Pattern Racing World Championships 2022

With the classic season about to kick off in Europe and America, it’s a good time to look back on the Pattern Race Championships of 2022 for the six categories

1. Horse Championship

2. Sire Championship

3. Jockey Championship

4. Trainer Championship

5. Owner Championship

6. Breeder Championship

Championship Structure

The championships are decided on all 308 Group 1’s and Grade 1’s run over the calendar year of 2022 in the following countries.

1. Horse Championship 2022

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Horse Position	Horse Name	Horse Points Won	Horse Pattern Race Placings	1st	2nd	3rd	Horse Age	Horse Trainer	Where Trained
1	Anamoe	57	6	5	1	0	3yo	James Cummings	Australia
2	Modern Games	49	6	3	2	1	3yo	Charlie Appleby	England
3	Nest	44	5	3	2	0	3yo	Todd Pletcher	USA
3	Regal Glory	44	5	3	2	0	6yo	Chad C Brown	USA

1. Anamoe

Anamoe was the winner on 57 points from 6 placings. 5 wins, 1 2nd.

Trained in Australia by James Cummings and ridden by James McDonald. the Godolphin-owned colt ran second in the Randwick Guineas, then won the Rosehill Guineas, the Winx Warrick Stakes, the George Main Stakes, Caulfield Stakes, and Cox Plate.

2. Modern Games

Modern Games was second on 49 points from 6 placings, 3 wins, 2 2nds, and 1 3rd.

Trained in England by Charlie Appleby, he won the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas), ran third in the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby), second in the Sussex Stakes, then won the Woodbine Mile, was second in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and finished off winning the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile.

3. Nest and Regal Glory

Nest and Regal Glory on 44 points were both joint third, both from 5 placings, 3 wins, and 2 2nds each.

Nest, trained by Todd Pletcher, won the Ashland Stakes, ran second in the Kentucky Oaks, filled the same spot when taking on the colts in the Belmont Stakes, and then won the American Oaks, and Alabama Stakes.

Regal Glory, trained by Chad Brown, took the Jenny Wiley and Just A Game Stakes, ran second in the Four Star Dave and First Lady Stakes, and then won the Matirach Stakes.

2. Sire Championship

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Sire Position	Sire Name	Sire Points Won	Sire Pattern Race Placings	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Dubawi	251.5	34	13	9	12
2	Frankel	223	28	13	9	6
3	Galileo	195	25	10	10	5

1. Dubawi

Dubawi was the winner with 251.5 points from 34 placings, 13 wins, 9 2nds and 12 3rds.

Dubawi’s offspring proved themselves on the track. Lord North was his first G1 winner in the Dubai Turf with Modern Games finishing off his year in the Breeders Cup Mile. In between the ill-fated Coroebus took the 2000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes with the aforementioned Modern Games taking the Poule d’Essai des Poulains and Woodbine Mile to be his best performer. His other winners were Naval Crown, Rebel’s Romance, In Italian and Eldar Eldarov.

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2021 6th place 111 points

2020 5th place 100 points

2. Frankel

Frankel followed him home with 223 points from 28 placings, 13 wins, 9 2nds and 6 3rds.

Like Dubawi, he also had 13 G1 winners. His star performer was Alpinista, a trice top-level winner most notably when justifying favouritism in the Arc. Converge, Inspiral, Homeless Songs, Nashwa, Westover, McKulick, Onesto, and Chaldean were all winners for him, the latter taking the Dewhurst to carry his hopes into this year’s classics.

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2021 2nd place 194 points

2020 7th place 86 points

3. Galileo

Galileo filled the third spot on 195 points from 25 placings, 10 wins, 10 2nds and 5 3rds. The best there has ever been.

His 2022 is defined by Kyprios, the super stayer and quadruple G1 winner of the Ascot Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup, Irish St Leger, and Prix Du Cadran where he won by an astonishing 20 lengths. Russian Emperor was a dual winner in Hong Kong with Tuesday also doubling up in the Oaks and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Proud and Regal carries his hopes into the classic season having finished his season winning the Criterium International.

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2021 3rd place 147 points

2020 1st place 343 points

3. Jockey Championship

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Jockey Position	Jockey Name	Jockey Points Won	Jockey Pattern Race Placings	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Ryan Moore	296	37	17	13	7
2	Irad Ortiz Jr	281	33	20	8	5
3	Flavien Prat	272	37	13	11	13

1. Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore was the winner with 296 points from 37 placings, 17 wins, 13 2nds and 7 3rds.

