RIP Dr Vincent O'Brien

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wallinga
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RIP Dr Vincent O'Brien

Postby wallinga » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:36 pm

The greatest trainer and judge of a horse of all time passed away yesterday. What a man.

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Re: RIP Dr Vincent O'Brien

Postby wymanda » Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:27 am

wallinga wrote:The greatest trainer and judge of a horse of all time passed away yesterday. What a man.



I'll second that!!
Truly the greatest trainer the world has seen.

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Postby louis finochio » Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:06 am

Great trainers & great tbs come together in due time. Vince was a master of his trade, thanks for the memories Vince.
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Postby erins isle » Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:13 am

He truly was one of the greatest trainers on earth.
I just happened to get my hands on a biography by Raymond Smith recently. A lovely story and what a great life this man must have had.
R.I.P. Michael Vincent.
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