Joseph O’Brien changes course from horse racing to jump racing after winning at Doncaster
Jockey Joseph O’Brien has had an exhilarating career throughout his three years. He has achieved all that a jockey would ever inspire about or dream of and more.
In the first place being a son of a professional horse racing trainer, Aiden O’Brien is in itself lucky especially for a person who would want to consider jockeying as a profession.
The eighteen year old jockey’s most significant success was when he rode Reply to the £207,000 first prize in the Weatherbys Insurance Two Year old stakes. This was followed by two Group One wins this summer for the 5ft 11 in teenager with a first Classic
courtesy of Roderic O’ Connor in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and Maybe’s win in the Moyglare Stud Stakes, with all the three horses trained by his very own father, Aidan.
Joseph O’Brien would mount Seville for his father Aidan at the Saturday’s St Leger. He has won his first race against senior jockeys in Britain when on Reply. Rumors have it that it would most probably be his last win at the Flat racing as he soon will take
refuge in jump racing instead of battling against his own body.
All arrows pointing towards a change to National Hunt racing predominantly due to his weight being over than what is actually required sets him right in that direction. The Leger then has to be his last and best possible chance to get hold of a second Flat
win.
"Reply was my first ride at Doncaster and everything went smoothly," O'Brien said. "He's very genuine and hopefully can keep improving. Seville is in good form and I'm really looking forward to it”.
The jockey and his previous ride, Reply had developed a well sought out for bonding which displayed the chemistry on the tracks during Gimcrack Stakes last time when the pair was able to beat down Factory Time being an outsider by a measure of good half
a length.
In the winners enclosure with a handsome amount of £162,165 and the amazing feeling of defeating not one but all three runners of Richard Hannon, Aidan O’Brien finds himself to be ahead of Sir Henry Cecil for the trainers’ championship.
The father son team is making some heads turn but the young jockey is capable and has not failed to prove it time and again as he already stands fifth in the Irish jockeys’ championship with 39 wins. He is said to be an old head on young shoulders and he
is equally determined about his future.
Joseph said: 'I can do 9st comfortably and we'll see how long I get out of it. I would like to ride over jumps eventually. I am tall and I am not going to get any lighter”.
Being so observant about one’s self and concerned about future career orientation at the same time too is not what every eighteen year old is wise enough to think about so all the best of luck to the future upcoming star.
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