Makes Me Wonder

The statistics tell a telling story. Makes Me Wonder has won one of every seventeen races, which is roughly 6 per cent—a modest return. When stepped up to distances around a mile and a quarter, between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs, the horse has recorded one win from seven attempts, a 14 per cent win rate, suggesting that middle distance suits better than other trip options. In the lower levels where the horse competes—Class 6 races—it has won once in nine tries, an 11 per cent return. The horse has raced most often with jockey Taryn Langley, and together they have managed one win from five races, a respectable 20 per cent rate, the best return the horse achieves with any regular partner. David Simcock's Newmarket yard, which has sent out thirty-nine winners already this season, continues to race the horse, suggesting they believe there is more to come. The horse raced just a day ago and remains active, still hunting for its second career win after all this time.