Sweet Baby Zou
Sweet Baby Zou is a 3-year-old with exactly one win to its name, but that single victory came with real promise. The horse broke through at Gowran Park on 1 June, over a mile and a furlong—a distance that clearly suits it. Since then, Sweet Baby Zou has raced four more times without managing to win again, though it has placed in two of those attempts. The recent form reads 3-6-–-1-8-7 across the last six outings, showing a third place just last time that suggests it can still get competitive on the right day.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What stands out is that when the distance stretches to between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, Sweet Baby Zou finds another gear entirely. Over those lengths it has won 1 of its 4 races—a 25% win rate, which is genuinely strong. The rest of its form suggests it struggles elsewhere, so this distance window is clearly critical. The horse is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, part of a yard that has sent out 160 winners this season alone, so there is clearly horsemanship backing the operation. Since that June breakthrough at Gowran Park three months ago, Sweet Baby Zou has been racing regularly and was out just yesterday, meaning it is actively campaigned and ready to run again. For a 3-year-old with only one victory across nine races, finding a distance that works is half the battle.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
3rd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
31 Jul
6th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
5 Jun
DNF
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
1 Jun
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 14 runners
29 May
8th
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
11 May
7th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
19 Apr
22th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 24 runners
8 Apr
10th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
30 Mar
9th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 13 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
1 Jun |
50% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |