Trainer Profile

Trainers/Michael Pender

Michael Pender

· USA
Flat
Career Overview

Michael Pender is a horse trainer based in USA, specialising in Flat racing. From 99 career runners, he has saddled 18 winners, at a 18.2% strike rate. He has earned £1.6M in prize money. He currently has 28 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Hollywood Park (USA) (5w from 12r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

18.2%

Total Wins

18

Total Runs

99

Active Horses

28

Prize Money

£1.6M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

12 seasons
2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720180%15%30%55%0k150k300k450k600k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
18 MarHow Unusual (USA)Santa Anita (USA)Santa Ana Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)5Joel Rosario148/10£3k
23 NovHow Unusual (USA)Del Mar (USA)Red Carpet Handicap (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)1Corey S Nakatani99/10£48.8k
22 AprRunasaurus Rex (CAN)Santa Anita (USA)San Juan Capistrano Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)5Edwin A Maldonado237/10£1.6k
31 DecHow Unusual (USA)Santa Anita (USA)American Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf)8Norberto Arroyo Jr74/1£235
19 JunHow Unusual (USA)Santa Anita (USA)Honeymoon Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)6Stewart Elliott34/1£235
09 AprHow Unusual (USA)Santa Anita (USA)Providencia Stakes () (3yo Fillies) (Turf)7Stewart Elliott35/1£235
13 SeptPaynes Prairie (USA)Los AlamitosContender Stakes (Dirt)2Flavien Prat27/10£9.6k
09 AugPaynes Prairie (USA)Del Mar (USA)Best Pal Stakes (2yo) (Dirt)6Martin A Pedroza68/10£160
28 JunTiz Futurity (USA)Santa Anita (USA)San Juan Capistrano Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)6Alex O Solis54/1£160
24 JanBench Light (USA)Santa Anita (USA)California Cup Turf Classic7Elvis Trujillo126/10£3.2k
27 NovBench Light (USA)Del Mar (USA)Hollywood Turf Cup (Turf)7Kent J Desormeaux115/10£151
31 OctSyndicated (USA)Santa Anita (USA)Damascus Stakes (Dirt)7Kent J Desormeaux56/1£151
28 SeptBench Light (USA)Santa Anita (USA)John Henry Turf Championship (Turf)6Kent J Desormeaux156/10£151
25 AugSyndicated (USA)Del Mar (USA)Pat O'Brien Stakes (Polytrack)4Kent J Desormeaux30/1£9k
24 AugBench Light (USA)Del Mar (USA)Del Mar Handicap (3yo+) (Turf)2Kent J Desormeaux17/2£24.1k
16 AugBoat Trip (USA)Del Mar (USA)Allowance Race (Turf)8Rafael Bejarano59/10£151
04 AugTwo Six Wins (USA)Del Mar (USA)Best Pal Stakes (Polytrack)5Martin A Pedroza19/2£2.4k
09 MarKochees (USA)Santa Anita (USA)Allowance Optional Claimer (Allowance) (4yo+) (Turf)11Kent J Desormeaux41/5£151
08 FebJeranimo (USA)Santa Anita (USA)San Marcos Stakes (Turf)5Rafael Bejarano18/5£151
27 JanBoat Trip (USA)Santa Anita (USA)Clocker's Comer Stakes (Turf)7Joseph Talamo43/10£151

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Santa Anita (USA)—0%0%8%27%0%
Del Mar (USA)100%0%0%0%25%33%
Hollywood Park (USA)—100%—43%25%—
Santa Anita—0%—0%——
Hollywood Park100%0%————
Churchill Downs (USA)———0%0%—
Los Alamitos—0%————
Fairplex Park—0%————

Going Performance

Based on the 94 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Firm
13W / 53R25%
Fast
2W / 35R6%
Good
1W / 4R25%
Yielding
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 94 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
3W / 30R10%
Mile
13W / 61R21%
Middle
0W / 3R0%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Hollywood Park (USA)
5W / 12R42%
#2Hollywood Park
1W / 3R33%
#3Del Mar (USA)
3W / 18R17%
#4Santa Anita (USA)
7W / 50R14%
#5Santa Anita
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec015304560

