Amiata

Colin Keane, who rides Amiata in most of its races, has a particularly sharp record with the horse: three wins from nine races together, a 33% win rate that outperforms the horse's overall figures. That partnership clearly works. Under Keane's driving, Amiata has won two of its last six races and shows the kind of recent form—a fourth-place finish most recently, after wins and near-misses scattered through the preceding weeks—that suggests a horse still capable of winning races and still pointing upward.

Trained by G. M. Lyons at Dunsany, County Meath, Amiata is part of one of the busier Irish yards this season. Lyons has already sent out 43 winners, and Amiata's dual Navan victories suggest the horse is being carefully placed to suit its temperament. A three-year-old with four career wins and a knack for one particular track may not yet be a star, but it is a horse that knows how to win—and that has found the right jockey and the right track to do it.