Trainer Profile

Trainers/Michelle Nihei

Michelle Nihei

· USA
Flat
Career Overview

Michelle Nihei is a horse trainer based in USA, specialising in Flat racing. From 116 career runners, he has saddled 13 winners, at a 11.2% strike rate. He has earned £1M in prize money. He currently has 43 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Saratoga (3w from 4r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11.2%

Total Wins

13

Total Runs

116

Active Horses

43

Prize Money

£1M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

17 seasons
200820092010201120122013201420152016201920202021202220232024202520260%10%20%38.3%0k150k300k450k600k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
04 JunTime For America (USA)Saratoga (USA)Pennine Ridge Stakes (Turf)6Kendrick Carmouche37/1£1.7k
16 MayMahra's Love (IRE)Laurel Park (USA)Gallorette Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)8Luis Saez79/10£0
03 AprTime For America (USA)Keeneland (USA)UK Healthcare Transylvania Stakes (Turf)5Joseph Rocco Jr56/1£12.3k
08 NovMount Rundle (USA)Churchill Downs (USA)River City Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)10Alexis Achard74/1£2.1k
02 SeptMahra's Love (IRE)Southwell (AW)Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap1Tom Marquand2/1F£5.2k
29 JulMahra's Love (IRE)GoodwoodRidgeview Fillies' Handicap6Tom Marquand4/1£755
11 JulMahra's Love (IRE)YorkLaura Barry Memorial Handicap1Cieren Fallon9/4F£12.9k
25 JunMahra's Love (IRE)Kempton (AW)Unibet More Extra Place Races Fillies' Handicap1Cieren Fallon5/4F£4.2k
06 JunMahra's Love (IRE)GoodwoodDerby Betting With World Pool Apprentice Handicap3Harry Burns5/2F£1.3k
14 MayMahra's Love (IRE)YarmouthMental Health Awareness Week Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)3Cieren Fallon2/1£1.4k
29 AprMahra's Love (IRE)BrightonStar Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)2Tom Marquand7/2£1.8k
12 AprHard As Life (USA)Keeneland (USA)Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)7Sophie Doyle52/1£4k
11 OctAlways Above (USA)Keeneland (USA)Sycamore Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)10Gerardo Corrales112/1£3k
11 OctMahra's Love (IRE)Kempton (AW)Unibet Zero% Mission Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)5Cieren Fallon6/1£0
20 MayMount Rundle (USA)Churchill Downs (USA)Louisville Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)6Walter A Rodriguez249/10£1.8k
04 NovAlways Above (USA)Keeneland (USA)Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)6Joseph Talamo30/1£3.2k
05 SeptMount Rundle (USA)Kentucky Downs (USA)Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby (3yo) (Turf)3Rafael Bejarano172/10£51.7k
05 SeptAlways Above (USA)Kentucky Downs (USA)Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby (3yo) (Turf)4Joseph Talamo222/10£25.8k
12 MarRoughly A Diamond (USA)Tampa Bay Downs (USA)Florida Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf)7Antonio A Gallardo35/1£0
05 FebRoughly A Diamond (USA)Gulfstream Park (USA)Sweetest Chant Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)7Julien R Leparoux101/10£741

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Gulfstream Park (USA)0%0%0%11%25%29%
Keeneland (USA)———17%0%0%
Churchill Downs (USA)———0%0%0%
Belmont Park (USA)—0%—0%33%0%
Saratoga (USA)——50%0%0%0%
Tampa Bay Downs (USA)———0%——
Saratoga100%——50%—100%
Kempton (AW)—0%100%——0%

Going Performance

Based on the 117 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Firm
7W / 56R13%
Fast
2W / 27R7%
Good
2W / 15R13%
Good To Firm
2W / 7R29%
Yielding
1W / 4R25%
Standard
1W / 2R50%
Standard To Slow
1W / 2R50%
Good To Soft
0W / 2R0%
Sloppy
1W / 2R50%

Distance Performance

Based on the 117 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
4W / 18R22%
Mile
10W / 80R13%
Middle
3W / 19R16%

Course Specialists

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

#1Saratoga
3W / 4R75%
#2Kempton (AW)
1W / 3R33%
#3Saratoga (USA)
1W / 7R14%
#4Gulfstream Park (USA)
5W / 38R13%
#5Belmont Park (USA)
1W / 8R13%
#6Keeneland (USA)
1W / 13R8%
#7Churchill Downs (USA)
0W / 10R0%
#8Kentucky Downs (USA)
0W / 3R0%
#9Tampa Bay Downs (USA)
0W / 5R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C3C4C509182736