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Rafael Bejarano
5W / 16R31%
#2Martin A Pedroza
3W / 15R20%
#3Martin Garcia
2W / 5R40%
#4G K Gomez
2W / 8R25%
#5Corey S Nakatani
1W / 3R33%
#6Joseph Talamo
1W / 3R33%
#7Jon Kenton Court
1W / 4R25%
#8Jose Valdivia Jr
1W / 7R14%
#9Edwin A Maldonado
0W / 3R0%
#10Kent J Desormeaux
0W / 6R0%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1B J Wright
10W / 45R22%
#2Robert V Lapenta B J Wright
2W / 8R25%
#3James Hirschmann Iii B J Wright
2W / 9R22%
#4Pender Racing Llc Bob Fetkin Et Al
1W / 3R33%
#5Cunningham Stables
1W / 10R10%
#6Mcshane Racing Llc
0W / 2R0%
#7Cunningham Stable Herbertson Or Medina Et Al
0W / 2R0%
#8Cobb Cunningham Stable Herbertson Et Al
0W / 2R0%
#9Paul A Hagemann
0W / 2R0%
#10Gary Kazanjian
0W / 2R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

63

Wins

14

Win Rate

22%

Dirt

Runs

31

Wins

2

Win Rate

6%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

94

Wins

16

Win %

17%

Place %

37%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Shoemaker Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Jeranimo (USA) · Hollywood Park (USA) · 1 Jul 2012

£116.1k
#2

Eddie Read Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Jeranimo (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 21 Jul 2013

£110.4k
#3

Hollywood Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Ultimate Eagle (USA) · Hollywood Park (USA) · 28 Nov 2011

£96.2k
#4

Citation Handicap (Turf)

Jeranimo (USA) · Hollywood Park (USA) · 27 Nov 2011

£96.2k
#5

Strub Stakes (Dirt)

Ultimate Eagle (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 5 Feb 2012

£77.4k
#6

Strub Stakes (Pro-Ride)

Jeranimo (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 13 Feb 2010

£74.1k
#7

San Gabriel Stakes (Turf)

Jeranimo (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 5 Jan 2014

£72.3k
#8

Oak Tree Derby (Turf)

Ultimate Eagle (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 16 Oct 2011

£57.7k
#9

Oak Tree Mile (Turf)

Jeranimo (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 9 Oct 2011

£57.7k
#10

San Gabriel Stakes (Turf)

Jeranimo (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 28 Dec 2010

£55.6k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

8.3/1

Shortest Winner

2.3/1

Biggest Winner

34/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
3
2/1–4/1
4
4/1–8/1
4
8/1–16/1
4
16/1+
1

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

5yo+05101520

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Mr. Cactus (USA) (USA)——01£1.2kFlat
How Unusual (USA) (USA)——15£52.4kFlat
Runasaurus Rex (CAN) (CAN)——01£1.6kFlat
Paynes Prairie (USA) (USA)——02£9.8kFlat
Tiz Futurity (USA) (USA)——01£160Flat
Bench Light (USA) (USA)——06£31.5kFlat
Syndicated (USA) (USA)——06£14.4kFlat
Boat Trip (USA) (USA)——29£82.7kFlat
Two Six Wins (USA) (USA)——01£2.4kFlat
Kochees (USA) (USA)——03£4.5kFlat
Jeranimo (USA) (USA)——832£884.3kFlat
Easy Obsession (USA) (USA)——01£6.1kFlat
Test Ride (USA) (USA)——02£307Flat
Tasty Treat (USA) (USA)——14£48.4kFlat
Deacon Speakin' (USA) (USA)——02£3.2kFlat
Ultimate Eagle (USA) (USA)——37£293.5kFlat
Pat's Back (USA) (USA)——01£0Flat
D'Obsession (USA) (USA)——01£3.9kFlat
War Pilot (USA) (USA)——01£623Flat
Gahnzo Bob (USA) (USA)——01£0Flat
Polonius (USA) (USA)——15£35kFlat
Byjohn (USA) (USA)——02£0Flat

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