True Love

Her career got going at Ascot on 18 June 2025, and she wasted no time announcing herself. That first win came in a Class 1 race — one of the biggest races in Britain — and she followed it up with another Class 1 victory at Newmarket in September. Those two wins alone would constitute a fine season for most horses. True Love was just getting started. She won again at Newmarket in May 2026, and across her last six races her form reads 3-2-1-1-1-2, meaning she has finished first or second in five of them. She races on fast, dry ground as well as almost any horse around — three wins from four races in those conditions, a 75% win rate that tells you this is where she is at her absolute best.

Her regular partner is Ryan Moore, widely regarded as one of the finest jockeys in the world. Together they have won 3 of their 6 races — exactly 1 in every 2 — and O'Brien has noted that when True Love was available, it was very hard for Moore not to ride her. That kind of loyalty between jockey and horse at the top level usually means something.

What makes True Love's story genuinely compelling is the question hanging over her future. She is by a stallion called No Nay Never, a bloodline built for pure speed over short distances. O'Brien has been candid about the uncertainty — she is quick enough that he was not even sure she would handle six furlongs, let alone a mile. Yet she keeps finding ways to win, and he has given her the chance to prove she can stay the longer trip. Whether True Love turns out to be a brilliant sprinter or something more versatile, she is already one of the most interesting three-year-olds in training — and she raced just yesterday, so the story is very much still unfolding.