E J O'Grady

The standout story from this yard is the partnership with St Faz. Three wins from 24 races together might only work out to 1 in every 8 races, but the sheer number of times O'Grady has put this horse on a track tells you something — this is a trainer who believes in a horse and backs that belief with entries. When a yard keeps running the same horse 24 times, it speaks to patience and a long-term plan rather than chasing a quick result.

One pattern that stands out is how well this yard performs on normal ground — the kind of conditions that suit most horses on a typical racing day. Three wins from 27 runners in those conditions works out at 11%, or roughly 1 in every 9, which is meaningfully better than the overall season average. It suggests O'Grady is good at reading when conditions suit and picking the right moments to run.

The most regular jockey partnership is with Phillip Enright, who has had 11 rides for the yard and provided 1 winner — roughly 1 in every 11. That is broadly in line with the yard's overall numbers, suggesting a functional working relationship still being developed rather than a fully tuned combination. The interesting question is whether, as the yard continues to improve, that partnership sharpens with it.

Thirty-three winners in four years is a training career still in its early chapters. O'Grady is not filling the big prizes yet, but the direction of travel is clear: more winners, a better win rate, and a yard that seems to know what it is doing with the horses in its care. At this stage, the story is less about what has been achieved and more about what looks like it is coming.