Simply Blue

The most recent win came just two weeks ago, on 6 April 2026, continuing a pattern that the numbers support clearly. On normal ground conditions, Simply Blue has won 2 from 16 races — roughly 1 in 8 — which is a dramatically better record than his overall figures suggest. That tells you the horse is not short of ability; he just needs things to fall right. The ground, the track, the draw — get those details lined up and he is a different animal.

Owen trains out of Newmarket and has had a strong season by any measure — 201 winners sent out already, which is a yard firing on all cylinders. That context matters, because a busy, successful operation does not waste time on horses without a future. Simply Blue has been kept going for good reason. His regular partner Paddy Bradley has not yet managed to get his head in front across their six races together, but with the horse raced just yesterday and clearly still in work, the team have not given up on adding to the tally.

He competes mostly at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter end of the racing calendar, where most horses spend their careers — and has won 1 from 13 at that level. That is a modest ratio, but it is worth remembering that both wins came at Wolverhampton, meaning when the venue is right, he competes. A career earnings figure would help complete the picture, but what the record already shows is a horse that has found its ground, found its track, and is still racing. For a horse who took until October 2025 to open his account, winning again six months later suggests things are moving in the right direction.