Daniel & Claire Kubler

The partnership with jockey Richard Kingscote has been one of the most reliable combinations in their operation. Across 51 races together, Kingscote has ridden 7 winners for the stable — winning around 1 in every 7 rides — and that kind of consistency between trainer and jockey tends to be built on trust and a shared understanding of how a horse needs to be ridden. When the same rider keeps getting the call, it usually means things are working behind the scenes.

When conditions turn wet and the ground gets heavy and muddy, the Kublers seem to have an eye for placing their horses well. One winner from just 4 races on the worst of the ground works out at 25% — winning 1 in every 4 — which is a notably sharp return for conditions that catch many yards off guard. It is a small sample, but it hints at a team that knows which horses relish a proper test.

Their standout horse Arishkas Dream has provided one win from seven races together, which on its own looks modest. But the fact that the Kublers have kept returning to that partnership suggests they see real potential there that the record alone does not fully capture. Trainers do not keep running a horse seven times unless they believe in what they have got.

Four years in, the Kublers are already past the point where anyone could call them newcomers. With 129 winners on the board and a clear identity forming around their yard — reliable in the wet, well-connected with a quality jockey, and still improving — they look like a training partnership with plenty still to come.