Four years into training and still searching for that first winner, Michael Gates is at the sharp end of what makes this sport so brutally honest. Fourteen runners this season, fourteen runners in the last twelve months — and the scorecard reads zero wins from all of them. In a sport where success is measured in results, that's a tough place to be.Based on TrackLab's analysis
A snapshot of this trainer's performance over the last 12 months
14
Races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
14.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this trainer's record and recent runs
TrackLab's trainer breakdown
To put it in context, even trainers who win roughly 1 in every 10 races are considered modest operators. Gates hasn't yet managed 1 in 14. That doesn't make him unusual in the sense that small yards often spend years building toward their first breakthrough — but it does mean every runner he saddles carries the weight of that wait. When it finally comes, it will matter.
What's worth noting is that 14 runners in a year suggests a small, tightly run operation rather than a yard throwing horses at the wall. Gates isn't flooding the entries; he's working with limited ammunition. The question is whether the horses he has can give him the result his patience deserves.
📈 Form trend
How this trainer's win rate has changed month by month
Monthly win rate
2024–2026
0%
Jun
0%
Jul
0%
Jul
0%
Sep
0%
Oct
0%
Feb
0%
Mar
0%
Apr
0%
Jun
🎯 Where this trainer does best
Results split by ground, race level and track shape