People & roles
Trainer
A trainer holds the licence to prepare racehorses, controlling their work, feeding, gear and — critically for form analysis — where they are entered. Placement is a skill in itself: a trainer who consistently finds the right class and distance produces better strike rates than raw ability alone would suggest. Trainer form runs in cycles, and a stable out of form is a genuine negative regardless of an individual horse's record.
In use
The stable had one winner from its last thirty runners heading into the meeting.
On FormRace
FormRace tracks trainer strike rates by track, distance and class as part of its feature set.
Related terms
JockeyThe licensed rider who rides a horse in a race.StableA trainer's operation, including staff, horses and premises.ForemanThe senior stable employee running day-to-day operations.Strike RateWins expressed as a percentage of starts or rides.MasterThe licensed trainer an apprentice jockey is indentured to.