Emit

His first win came at Tipperary in October 2024, but the more telling moment arrived at Gowran Park in July 2025, when trainer Joseph O'Brien stepped him up in distance and the horse responded immediately. O'Brien described him as "game and tough" that day, and jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle came back suggesting Emit could handle a mile and six furlongs — a significant comment, because it pointed to a horse still with room to grow into longer trips. There had been frustrations before that win: a rough race at the Curragh in a top-level contest where he came off second best in traffic, and a disappointing day at Ascot. Gowran felt like a reset, and it worked.

Since then, Emit has done enough to confirm he belongs at the better end of things. He ran what those around him called a "smashing race" at Longchamp, finishing in the places at one of Europe's most prestigious tracks — the kind of run that quietly changes how people think about a horse. O'Brien's yard, based at Owning Hill in Co Kilkenny, has sent out 154 winners already this season, so they know a good thing when they have one. The trainer has spoken about sending Emit down a staying route — longer distances — and is eyeing trips to Navan or Chester next. Chester in particular, with its tight, flat circuit, suits horses who stay well and compete hard.

His most regular partner has been Declan McDonogh, who has ridden him in five of his nine races and won one of them — a win rate of 20%, or roughly 1 in 5. The horse raced just yesterday and remains very much in active campaign. With the trainer confident he'll step forward from a promising comeback run, and the team clearly thinking about top-level staying races, Emit looks like a horse whose best days are still ahead of him.