{"id":298149,"date":"2023-11-04T00:26:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298149"},"modified":"2023-11-04T00:26:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:26:19","slug":"adam-west-is-chasing-a-hollywood-ending-ahead-of-live-the-dreams-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/horse-racing\/adam-west-is-chasing-a-hollywood-ending-ahead-of-live-the-dreams-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream&apos;s run"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream&#8217;s run in the Breeders&#8217; Cup&#8230; but the Batman namesake is more into ferrets than film stars!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Living The Dream, trained by West, is favourite to win the Breeders\u2019 Cup Sprint<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He is not a fan of the attention but has been focusing on what is a busy week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The trainer said he is proud of his work and that he feels he can impact events<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adam West had one box to tick when he touched down in Los Angeles. He knew upon arrival in America this was going to be a demanding week, so a plan was put in motion to find an escape.<\/p>\n<p>Overseeing the final preparations for the wonderfully \u2014 and appropriately \u2014 named Live In The Dream has been intense for West, a trainer whose small yard is based in Epsom; he is a man more comfortable walking around The Downs with his ferrets than talking into a camera.<\/p>\n<p>He knows why the interest is huge \u2014 how could it not be when he trains the favourite for the Breeders\u2019 Cup Turf Sprint \u2014 but he also knew why there was going to be a day when he needed to escape Santa Anita. So off he went to find his namesake on Hollywood Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Had to, didn\u2019t I?\u2019 West said chuckling. \u2018It was such good fun. And, yes, there was an obligatory picture.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Batman always came out with the right result and the 34-year-old raised an eyebrow when it was suggested something similar may happen tonight. That we talked in front of a plaque paying homage to Seabiscuit, America\u2019s favourite horse whose home was Santa Anita, retained the movie theme.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/20\/77381355-12708483-image-m-50_1699043952405.jpg\" height=\"758\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam West found his namesake on the\u00a0Hollywood Boulevard ahead of the Breeders&#8217; Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/20\/77380741-12708483-image-a-47_1699042277023.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He trains the favourite for the title, Live The Dream (pictured) and has endured a busy weekend<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The week has been really good, just one big blur,\u2019 said West. \u2018When we took him out to work this morning, you could feel the buzz and the energy. It\u2019s getting closer and closer and everyone is just so excited. How have I found it all? This just isn\u2019t me, the attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m having to adjust my social abilities more than my training abilities! I\u2019m trying to remember this is what it is all about, that one big opportunity and the chance to perform in front of the world. These are the chances you have to grasp with both hands.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>West would acknowledge his facilities are modest but there is no question that he has a gift for getting the best out of horses and Live In The Dream \u2014 who shot to prominence when he barrelled down York\u2019s flying five furlongs to win the Nunthorpe Stakes at 28-1 in August \u2014 is wonderful proof.<\/p>\n<p>This campaign has been planned meticulously. Aware that American stalls are different to those in Europe, as the start is signalled with a loud, clattering bell, West assembled his own siren to prepare Live In The Dream for what is to come.<\/p>\n<p>He also passed up the chance to run at Longchamp on Arc day, in the Prix de l\u2019Abbaye, as West wanted to travel Live In The Dream, a four-year-old gelding, to America for a race in Keeneland last month, where he ran with great credit. Everything is in place for a bold show.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m really proud of the way we have come here,\u2019 said West. \u2018I really like to think I can get inside a horse\u2019s head and give them confidence. That is what we have done. It\u2019s such a rollercoaster of emotions. While this is an escalation of everything, we\u2019ve got 40 more at home.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And that is a key point to make. There has been such fantastic colour in all of this \u2014 not least in the garish Louboutin loafers enthusiastic owner Steve de\u2019Lemos will wear for good luck \u2014 but this is also a story of ambition, of a young trainer and young jockey fighting to be noticed. Sean Kirrane, still an apprentice, will be entrusted with doing the steering this evening. He has taken everything in his stride this week, a convivially figure who will chat away over a bowl of oatmeal and summer berries, but his game face has been on for the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/20\/77381357-12708483-image-a-49_1699043118804.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West said the week &#8216;has been one big blur&#8217; and isn&#8217;t fond of the attention he&#8217;s been receiving<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you had told me I would be in this position six months ago, I\u2019d have told you to, well, you know what!\u2019 Kirrane said. \u2018The ambition this year was to ride my (apprentice) claim out, let alone ride in a Group One.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As he said that, he looked around at the breathtaking scenery and the cavernous stands that will hum with a 70,000 crowd tonight. This, genuinely, is everyone living in a dream. \u2018You can use that clich\u00e9,\u2019 Kirrane, a 23-year-old, who was born in Dublin, said with a smile. \u2018I keep telling myself it\u2019s just another ace. But this is the place where I saw Zenyatta win the Classic (in 2008). Now we are here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He paused, then captured with one phrase.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Really,\u2019 Kirrane said. \u2018It\u2019s just insane.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-12708483\/Adam-West-chasing-Hollywood-ending.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream&#8217;s run in the Breeders&#8217; Cup&#8230; but the Batman <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream&amp;apos;s run - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/horse-racing\/adam-west-is-chasing-a-hollywood-ending-ahead-of-live-the-dreams-run\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream&amp;apos;s run - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream&#8217;s run in the Breeders&#8217; 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