In that short time, the yard has sent out 67 runners and come back with 11 winners, a win rate of around 1 in every 6. For a trainer still finding their feet, that is a genuinely impressive return. Many established yards would be happy with those numbers; for someone in their first year, it suggests a real eye for placing horses in the right races.
The standout detail, though, is Dundalk. All 11 of those winners have come at the same track — 11 from 49 runners there — and that is not a coincidence. Dundalk is Ireland's all-weather venue, an indoor floodlit track that runs year-round and has its own particular rhythm. Knowing how to prepare horses for that surface and that environment is a skill in itself, and De Aguiar has clearly cracked it early. When a trainer dominates a single venue this completely in their debut season, it tells you they understand something about the place that others don't.
The partnership with jockey Donagh O'Connor has been central to that success. Of the 17 times O'Connor has ridden for the yard, 4 have ended in a winner — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4. That is well above the yard's overall average, which means when these two line up together, it is worth paying attention. A strong, trusted jockey relationship is one of the building blocks of any successful training operation, and De Aguiar appears to have found his already.
Less than a year in, the questions are all about what comes next
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 49 | 11 | 22.4% |
| The Curragh | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Lingfield Park | 1 | 0 | 0% |