The overall record is modest: 3 wins and 17 places from those 43 races, a win rate of around 1 in every 14 outings. That is not a horse that wins often, but it is a horse that is almost always in the conversation. Seventeen placings means Sequoiaspirit has finished in the frame — close enough to matter — in nearly half its career races. It is the sort of horse that rarely embarrasses itself, even if the winning moments are rare.
When it does win, distance seems to be the key. Over longer trips, between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, Sequoiaspirit has won 2 from 10 — that is 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 races at those distances. Compare that to the overall career average and it becomes clear: get Sequoiaspirit in a staying race, and you are dealing with a noticeably sharper version of the horse. The most recent win came at Navan in November 2024, which is now eighteen months ago — a gap that will not go unnoticed — but recent form shows a third place finish among the last six runs, a sign the horse is still competitive even without adding to its tally.
Trainer Ray Hackett operates out of Nenagh in County Tipperary and has sent out four winners already this season, suggesting a yard in decent form. Regular jockey Liam Quinlan has been aboard for 15 of Sequoiaspirit's races together, sharing in 1 of those wins — a partnership that clearly has history, even if the wins have been hard to come by.
At this stage of a career that began its first win at Gowran Park back in May 2023, Sequoiaspirit is not a horse chasing glory. It is one of those honest, durable animals that fills out a race card, runs its race, and keeps coming back. That counts for something.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Galloping |
7 | 3 seconds, 4 other | 5 Apr | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
5 | 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other | 12 May | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
4 | 2 seconds, 2 other | 26 Sep | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 6 Mar | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 2 Aug | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 4 Oct | 50% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Feb | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 5 Aug | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 26 Oct | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 22 May | 100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 17 Nov | 100% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Nov | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Oct | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 18 Jun | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 7 Apr | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 11 Sep | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 28 Aug | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Oct | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Nov | 0% |