The broader record is quietly impressive too. Eight wins and 16 places from 35 races means Brazilian Rose has finished in the top three in more than two thirds of its outings. That 23% win rate — roughly winning 1 in every 4 or 5 races — puts it well ahead of most horses at its level, where a 1-in-10 win rate is perfectly respectable. The horse tends to race at Class 5, the bread-and-butter level of British racing, and has won 6 of 19 races there. It is not a horse troubling the big prizes, but it is an extremely reliable performer at the level it competes at.
The partnership with jockey Kaiya Fraser is one of the most striking details in the whole story. Seven wins from 20 races together works out to 35%, meaning Fraser and Brazilian Rose win more than 1 in every 3 races they contest as a pair. That is an extraordinary number. Clearly something clicks between rider and horse in a way that does not happen with most combinations.
Rebecca Menzies trains the horse from her yard in Morden, County Durham — a yard that has sent out 35 winners already this season, so Brazilian Rose is far from the only one pulling its weight. Menzies has built a yard that knows how to win races, and Brazilian Rose fits that pattern perfectly: consistent, effective, and peaking at the right moments.
The sweet spot for this horse is a short, sharp race — distances between five and six-and-a-half furlongs, where it has won 6 of 17 attempts, a 35% win rate that is genuinely eye-catching. Speed is its weapon. With a race just yesterday and another Southwell outing presumably somewhere on the horizon, Brazilian Rose looks like a horse with plenty left to give.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
16 | 3 wins, 1 second, 4 thirds, 8 other | 3 Apr | 18.8% |
| Southwell Galloping |
7 | 4 wins, 3 other | 13 Mar | 57.1% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 27 Feb | 33.3% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 9 Mar | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 22 Aug | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 16 Aug | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 10 Sep | 0% |