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec015304560

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Javier Castellano
4W / 6R67%
#2Cieren Fallon
2W / 4R50%
#3Joel Rosario
2W / 4R50%
#4Julien R Leparoux
2W / 7R29%
#5Tom Marquand
1W / 3R33%
#6Ronald Dale Allen Jr
1W / 4R25%
#7Luis Contreras
1W / 4R25%
#8Santiago Gonzalez
1W / 6R17%
#9John R Velazquez
1W / 6R17%
#10Joseph Talamo
0W / 3R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Casa Farms I Llc
4W / 16R25%
#2Sheikh Mana Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
3W / 8R38%
#3Catesby W Clay
3W / 20R15%
#4Steven W Ciccarone
2W / 10R20%
#5Circle 8
2W / 23R9%
#6Brous Stable Wachtel Stable Danny Gargan
1W / 2R50%
#7Dennis Narlinger
1W / 5R20%
#8Tropical Racing
0W / 4R0%
#9Guadalupe Ramos
0W / 2R0%
#10Orion Partners 26 Llc
0W / 2R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

85

Wins

12

Win Rate

14%

AW

Runs

4

Wins

2

Win Rate

50%

Dirt

Runs

28

Wins

3

Win Rate

11%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

117

Wins

17

Win %

15%

Place %

42%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Jamaica Handicap (3yo) (Turf)

Prince Will I Am (USA) · Belmont Park (USA) · 9 Oct 2010

£74.1k
#2

Mac Diarmida Stakes (Turf)

Prince Will I Am (USA) · Gulfstream Park (USA) · 19 Feb 2011

£57.7k
#3

W L McKnight Handicap (Dirt)

Prince Will I Am (USA) · Gulfstream Park West (USA) · 18 Dec 2010

£57.4k
#4

Orchid Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Regalo Mia (USA) · Gulfstream Park (USA) · 30 Mar 2013

£55.2k
#5

Florida Sunshine Millions Filly And Mares Turf (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Regalo Mia (USA) · Gulfstream Park (USA) · 19 Jan 2013

£55.2k
#6

James Marvin Stakes (Dirt)

Pacific Ocean (USA) · Saratoga (USA) · 20 Jul 2012

£38.7k
#7

Vernon O Underwood Stakes (Cushion Track)

Pacific Ocean (USA) · Hollywood Park (USA) · 26 Nov 2011

£38.5k
#8

Bourbon Stakes (Turf)

Rogue Romance (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 10 Oct 2010

£37k
#9

Allowance Optional Claiming Race

Prince Will I Am (USA) · Saratoga · 3 Sept 2010

£19.6k
#10

Maiden Special Weight (Turf)

Rogue Romance (USA) · Saratoga · 6 Sept 2010

£18.9k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.5/1

Shortest Winner

0.5/1

Biggest Winner

10.8/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
3
2/1–4/1
7
4/1–8/1
2
8/1–16/1
4
16/1+
0

Age Performance

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

3yo4yo5yo+08162432

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Mahra's Love (IRE) (IRE)—8039£27.6kFlat
Woodford Belle (USA) (USA)—78112£38kFlat
Bonheur (USA) (USA)——01£301Flat
Champagne Bliss (USA) (USA)——02£4kFlat
Dur A Cuire (USA) (USA)——03£6.4kFlat
Sir Hoski (USA) (USA)——02£481Flat
Dublin Tinker (USA) (USA)——01£1kFlat
Honolua Bay (USA) (USA)——01£128Flat
Toretto (USA) (USA)——01£301Flat
Aizu (USA) (USA)——03£16.9kFlat
Yafa (USA) (USA)——12£19.1kFlat
Miss Over There (USA) (USA)——11£10.1kFlat
Margaret's Joy (USA) (USA)——03£11.3kFlat
Roughly A Diamond (USA) (USA)——03£1.1kFlat
Always Above (USA) (USA)——03£32kFlat
Hard As Life (USA) (USA)——01£4kFlat
Mount Rundle (USA) (USA)——03£55.5kFlat
Time For America (USA) (USA)——02£14kFlat
Sousaphone (USA) (USA)——04£12.2kFlat
Morning Calm (USA) (USA)——05£10.9kFlat
Charlie A (USA) (USA)——01£641Flat
Fair Prospect (USA) (USA)——02£5.8kFlat
Tequesta Storm (USA) (USA)——01£256Flat
Rogue Romance (USA) (USA)——28£212.3kFlat
Regalo Mia (USA) (USA)——210£197.7kFlat
Pacific Ocean (USA) (USA)——28£103.2kFlat
Twigazuri Strait (USA) (USA)——01£5.3kFlat
Prince Will I Am (USA) (USA)——415£304.8kFlat
Starforce I (USA) (USA)——02£387Flat
Dr. Smarty Jack (USA) (USA)——01£0Flat
Silent Joy (USA) (USA)——12£21.3kFlat
Awesome Grannie (USA) (USA)——01£717Flat
Inkado (USA) (USA)——02£4.6kFlat
Tap Dancing (USA) (USA)——01£0Flat

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