14 |
“I think you will find that all the larger owners have a very definite say in who rides their horses” |
Pat Downes |
| 15 |
“He’s got the balls to go out and buy them on his own back” |
Richard Hughes |
| 16 |
“For me it’s never been about just having loads of winners” |
John Oxx |
| 17 |
“It was like being in Croke Park and somebody after scoring a goal. It was the best atmosphere I’ve come across for any particular racehorse” |
John Flannelly |
| 18 |
“I like to get a horse ready to win first time out if possible” |
Colin Bowe |
| 19 |
“The fact is he’s got a God-given gift and it hasn’t been diminished by one iota” |
Eoin Harty |
| 20 |
“I think you still can’t beat the atmosphere of a raceday and the buzz of a good day” |
Jason Morris |
| 21 |
“When you’re standing still for long periods the cold tends to get to you quicker” |
Gary O’Brien |
| 22 |
“I pick up as much as possible all the time and eventually I’ll come up with my own ideas” |
Andrew Thornton |
| 23 |
“How many times has a horse finished fourth on you when you wanted it to be third?” |
Michael Naghten |
| 24 |
“I think the reason I did so well last season was because I was very fit” |
Jennifer Pugh |
| 25 |
“They crack on and get on with it and buy some very, very nice horses so I’m very happy to let them loose and let them go” |
Richard Hannon |
