Article: `If a tenth of the things said about John Magnier were true........; The rise and rise of Coolmore.(Sports)

Byline: Alastair Down

ONE OF John Magnier's five children, John Paul, was christened by the Pope. The wags point out that the ceremony only took place at the Vatican because the weather was too bad for the Pope to land in Fethard.

Magnier is the most powerful individual in racing, and power attracts myth like a magnet does iron filings. In racing, where there is a gap in knowledge, it tends to fill up with tittle-tattle sold as truth. This is an industry that thrives on gossip, and journalists are not the only ones who don't let the facts spoil a good story. ...

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