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The Pattern Racing Championships – Trainer

Foreword

For those of you who have already read the post on horses you’ll know the purpose of these championships is to recognise the consistency of trainers at pattern racing’s top level, Grade 1/Group 1 over the year of 2013.

Here at Pattern Racing we’ve compiled the results of 238 Grade 1/Group 1 in 2013.

Included are G1’s from England, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, Canada, UAE, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Each race is given the same score with 22 points available on the basis, 10 points for 1st, 7 points for 2nd and 5 points for 3rd.

The Champion Trainer of 2013 is Todd Pletcher.

Position Trainer  Total
1 Todd Pletcher 263
2 Aidan O’Brien 218
3 Bob Baffert 181
4 Chad C Brown 140
5 William Mott 133

Find the full list here. Find the detail here.

1. Todd Pletcher amassed his winning score by virtue of winning 14 G1’s, 9 seconds and 12 third place finishes with 21 individual racehorses.

Todd was a fillies man in 2013. His star of the year was the three year old filly Princess Of Slymar who won 4 G1’s (The Alabama Stakes, Beldame Invitational, American Oaks and Kentucky Oaks). Authenticity was his next best contributor although not winning she scored 26 points with 3 second places and 1 third at the top level.

2. Aidan O’Brien, the only non American in the top five, secured his second place with 9 wins, 7 seconds and 13 thirds from 20 horses.

Declaration Of War’s winning score of 37 points for 2 G1’s (Queen Anne and Juddmonte International) a second and two thirds was Aidan’s top performer. Next best for the Ballydolye maestro was Magician contributing 2o points with 2 G1’s (Irish 2000 Guineas and Breeders Cup Turf) and St Nicholas Abbey (RIP) who has made his last contribution also winning 2o points with 2 G1’s wins (Dubai Sheema Classic and Coronation Cup, for the third time). What a massive loss he is to the breeding barn.

3. Bob Baffet’s total was made up of of 9 wins 8 seconds and 7 thirds from 18 runners.

Top scorer for him was Game On Dude who like Declaration Of War contributed 37 points for 3 G1’s ( TVG Pacific Classic, Santa Anita Handicap and Hollywood Gold Cup) and 1 second.

In all 224 trainers were placed in G1’s in 2013. Congratulations to them all.