Joe's Turn

Those two Kilbeggan wins are the spine of Joe's career. The first came on 23 August 2024, and the second followed on 25 April 2025 — so within the space of eight months, he doubled his career tally at the same venue. When a horse wins twice at a track they've only visited four times, it stops being a coincidence and starts looking like a genuine preference — whether it's the shape of the circuit, the ground, or simply somewhere that suits the way he runs.

Jockey Phillip Enright has been central to that success. The two have raced together seven times, winning twice — that's a win rate of 29%, or almost 1 in every 3 races together. In a sport where finding the right jockey-horse partnership can take years of trial and error, that is a strong number. McNiff's yard has also been in decent form this season, sending out 5 winners, which suggests the operation is ticking along well.

Joe's Turn raced just yesterday, and his recent form reads 8-blank-2-1-3-5 — that blank indicating a non-completion at some point, but the run before it was a win, and before that a second place. He is clearly still competing and placing regularly at ten years old, which in itself is worth a mention. Most racehorses are retired or have dropped sharply in form by this age. Joe's Turn keeps turning up, keeps running his race, and keeps finding a way to be competitive. The one question worth asking is simple: when does he head back to Kilbeggan?