That last point is worth sitting with for a moment. Cromwell's operation has sent out 96 winners this season alone, which tells you this is not a struggling yard trying to figure things out — it is a busy, successful training base that clearly knows what it is doing. When a horse keeps coming up short in that kind of environment, it tends to say something about the horse rather than the team around it.
The recent form makes for difficult reading: in its last six races, Kentucky Bluebird's finishing positions read 10th, 6th, 6th, 11th, 4th, and 12th — listed oldest to most recent, that 4th place actually stands out as a rare bright spot, suggesting there may be a flicker of ability in there somewhere. But the overall picture is one of a horse that races 1 day ago and still has nothing in the win column after nine attempts. Raced as recently as yesterday, the horse is clearly being kept busy, which suggests Cromwell has not given up hope of finding the right opportunity.
At this stage, Kentucky Bluebird needs to find some dramatic improvement to justify continued optimism — but in a yard producing winners at the rate Cromwell's is, stranger turnarounds have happened.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 4 Aug | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 12 May | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Mar | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 10 Jul | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 27 May | 0% |