Attention to detail is the secret to Joseph O'Brien's success
Trainer Joseph O'Brien after winning the Coolmore Stud Little Big Bear Irish EBF Athasi Stakes with Gregarina. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire.
There is a languid, laidback style about Joseph O’Brien which seems to transfer to the staff in Carriganog Racing. That pervading easy rhythm belies all he has achieved at such a young age, and all he and his team continue to strive to achieve.
The work gets done — the trophy cabinet replete with Melbourne Cups, Cox Plate, Galway Plate, Irish Derby, Ascot and Melling Chases, and many, many more across both codes and from far and wide are testament to that — but it does so without a factory feel, as lots exceeding 50 horses, and a full string many times that, consistently delivers on the track.
