Aidan O'Brien Breeders' Cup Quotes - Key Quotes ahead of Del Mar
Aidan O'Brien is poised to make history at the 2025 Breeders' Cup, with a strong lineup aiming to break the record for the most wins. O'Brien's contenders include Mission Central, who is expected to thrive in fast conditions, and Gstaad, who is ready to tackle the speed-focused mile. Minnie Hauk, coming off an impressive performance in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, is targeting the Breeders' Cup Turf and expected to set a high standard for competitors. Other notable entries like True Love and The Lion In Winter aim to excel in their respective categories.
- Aidan O'Brien aims to break records at the 2025 Breeders' Cup
- Key contenders include Mission Central, Gstaad, and Minnie Hauk
- O'Brien’s horses are poised to excel on fast ground and tough tracks
- Day One Runners
- Mission Central
- Brussels
- True Love
- Precise
- Gstaad
- Day Two Runners
- Bedtime Story
- The Lion In Winter
- Minnie Hauk
Aidan O'Brien Quotes
Aidan O'Brien drew level with D Wayne Lukas as the winning-most trainer at the Breeders' Cup 12 months ago, and Ireland's Champion Trainer is odds-on to establish a new record at Del Mar this week.
Here's Aidan O'Brien's stable tour ahead of the 2025 Breeders' Cup. All quotes taken from AtTheRaces.
Aidan O'Brien Breeders' Cup Quotes
Day One Runners
Mission Central
He’s aiming at the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. We were very happy with his win at Ascot. He’s a strong traveller with plenty of pace. He was beaten when we dropped him back to five furlongs in the Flying Childers, but I don’t think we saw the best of him that day. He’ll love fast ground and is learning with racing too, so I’d be hopeful that he’ll run well.
Brussels
He’s a fast horse. We dropped him back to five furlongs in the Cornwallis Stakes to see if he’d cope with it and it seemed to suit him. He showed loads of speed. He’ll need to show all of that speed in this race as the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is all about speed from the first stride, but we think he’ll cope with that.
True Love
We are looking to send her to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. She’ll have had a slightly longer gap between runs than most of ours have had coming into this meeting and that can only help. She’s been in great order since winning the Cheveley Park. She has always looked to be all speed. She showed that when winning the Queen Mary and remember she was still a maiden at that stage. The runs she’s had since then have sharpened her up and she’s a professional lady now. She’ll need to be very sharp for this test, but we’ll looking forward to seeing how she copes with it.
Precise
She’s in great form and is on track for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She looked a very, very good filly in the Fillies’ Mile. That was up another level from what she had done before, even when winning the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Fast ground will suit her well, she showed her stamina for a mile the last day, but also has plenty of pace at that trip. She just looks really good, and we hope she’ll show it to everyone again at Del Mar.
Gstaad
He’s on target for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. We’ve been very happy with him since the Dewhurst. For the last while we’ve had this race in mind for him as we felt it would play to his strengths. He has gradually stepped up in trip as the season has progressed and he looks ready to step up to a speed-focused mile now. We’ve been delighted with how he has progressed from start-to-start and we are hopeful that he can finish his season on a strong note in this.
Day Two Runners
Bedtime Story
She’s on target for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Her last race at Ascot just didn’t pan out well for her. They ended up going slow in front and she was well of the pace, so she ran as well as she could in the circumstances. We always thought this race would suit her, as the faster ground and nature of the track should play to her strengths. With her you always hope that there is good pace in front of and she should be coming home strongly. It wouldn’t surprise me if she produced a season-best effort.
The Lion In Winter
He’s being aimed at the Breeders’ Cup Mile. We’ve been very happy with his last two runs, and he seems to have come out of his most recent run at Ascot very well. We’ve obviously asked a lot of him this year in terms of running him over different trips, but we’ve worked him out and a mile is what he wants. He’s sharpening up and getting more professional all the time. He’s breaking well and has pace, so the demands of this race will hopefully be ok for him.
Minnie Hauk
She’s had a brilliant year, and we think the Breeders’ Cup Turf will suit her well. She’s a particularly good mover, so should enjoy the likely fast ground. She starts well and has good early pace to get forward if needed. She seems to have the right tools for this race. We were thrilled with her run in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. She has always been inclined to wait when she hits the front, which is why she has never tended to win too far. The way the race panned out meant that she got left in front a little earlier than Christophe would have wanted and she was just a bit unlucky that there was a very good horse stalking her that was able to have one crack at her late while she was waiting. She ran huge on the day and if she runs to that level again, she will set a high bar for the rest of them to come up to.
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