S R B Crawford

This season, Crawford has sent out 12 winners from 195 runners — roughly 1 in every 16 — which represents a slight dip from last year's 1-in-12 win rate. That kind of drop is worth watching but not panicking over. Training yards go through cycles, and 195 runners in a single season is a busy operation. The sheer volume of horses going to the track suggests a yard with plenty of owners and ambitions to match.

The most productive relationship Crawford has built is with jockey J J Slevin, who has ridden 6 winners from 60 rides for the yard — 1 in every 10, which is meaningfully better than the yard's overall average. That gap matters. When a jockey's win rate for a particular trainer sits noticeably above the yard's general rate, it usually means the trainer is putting their best jockey on their best horses. Slevin, it seems, gets the serious calls.

Then there is Park Annonciade — three wins from 21 races together. That might not sound like much, but a 1-in-7 win rate with a single horse over that many outings is the kind of partnership that builds quietly and rewards patience. Twenty-one races is a long relationship, and three wins from them suggests a horse that Crawford knows how to place well and prepare right.

Ninety career winners in four years is a solid foundation. Crawford is not yet among the big names, but the trajectory is pointed in the right direction — a busy string, a reliable jockey partnership, and at least one horse who keeps delivering. The slight dip this season will be the thing to watch as the year goes on.