Leopold The First

The horse has not managed victory in his last six outings. His most recent effort was a second-place finish, and before that he placed in two consecutive races, which suggests he is competitive enough to get close but is finding something missing when it matters. His jockey Robbie Colgan has ridden him five times without a win, and while that is a small sample, it points to the broader picture: Leopold The First is a horse on the cusp of winning but has not quite got there yet. For a 4-year-old still searching for his first victory after ten attempts, there is both encouragement in the consistency of his placing finishes and frustration in the unwillingness of the finish line to come his way. The yards that stay with a horse like this — one that shows enough to place regularly — are generally patient and believe the breakthrough is coming.