Michael G Kennedy

The most telling detail is the partnership with Dream Diamond, a horse Kennedy has sent out seven times without a win to show for it. Seven races together is a real commitment — this isn't a trainer cycling through horses and moving on. There is clearly belief in this animal, and patience being tested in equal measure. Whether that faith eventually pays off is the question that makes this yard worth watching.

Kennedy took out his training licence in 2021, which means he is still in the early years of building something. Most successful trainers will tell you the first few seasons are about learning the job as much as anything else — finding the right races, understanding your horses, and simply getting runners fit enough to compete. The wins tend to come in clusters once things click. They haven't clicked yet for Kennedy, but four years in, with horses still running regularly, the yard is still very much in the game.