Leonard Kerr

The one relationship that gives his record some texture is his partnership with Sword Of Fate, a horse that has run 50 races under Kerr's care and won 5 of them. That is 1 win from every 10 races together — not spectacular by any measure, but it speaks to something. Fifty races is a long road to travel with one horse, and the fact they have kept coming back for more says something about the commitment from the yard, even when the results have been hard to come by.

Kerr started training in 2021, so he is still relatively early in what can be a brutally slow-burn profession. Most trainers spend years building a string of horses, learning which owners to work with, and figuring out where their runners can be competitive. Four years in, with a winless season so far, the pressure to find a breakthrough will be real. Racing is an unforgiving business, and the scorecard right now makes for uncomfortable reading.