A family fairytale

“I don’t want to blow him up in any way but from Day One, when he was born, he was very exceptional”

A family fairytale
Sat, 19 May, 2012 - 01:00
Daragh Ó Conchúir

Aidan O’Brien is talking about Camelot, the 2000 Guineas winner that heads the betting lists for the Investec Epsom Derby and is tipped in many quarters to complete the fabled Triple Crown by adding the St Leger.

Though it would never happen, he could well be describing another precocious Ballydoyle talent with the right pedigree. His son.

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