Chris Dwyer

The most compelling story in Dwyer's yard right now is his partnership with Jimmy Speaking. Five wins from 25 races together is a genuinely strong return — that's 1 in every 5, the kind of ratio that tells you this isn't luck but a real understanding between trainer, horse, and team. When you find a combination that clicks at that rate, you keep running it, and Dwyer clearly has.

His most-used jockey is Silvestre De Sousa, a rider with serious credentials at the top level. Their partnership has produced 2 wins from 24 rides together, which is a modest 8% — roughly 1 in every 12. That's not a pairing that fires every time, but De Sousa is a professional's professional, and Dwyer will know exactly which horses to put him on.

One detail worth flagging for anyone thinking about which of Dwyer's runners to follow: he does noticeably well when the ground is soft after rain. Two wins from just 8 races on wet or muddy ground gives him a 25% win rate in those conditions — 1 in every 4 — which is a striking number. That's more than double his overall average, suggesting Dwyer either targets those conditions deliberately or has horses in his string that genuinely come alive when the turf gets soft underfoot. Either way, when the forecast turns wet and a Dwyer runner is declared, it's worth paying attention.

Still only four years in, Dwyer is building steadily rather than making headlines overnight. The foundations — a reliable strike on certain ground, a standout partnership already bearing fruit — are exactly what a young yard needs to grow on.