Doug Watson
Doug Watson is a horse trainer based in UAE, specialising in Flat racing. From 5822 career runners, he has saddled 613 winners, at a 10.5% strike rate. He has earned £26.6M in prize money. He currently has 689 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Leicester (3w from 3r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
10.5%
Total Wins
613
Total Runs
5,822
Active Horses
689
Prize Money
£26.6M
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 £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar | Tap Leader (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Dirt) | 8 | Pat Dobbs | 50/1 | £88.9k |
| 28 Feb | Tap Leader (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Al Maktoum Classic Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Dirt) | 3 | Pat Dobbs | 11/2 | £34.4k |
| 30 Jan | Tap Leader (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Jafza (Handicap) (Dirt) | 1 | Pat Dobbs | 9/4J | £36.4k |
| 21 Nov | Oasis Boy (ARG) | Meydan (UAE) | Dubai Creek Mile Sponsored By Nakheel () (Dirt) | 8 | Pat Dobbs | 11/1 | £0 |
| 05 Apr | Oasis Boy (ARG) | Meydan (UAE) | Godolphin Mile Sponsored By Emaar (Dirt) | 12 | Christophe Soumillon | 33/1 | £0 |
| 16 Mar | Thegreatcollection (USA) | Jebel Ali (UAE) | Race 7 - Commercial Bank Of Dubai Stakes (Handicap) (Dirt) | 13 | Adrie de Vries | 15/1 | £0 |
| 02 Mar | Al Tariq (FR) | Jebel Ali (UAE) | Race 5 - Tattersalls Cup (Handicap) (Dirt) | 7 | Pat Dobbs | 22/1 | £0 |
| 01 Mar | Oasis Boy (ARG) | Meydan (UAE) | Burj Nahaar Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Dirt) | 2 | Connor Beasley | 66/1 | £52.2k |
| 01 Mar | Mubakker (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Burj Nahaar Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Dirt) | 12 | Jim Crowley | 18/1 | £0 |
| 15 Feb | Al Tariq (FR) | Jebel Ali (UAE) | Emirates Airline Cup (Handicap) (Dirt) | 7 | Pat Dobbs | 17/1 | £0 |
| 15 Feb | Clapton (USA) | Jebel Ali (UAE) | Jebel Ali Mile Sponsored by A.R.M. Holding (Dirt) | 10 | Pat Dobbs | 25/1 | £0 |
| 31 Jan | Oasis Boy (ARG) | Meydan (UAE) | Dubai Creek Harbour (Handicap) (Dirt) | 5 | Oscar Chavez | 20/1 | £1.2k |
| 24 Jan | Al Tariq (FR) | Meydan (UAE) | Firebreak Stakes Presented By Longines (Dirt) | 10 | Pat Dobbs | 66/1 | £0 |
| 24 Jan | Clapton (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Al Maktoum Challenge Presented By Longines (Dirt) | 9 | Pat Dobbs | 33/1 | £0 |
| 17 Jan | Mubakker (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Defender 525 Edition Handicap (Dirt) | 4 | Sam Hitchcott | 12/1 | £3.3k |
| 05 Jan | Thegreatcollection (USA) | Sharjah (UAE) | HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup Presented By Longines Spirit Flyback (Conditions) (Dirt) | 2 | Adrie de Vries | — | £8.7k |
| 03 Jan | Oasis Boy (ARG) | Meydan (UAE) | The Sword Of Honour Stakes Sponsored By Daman Markets By Daman Securities (Handicap) (Dirt) | 8 | Pat Dobbs | 9/2 | £0 |
| 20 Dec | Clapton (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Al Maktoum Mile Sponsored By Emaar (Dirt) | 5 | Pat Dobbs | 3/1 | £6.4k |
| 20 Dec | Auto Bahn (ARG) | Meydan (UAE) | The Entisar Sponsored By Emaar () (Dirt) | 2 | Christophe Soumillon | 10/11F | £21.4k |
| 13 Dec | Thegreatcollection (USA) | Meydan (UAE) | Palm Jebel Ali (Handicap) (Dirt) | 4 | Adrie de Vries | 28/1 | £2.7k |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meydan (UAE) | 18% | 18% | 31% | 16% | 14% | 0% |
| Jebel Ali (UAE) | 15% | 22% | 11% | 0% | 29% | — |
| Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | — | 7% | 33% | 12% | 8% | 33% |
| Ascot | 0% | 11% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Abu Dhabi (UAE) | — | — | 33% | 0% | — | 25% |
| Newmarket | 25% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Sha Tin (HK) | — | 0% | 100% | 0% | 10% | 25% |
| Kempton (AW) | — | 67% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
Going Performance
Based on the 1138 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.
Distance Performance
Based on the 1138 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.
Dirt
Runs
482
Wins
100
Win Rate
21%
Turf
Runs
502
Wins
72
Win Rate
14%
AW
Runs
154
Wins
38
Win Rate
25%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
1138
Wins
210
Win %
18%
Place %
43%
Top Horses
Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Audemars Piguet QEII Cup (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
Pakistan Star (GER) · Sha Tin (HK) · 29 Apr 2018
UAE Derby Sponsored By Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (Dirt)
Plus Que Parfait (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 30 Mar 2019
The Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
Pakistan Star (GER) · Sha Tin (HK) · 27 May 2018
Godolphin Mile sponsored by One Zaabeel (Dirt)
Isolate (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 25 Mar 2023
Godolphin Mile Sponsored By Meydan Sobha (Dirt)
One Man Band (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 26 Mar 2016
Lukas Classic Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)
Clapton (USA) · Churchill Downs (USA) · 30 Sept 2023
Burj Nahaar Sponsored By Emirates Holidays (Dirt)
Muntazah (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 9 Mar 2019
Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes
War Monger (USA) · Gulfstream Park (USA) · 26 Jan 2008
Al Maktoum Mile (Dirt)
Isolate (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 22 Dec 2023
Al Bastakiya Sponsored by Emirates Skywards () (Dirt)
Cosmo Charlie (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 4 Mar 2017
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
6.1/1
Shortest Winner
0.1/1
Biggest Winner
33/1
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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