To be honest I thought it was a crying shame to see Fame And Glory go out like this.
The Coolmore operation see horses as little more than commodities with little regard of what is best for them. O`Brien in fairness is just the whipping boy and I suspect his hand is often forced, there is no way this race was on his agenda at the start of the year and it was an after thought born out of greed pure and simple, not the first time we have seen it.
Oh well, hope he enjoys his retirement, not a horse I overly took to but his achievements are there for all to see, 5 group ones victories and some top placed efforts also, he was a high classed horse at his best between 2-4 and had a brilliant year at 5 when raced in the staying division.