Denis Quinn

The standout partnership in the yard right now is with Lenny's Spirit, who has won 2 of their 7 races together. That might not sound dramatic on paper, but winning nearly 1 in every 3 races with the same horse is a sign of a trainer who understands exactly what a horse needs and when to run it. Finding the right races at the right time is one of the trickiest parts of the job, and Quinn is clearly getting that right.

The relationship with jockey Darragh Keenan tells a more interesting story when you look at the bigger picture. One win from 19 rides together is a modest 5%, but the sheer volume of those rides — nearly 20 — suggests a genuine working partnership and a shared belief in the horses Quinn is sending to the track. Jockeys do not keep coming back to a yard nineteen times if they do not rate what they see.

Quinn is still early in his career, and 26 winners over four years is a modest total by the standards of established trainers. But the trajectory here is what matters. Going from the fringes to winning 1 in 6 races in a single season is the kind of improvement that gets people talking, and rightly so.