A McGuinness
A McGuinness is a horse trainer based in Lusk, Co Dublin, specialising in Flat racing. From 6678 career runners, he has saddled 535 winners, at a 8% strike rate. He has earned £9.9M in prize money. He currently has 444 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Thirsk (3w from 4r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
8%
Total Wins
535
Total Runs
6,678
Active Horses
444
Prize Money
£9.9M
Recent Form
Season Performance
Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs
- Runs
- Prize £k
- Win Rate %
Recent Results
Last 20 runners| Date | Horse | Course | Race | Pos | Jockey | SP | Prize £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Go Athletico (FR) | Curragh (IRE) | Autumn Racing With 1xBet.ie At The Curragh Handicap | 8 | Reese Holohan | 17/2 | £0 |
| 20 Oct | Apache Outlaw (IRE) | Curragh (IRE) | Autumn Racing With 1xBet.ie At The Curragh Handicap | 5 | Adam Caffrey | 10/1 | £630 |
| 16 Oct | Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap | 5 | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 | £750 |
| 16 Oct | Comfort Line (IRE) | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 9 | Cillian Rowan | 25/1 | £0 |
| 16 Oct | City House (IRE) | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | BAR 1 Betting 'Supporting Irish Racing' Handicap | 6 | Reese Holohan | 5/1 | £500 |
| 15 Oct | Go Athletico (FR) | Curragh (IRE) | DNG Nationwide Handicap | 9 | Gavin Ryan | 11/1 | £0 |
| 15 Oct | Apache Outlaw (IRE) | Curragh (IRE) | Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap | 9 | Sam Coen | 7/1 | £0 |
| 12 Oct | Zabriskie Point (GB) | Roscommon (IRE) | Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div II) | 5 | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 | £300 |
| 05 Oct | Annie's Angel (IRE) | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Racing Again October 10th Mares Handicap Hurdle | 1 | Conor Smithers | 9/1 | £6k |
| 04 Oct | Go Athletico (FR) | Curragh (IRE) | Business Plus Handicap | 4 | R. P. Whelan | 16/1 | £1.1k |
| 04 Oct | Apache Outlaw (IRE) | Curragh (IRE) | Business Plus Handicap | 9 | Adam Caffrey | 7/1 | £0 |
| 30 Sept | Zabriskie Point (GB) | Bellewstown (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap | 3 | Sam Coen | 6/1 | £999 |
| 26 Sept | City House (IRE) | Curragh (IRE) | Izuzu Ireland Handicap | 5 | Adam Caffrey | 9/1 | £1.1k |
| 22 Sept | Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) | Listowel (IRE) | Listowel Arms Hotel Handicap | 4 | Conor Cusack | 18/1 | £999 |
| 22 Sept | Go Athletico (FR) | Listowel (IRE) | WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap | 10 | Sam Coen | 12/1 | £0 |
| 22 Sept | Apache Outlaw (IRE) | Listowel (IRE) | WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap | 3 | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 | £1.5k |
| 22 Sept | Zabriskie Point (GB) | Listowel (IRE) | Rose Hotel Handicap | 5 | Reese Holohan | 11/1 | £345 |
| 21 Sept | Star Harbour (IRE) | Listowel (IRE) | John McGuire Handicap | 12 | Jack Kearney | 22/1 | £0 |
| 21 Sept | Tribal Star (IRE) | Listowel (IRE) | John McGuire Handicap | 9 | Conor Cusack | 16/1 | £0 |
| 21 Sept | Comfort Line (IRE) | Fairyhouse (IRE) | La Bucca Restaurant Handicap | 8 | Cillian Rowan | 18/1 | £0 |
Strike Rate by Course & Distance
Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.
| Course | 5f | 6f | 7f | 1m | 1m2f | 1m4f+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 14% | 21% | 13% | 15% | — | 17% |
| Curragh (IRE) | 8% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 11% |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | — | — | 7% | 8% | 9% | 0% |
| Galway (IRE) | — | — | 18% | 17% | 12% | 6% |
| Naas (IRE) | 20% | 8% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 10% |
| Cork (IRE) | 67% | 17% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Navan (IRE) | 0% | 11% | — | 20% | 17% | 8% |
| Tipperary (IRE) | 0% | — | 10% | 0% | 31% | 13% |
Going Performance
Based on the 2000 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Distance Performance
Based on the 2000 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Course Specialists
Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).
Class Performance
Win rates by race class (1–7).
Seasonality
Monthly win rate across stored results.
Jockey Partnerships
Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).
Owner Partnerships
Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).
Surface Split
Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.
Turf
Runs
1487
Wins
141
Win Rate
9%
AW
Runs
513
Wins
81
Win Rate
16%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
1822
Wins
205
Win %
11%
Place %
31%
Runs
178
Wins
17
Win %
10%
Place %
25%
Top Horses
Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Dukhan Sprint (Local (3yo+) (Turf)
Flaming Rib (IRE) · Doha (QA) · 18 Feb 2023
Clipper Logistics Boomerang Mile (Group 2)
Real Appeal (GER) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 11 Sept 2021
Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Sovereign Path' Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Current Option (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 14 Sept 2019
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup (Local (4yo+) (Far Bend) (Turf)
Bowerman (GB) · Doha (QA) · 19 Feb 2021
COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Saltonstall (GB) · Galway (IRE) · 30 Jul 2019
Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ahonoora' Handicap
Current Option (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 31 Jul 2022
Kwiff Supercharged Betting Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Go Athletico (FR) · Curragh (IRE) · 19 Jul 2025
Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Ragusa Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Star Harbour (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 30 Jun 2024
Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ahonoora' Handicap
Current Option (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 1 Aug 2021
COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Sirjack Thomas (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 27 Jul 2021
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
7.8/1
Shortest Winner
0.2/1
Biggest Winner
50/1
Winner SP Distribution
Age Performance
Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.
Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating
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