Dearg Mor

Aidan Anthony Howard, who trains Dearg Mor at Curragh in County Kildare, runs a modest operation—the yard has sent out two winners this season. That context matters: this is not a high-powered stable with the resources of a major player, which makes the patience with Dearg Mor more striking. The horse keeps getting entries, keeps getting chances. At five years old with no wins to its name, most horses would have been moved on or dropped into easier company. The fact that Dearg Mor is still racing, and still being pitched into competition after yesterday's run, suggests Howard believes something will click. Whether that faith will be rewarded remains to be seen, but for now, Dearg Mor is a horse still very much in search of its first moment in the sun.