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Endorsement

There's something quietly impressive about a young horse that barely puts a foot wrong, and Endorsement fits that description almost perfectly. The three-year-old has finished in the top three in every single one of its seven races — two wins and five other placed efforts — giving it a record that reads 2 wins and 7 places from just 7 outings. That means it has won roughly 1 in every 3 races it has entered (29%), which sounds modest until you realise it has never once finished out of the money. For a horse still learning its trade, that kind of consistency is genuinely unusual.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Father
Wootton Bassett
Mother
Embellish
Owner
Derrick Smith/Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Westerberg
Rating
106

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
7
Career races
2
Wins
28.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
100%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The career started with a first win at Tipperary on 31 August 2025, and Endorsement has barely dropped below its best since. Looking at the last six races — second, second, third, second, first, first, reading from oldest to most recent — you can see a horse that has been getting sharper and more confident with every run. Those back-to-back wins to close the sequence are the kind of form that gets people talking. The most recent victory came at Leopardstown on 4 June 2026, just a couple of weeks ago, which is one of the most competitive tracks in Ireland. Winning there means something.

Behind the horse is one of the most powerful operations in the sport. Aidan P O'Brien, based at Cashel in County Tipperary, has sent out 138 winners already this season alone. That is a staggering number — it means his yard is producing winners at a pace most trainers could only dream of across an entire career. When a horse comes from a setup like that and is still improving at three, it tends to attract serious attention. Endorsement raced just one day ago, so this is very much a horse in the middle of an active campaign, and given everything the form suggests, there is likely more to come.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Jun
2nd
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
4 Jun
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 5 runners
10 May
3rd
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 5 runners
12 Apr
2nd
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
11 Oct
2nd
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
31 Aug
🏆 Won
Tipperary
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
14 Jul
2nd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Jack Cleary
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 third 4 Jun 33.3%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 win 31 Aug 100%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 second 14 Jul 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 second 18 Jun 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 second 11 Oct 0%