Zia Zabel
There are horses that take time to find their feet, and then there are horses like Zia Zabel, who announced themselves with a win first time out and have barely looked back since. The three-year-old has raced just three times in total, winning once and finishing placed in the other two — a record that works out to winning 1 in every 3 races, with prize money collected in all three outings. That kind of consistency from a horse still early in its career is exactly the sort of thing that gets people talking.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That first and only win came at Cork on 24 April 2026 — just days ago — which tells you this horse is in form right now, not coasting on old glories. The sequence of 1-4-2 (reading from most recent back) shows a horse that knows how to compete: a win, a placed effort, and only one run where things didn't quite come together. For a young horse still learning the game, that is a solid foundation.
Behind the scenes, Zia Zabel is trained by Miss Natalia Lupini, based at Banbridge in County Down. The yard has sent out 15 winners already this season, which is a meaningful number — it tells you this is not a small operation finding its feet, but a trainer who knows how to get horses ready to run and win. A young horse in a yard hitting those kinds of numbers is well placed to keep improving.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
18 Oct
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 12 runners
28 Sep
2nd
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 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 |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
24 Apr |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Sep |
0% |