Richard Fahey

In the last twelve months alone, Fahey has sent out 69 winners from 792 runners — roughly 1 in every 11 races, or 9% if you prefer the number. On the surface that might sound modest, but volume trainers working across a wide range of races rarely post much higher than that. The more telling figure is what those winners include: three top-level victories in the space of thirteen months, at Ascot in October 2025, Ayr in September 2025, and Newbury in September 2024. The top tier of British racing is brutally competitive, and landing one of those races takes some doing. Landing fifteen across a career — at venues like Newmarket, Ascot and York — tells you this is a yard that belongs at the biggest occasions, not just making up the numbers.

The partnership with jockey Oisin Orr is worth paying attention to. Across 207 rides together they have combined for 27 wins, a 13% win rate — closer to 1 in every 8, which is meaningfully above Fahey's yard average. That gap matters. It suggests Orr and Fahey have developed a genuine working understanding, the kind where horse, trainer and jockey are pointing in the same direction. In a sport where chemistry between the saddle and the stable is often underestimated, 27 wins from that many rides is a real partnership, not a coincidence.

The one wrinkle worth noting is the association with Arabian Desert — three races together and no wins yet. Three races is a small sample and proves nothing, but it is a reminder that even the sharpest yards have combinations that simply haven't clicked. Whether that changes is one of the more interesting subplots to follow as Fahey's reputation continues to grow.