Joseph O’Brien is a super star in the making
Epsom Derby-winning jockey Joseph O’Brien comes across as a young lad with his priorities firmly in place. Joseph arrived in India in the wee hours of Thursday but he showed his commitment to the profession by turning up for morning track work and was astride several horses. Later in the day he gave a peach of a ride to Pesi Shroff trained Shahenshah which he lost by a neck. Despite this being his first ride in India and in a crowded field, he nursed his horse brilliantly from the wide outside draw. He was beautifully balanced and in the final furlong when Shahenshah seemed to have shot his bolt, he goaded the horse to produce that bit extra before the horse lost in the final strides of the race being ring rusty. Surely his presence enlivened an otherwise drab day’s races. The interest in Joseph is not because he is the son of Ireland’s most powerful trainer Aidan O’Brien and he rides for one of the biggest owners in the world. The boyish-looking jockey is a draw not only because