The belief at Ballydoyle now is that “a wrong few seconds” at the starting stalls cost City Of Troy his unbeaten record. “I’m not sure we’ve ever sent a horse to the Derby with as much ability as this,” O’Brien said on Monday. “Sometimes, things don’t work and I would always say that it’s my responsibility to make sure that it works. But City Of Troy remains the yard’s leading candidate as O’Brien seeks to become the first trainer to saddle 10 Derby winners. “What you can’t measure is mind and determination and that’s the most important thing in horse or human,” he says.

Source: The Guardian May 16, 2024 15:07 UTC