Without any doubt the best jockey in the world, he again upped the standard to reach 296 points in 2022. Visits to the winner’s enclosure went from 8 in 2020 to 13 in 2021 to 17 in 2022. Class tells.

As well as Kyprios and Tuesday, Above The Curve, Tenebrism, and Luxembourg all scored in the older division under his retainer, he also won the Japan Cup on Vela Azul and took the Hong Kong Sprint on Wellington but what will really excite Ryan is the juvenile crop. Blackbeard is retired however with the colts Auguste Rodin, Little Big Bear, and Victoria Road, and filly Mediate all scoring he has a lot to look forward to this year.

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2021 1st place 250 points

2020 1st place 231 points

2. Irad Ortiz Jr

Irad Ortiz Jr was second with 281 points from 33 placings, 20 wins, 8 2nds and 5 3rds.

Irad most impressively doubled his visits to the winner’s enclosure from 10 in 2021 to 20 in 2022. Life Is Good, thrice a winner and Colonel Liam kicked off his year in the Pegasus World Cup and Pegasus World Cup Turf. Annapolis, Bleecker Street, Chocolate Gelato, Count Again, Elite Power, Goodnight Olive, McKulick, Nest, and There Goes Harvard were also winners. Expect more to come this year, his partnership with juvenile, Forte, yielded 3 wins culminating in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, his star continues to rise.

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2021 2nd 234.50 points

2020 7th place 139 points

3. Flavien Prat

Flavien Prat was third with 272 points from 37 placings, 13 wins, 11 2nds and 13 3rds.

He matched his 13 wins of 2021 in 2022 but improved his overall number of placings. He did of course have what every other jockey in the world would have wanted, the mount on Fightline, the triple G1 winner of the Metropolitan Handicap, the TVG Pacific Classic, and the Breeders’ Cup Classic. As Time Goes By, Count Again, Just One Time, Zandon, Matareya, Adhamo, Blazing Sevens, Gina Romantica, Regal Glory, and Faiza all scored under Flavien as well.

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2021 2nd place 234.50 points

2020 17th place 83 points

4. Trainer Championship

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Trainer Position	Trainer Name	Training In	Trainer Points Won	Trainer Pattern Race Placings	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Chad C Brown	USA	346	46	18	13	15
2	A P O’Brien	Ireland	272	36	14	11	11
3	Todd Pletcher	USA	258	32	16	9	7

1. Chad C Brown

Chad Brown was the winner with 346 points from 46 placings, 18 wins, 13 2nds and 15 3rds.

A first win for Chad Brown having filled the runners-up spot in 2021. Of 46 places, 19 were on Dirt and 27 were on Turf. Those 18 wins began with the Blue Grass at Keeneland in April and finished with the Matriarch at Del Mar in December. Regal Glory was a thrice winner while Goodnight Olive, In Italian, and Jack Christopher were all dual winners. Owner Peter Brant was the biggest beneficiary of 23 of those placings including 7 wins.

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2021 2nd place 254.50 points

2020 4th place 240 points

2. Aidan O’Brien

Aidan O’Brien was second with 272 points from 36 placings, 14 wins, 11 2nds and 11 3rds.

He’s been the benchmark for the last number of years. 2022 was by Ballydoyle standards a quieter year than normal. Kyprios was the star with those 4 wins. Tuesday wasn’t far off winning 39 points, a testament to her constitution, on the go since the first weekend of the season in March she won the Oaks in June and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf in November. A host of good juveniles came to the fore and provided 6 wins so every chance of a big bounceback in 2023.

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2021 1st place 375 points

2020 1st place 402 points

3. Todd Pletcher

Todd Pletcher was third with 258 points from 32 placings, 16 wins, 9 2nds and 7 3rds.

Life Is Good and Malathaat won 3 each. Life Is Good took the Pegasus, Whitney, and Woodward Stakes while Malathaat took the Personal Ensign, Spinster Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup Distaff with Nest contributing 47 points for her third place in the Horse Championship.

Like Aidan, Todd will be excited about 2023 with Forte carrying his hopes into the Kentucky Derby.

