The horse is trained by Eddie and Patrick Harty at their yard in Curragh, Co Kildare, one of the most storied addresses in Irish racing. The Harty operation has hit the ground running this season, sending out 17 winners already — a healthy tally that suggests a yard in good form with horses ready to perform. That's a useful context for Best Love: she may have finished tenth on debut, but she's being prepared by a team that clearly knows how to get horses winning.
At this stage, the tenth-place finish is a data point, not a verdict. Two-year-olds racing for the first time are essentially teenagers on their first day at a new school — overwhelmed, uncertain, and rarely at their best. The ones that improve most dramatically between their first and second runs are often the ones that had the most to learn. Whether Best Love is one of those horses remains to be seen, but with an active yard behind her and only one race in the book, the story is very much just beginning.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 May | 0% |