Colors Of Freedom

The record reads seven wins and 22 places from those 52 races, which works out at roughly 1 win in every 7 or 8 races — a modest return, but one that tells only part of the story. Another 22 times it has finished second or third without winning, meaning Colors Of Freedom has hit the podium in well over half its career. That is a horse that turns up and competes, even when the winner's enclosure stays out of reach.

The most interesting partnership in this horse's career is with jockey Luke Morris. Together they have won 5 of their 20 races — one in every four — which is well above the horse's overall win rate and suggests Morris has figured something out about how to ride it. The trainer, Joe Ponting, operates a small yard out of Wotton-Under-Edge in Gloucestershire and has sent out 3 winners this season, so Colors Of Freedom is a meaningful contributor to what the team produces. The fact that all seven career wins have come in Class 6 races — the entry level of British racing — is simply honest. This horse competes where it belongs and wins there, which is all you can ask.

Two things stand out as genuine strengths. First, wet and muddy ground seems to bring out the best in it: 2 wins from just 4 races on heavy or soft ground, a remarkable 50% record that suggests it transforms on a rain-soaked track. Second, Southwell — the all-weather circuit in Nottinghamshire — has become something of a home: 2 wins from 9 races there, and a consistency that makes it one to watch whenever the entries come up for that track.

The last win came at Wolverhampton on 30 June 2025, and the six races since have brought two placed efforts but no victory. Raced just three days ago, Colors Of Freedom is clearly still in full training and active. Whether another win is imminent is hard to say, but on a wet day at Southwell with Luke Morris in the saddle, the answer might be yes.