REPORTAGE ENGLISH TEXTS than Ace Impact on faster or similar tracks . Does that make them lesser Arc winners ? Of course not . A bit like in life , what makes the difference is not how long something lasts , but what you do with that time !
ARC IN
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JOSEPH O ’ BRIEN
Carriganog , at the foot of a rainbow You can ’ t get more Gaelic than Carriganog for a place name ; it ’ s a name straight out of Celtic legends ! How can you not believe in the influence of Irish leprechauns on this land of champions ? Grandfather Joseph Crowley trained there successfully , then handed over the reins to his daughter Anne-Marie for several seasons . She then passed them on to her husband Aidan O ’ Brien before Ballydoyle , and now their son Joseph O ’ Brien is off in search of Carriganog to find pots of gold at the foot of rainbows , all over the world ...
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COOLMORE
Loyal to the Longchamp vein One Arc left its mark on the Coolmore team was the historic trifecta achieved by the syndicate in the 2016 edition , dominated by the mare Found , the stud ’ s mascot . Today , she parades on the grasse , and the spoils of her triumph greets visitors at the entrance of the offices , like a littering necklace in the window of a grand jeweler .
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BALLYLINCH
Don Connor de la Vega ! John O ’ Connor has been at the helm of Ballylinch Stud , one of the most influential stud farms in Ireland , since 1988 . Among its residents is the great Lope de Vega , a sensational winner of the Prix du Jockey Club , whose stud career has been equally remarkable . He sired , for example , Look de Vega , who also won the Prix du Jockey Club and is now among the leading contenders for the Arc , as well as a future resident of Ballylinch . This stallion-maker has always been passionate about champions , and therefore about the Arc , which was the scene of one of his greatest disappointments , but also the prelude to a reunion at Ballylinch , as ironic as it was unexpected ...
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