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2021 5th place 193.50 points

2020 13th place 71 points

5. Owner Championship

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Owner Position	Owner Name	Owner Points Won	Owner Pattern Race Placings	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Godolphin	508	65	29	19	17
2	Coolmore Syndicate	348	46	18	14	14
3	Juddmonte	114	16	4	7	5

1. Godolphin

Godolphin was the winner with 508 points from 65 placings, 29 wins, 19 2nds and 17 3rds.

A wonderful year for the boys in blue matching their total of 2021 but winning two more G1’s than they did in 2021. Nine trainers contributed to their total across the world with Charlie Appleby in England contributing the highest with James Cummngs in Australia next best,

Their star horse was Anamoe who won the Horse Championship.

Trainer	Where Trained	Points Won
Charlie Appleby	England	240
James Cummings	Australia	135
William Mott	USA	47
Brendan P Walsh	USA	20
Saeed bin Suroor	England	19
Brad H Cox	USA	15
A Fabre	France	12
Anthony and Sam Freedman	Australia	10
Michael Stidham	USA	10
Total		508

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2021 1st place 508 points

2020 2nd place 392 points

2. Coolmore Syndicate

Coolmore Syndicate was second with 348 points from 46 placings, 18 wins, 14 2nds and 14 3rds. As usual, it was Aidan O’Brien who provided the bulk of their total.

Trainer	Where Trained	Points Won
A P O’Brien	Ireland	272
Bob Baffert	USA	10
Brad H Cox	USA	7
Chris Waller	Australia	17
Donnacha Aidan O’Brien	Ireland	17
Joseph Patrick O’Brien	Ireland	15
Kacy Fogden	Australia	5
Wesley A Ward	USA	5
Total		348

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2021 2nd place 438 points

2020 1st place 483 points

3. Juddmonte

Juddmonte was third with 114 points from 16 placings, 4 wins, 7 2nds and 5 3rds.

Westover was the star for Juddmonte, his electrical performance at the Curragh when winning the Irish Derby under Colin Keane was their highlight. Chaldean and Elite Power, winners of the Dewhurst and Breeders Cup Sprint will have kept the cockles warm through the winter. Nine trainers contributed for Juddmonte.

Trainer	Where Trained	Points Won
William Mott	USA	25
Ralph Beckett	England	22
J O’Shea	Australia	14
John and Thady Gosden	England	14
Chad C Brown	USA	12
Andrew Balding	England	12
Andre Fabre	France	7
Brad H Cox	USA	5
Sir Michael Stoute	England	5
Total		114

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2021 7th place 71 points

2020 5th place 88 points

6. Breeder Championship

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Breeder Position	Breeder Name	Breeder Points Won	Breeder Pattern Race Placings	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Godolphin	460.50	57	29	16	12
2	Northern Farm	227	30	11	11	8
3	Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC	106	13	7	3	3

1. Godolphin

Godolphin was the winner with 460.50 points from 57 placings, 29 wins, 16 2nds and 12 3rds.

The policy of breeding under the Godolphin name has paid dividends over the last number of years, 31 individual horses scored for them with Anamoe, Modern Games, Rebel’s Romance, Paulele, Casadian, Cody’s Wish, Coroebus, and Santin all scoring 20 points or more for them. They continue to build. Dubawi with 153.5 points was responsible for a third of their total with Street Boss coming in second on 57 points.

The operation keeps on going from strength to strength.

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2021 1st place 356 points

2020 1st place 259 points

2. Northern Farm

Northern Farm was second with 227 points from 30 placings, 11 wins, 11 2nds and 8 3rds.

The Eastern powerhouse relied on Deep Impact, Kitasan Black, and Heart’s Cry to combine for 100 points of their total. Their highlight, Equinox by Kitasan Black was 2nd in the Satsuki Sho – Japanese 2000 Guineas and Tokyo Yushun – Japanese Derby before winning the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and Arima Kinen.

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2021 2nd place 296 points

2020 2nd place 202 points

3. Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC

Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC was third with 106 points from 13 placings, 7 wins, 3 2nds and 3 3rds.

Curlin provided 64 points with Malathaat contributing 37 points, 2nd in the Ogden Phipps, she then won the personal Ensign, Spinster Stakes, and Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

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2021 4th place 105 points

2020 14th place 49 points