Australia Day?

Aidan O’Brien believes he has "never had a horse" like Australia ahead of his date with destiny at Epsom today.

Australia Day?
Sat, 07 Jun, 2014 - 01:00
Colin Wilson

The master of Ballydoyle is one of the most successful trainers of the modern era and has saddled four winners of the premier Classic in Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002) and the last two winners Camelot and Ruler Of The World.

Both Galileo and High Chaparral were standout performers of their time, while Camelot came close to sealing the Triple Crown in 2012, but O’Brien rates his latest Epsom candidate the best Flat horse he has ever trained.

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