Giant's Way

What's encouraging is that Giant's Way is in the right hands. Trainer Jonjo O'Neill and his son A.J. at their Cheltenham yard have sent out 51 winners already this season—a yard clearly firing on all cylinders. O'Neill himself speaks about Giant's Way with the kind of patient optimism that suggests he sees something worth developing. "A gorgeous horse," he says, "one to be excited about down the line, but we're in no rush with him now." That's not the language of a trainer concerned about a struggling horse; it's the language of someone playing the long game with a young athlete still learning his trade. Giant's Way may not be winning yet, but the fact that neither his trainer nor his the yard are panicking speaks volumes. Some horses need time, and this one clearly has the pedigree and the stable support to eventually figure it out.