Ep 1514 - Has Gaelic Warrior become a modern great?

About this episode

Nick Luck discusses the success of Gaelic Warrior and various racing updates with David Yates and other guests.

Nick is joined by David Yates to look at today's racing headlines. They begin with the stunning success of Gold Cup winner Gaelic Warrior at Punchestown yesterday, and hear from rider Paul Townend as well as the thoughts of Timeform's Dan Barber with historical perspective. William Haggas drops in to talk about a rare runner for the stable in the 2,000 Guineas while, in Kentucky, Nick catches up with three-handed Derby trainer Brad Cox plus the inimitable Michael and Jules Iavarone, who have bought into The Puma. Anna Seitz from Fasig Tipton announces new developments ahead of the Mid-Atlantic sale at Timonium, while Ben Atkins has all the latest from the Pointing world.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Luck

Guest: David Yates

Topics covered

• racing headlines
• Gaelic Warrior
• Gold Cup
• 2,000 Guineas
• Derby
• Pointing world

Keywords

• Gaelic Warrior
• Gold Cup
• 2,000 Guineas
• Brad Cox
• Fasig Tipton
• Pointing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fasig Tipton, Timeform

Places: Punchestown, Kentucky

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