Vincent O'Brien Still In The Winner's Circle

Result from France this week: the Listed Prix Miss Satamixa at Deauville (fillies and mares, 1500m on the all-weather) was won by Grecian Dancer [Dansili-Pizzicato, by Statoblest]. Her owner is Dr M V O'Brien, better known as Vincent O'Brien, now in his 91st year. The winner is trained by his son Charles. A worldwide vote hosted by The Racing Post anointed this legendary trainer as the greatest influence in horse racing history. From 100 hand-picked contenders, he received 28% of the votes. Dr O'Brien married an Australian and his family influence in this country has never been stronger via his son-in-law John Magnier and his grandsons at the helm of Coolmore. When you read a re-cap of this man's career, it is truly astonishing. For a brief pen-portrait, Google his name and click on the Wikipedia option.