The headline number this year is 6 winners from 71 rides — roughly 1 in every 12 — which represents a dip from the 15% win rate she posted last season. That kind of drop is always worth watching, but it doesn't tell the whole story. When you dig into where and how those wins have come, a more interesting picture emerges. On normal ground, she wins 4 in every 20 races — a 20% clip that is genuinely strong for a jockey still in the early stages of her career. The conditions matter enormously in racing, and she clearly has a style or a temperament that clicks when the track is riding fairly.
Dundalk tells a similar story. She has landed 4 winners from 20 rides there, which is exactly the kind of course-specific edge that trainers and owners notice and remember. Dundalk is an all-weather track that rewards rhythm and patience, and the fact that she keeps delivering there suggests it suits the way she rides rather than being a run of luck.
Her most important professional relationship is with trainer Patrick J Flynn. Across 51 rides together, they have combined for 6 wins — a win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8 or 9 — which is comfortably better than her overall average this season. That kind of partnership is the engine of most jockeys' careers in the early years, and having a trainer who trusts her enough to put her up 51 times says a great deal about how she is regarded within that yard.
At 3 years in, a slight dip in results is hardly cause for concern — careers at this stage tend to move in waves rather than straight lines. What matters is that she has a track she dominates, ground conditions she excels on, and a trainer who keeps putting her on horses. Those are the building blocks, and Robyn Donaghue-Leahy clearly has all three.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 20 | 4 | 20% |
| The Curragh | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Gowran Park | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Naas | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% |