True Love

What makes those numbers more impressive is where she has been winning. True Love landed a Class 1 race at Ascot on 18 June 2025 — that was her very first career win, which means she announced herself at the highest level from the start. She then won another Class 1 at Newmarket in September, and most recently returned from her winter break to win at Leopardstown just this week. When your first win is a top-level race at Royal Ascot, the bar is already set extremely high — and she keeps clearing it.

O'Brien's yard has been in devastating form this season, sending out 144 winners already, but even within that powerhouse operation, True Love stands out. Her trainer has been open about the central question surrounding her: she is by No Nay Never, a stallion famous for producing exceptionally fast, sharp horses over short distances. O'Brien has spoken candidly about not knowing whether she will stay a mile — the classic distance for three-year-olds — or whether her speed will be her ceiling as much as her weapon. "She's big, but definitely not short of speed," he said after Newmarket, and that tension between raw pace and potential stamina is exactly what makes following her so compelling.

A potential tilt at the Guineas over a mile has been mentioned, and O'Brien has also floated the idea of sending her to America, where her travelling ability and electric speed could thrive. She raced just one day ago and is very much in the thick of her season. The great unknown — can a horse this quick genuinely get a mile? — will not stay unknown for long, and the answer, one way or another, is going to be worth watching.