{"id":1631,"date":"2017-07-10T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T17:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linda-rice.com\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2017-07-10T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T17:31:32","slug":"how-many-female-trainers-are-there-in-the-world-rankings-and-who-are-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/how-many-female-trainers-are-there-in-the-world-rankings-and-who-are-they\/","title":{"rendered":"How many female trainers are there in the world rankings – and who are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Gai Waterhouse, pictured after winning the Melbourne Cup (with Fiorente) in 2013, is the highest-ranked woman trainer in the world. Photo: abc.net.au<\/em><\/p>\n

You may not agree with it, but at least there\u2019s an argument that female jockeys are not equipped to compete with males on equal terms. That\u2019s why the French, for instance, have this season introduced a 2 kilo weight allowance for women riding against men in most races, controversial though it may be<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s jockeys though. When it comes to training racehorses, there\u2019s absolutely no reason, physical, mental, spiritual or anything-else-al, why females shouldn\u2019t be at least as effective as males. So how do you explain this?<\/p>\n

Below is a list of all the women in the top 500 of the latest\u00a0trainers\u2019 standings<\/a> in the TRC Global Rankings<\/em>. Remember, these rankings are drawn exclusively from the performances of their runners in Group and Graded races worldwide.<\/p>\n

There are 24 women in the list. Just 24. Which means that just over 95 percent of horses that race in the best races across the world are trained by men.<\/p>\n

Now, obviously there\u2019s a culture thing going on. Once, women weren\u2019t even allowed to hold a training licence at all. Anywhere. And change – progress, if you will – has been slow, as it always is. Nowadays, though, there are more females than males working in racing stables, more females than males with a love of the horse generally. And there has been a fabulous recent history of great training achievements by women. Think Criquette Head-Maarek<\/strong> and Gai Waterhouse<\/strong>, who have both trained more than 100 G1 winners, both been champion trainer, both won their countries\u2019 greatest races.<\/p>\n

And now you can start thinking Candice Bass-Robinson<\/strong> after her stunning achievement<\/a> in South Africa over the weekend.<\/p>\n

FEMALE TRAINERS IN THE TRC GLOBAL RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/sub><\/em><\/td>\nWorld rank<\/sub><\/em><\/td>\nName<\/sub><\/em><\/td>\nModal Country<\/sub><\/em><\/td>\nPts<\/sub><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nGai Waterhouse <\/strong>(and Adrian Bott)<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n(Grant and) Alana Williams<\/strong><\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n937<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n107<\/td>\nPia Brandt<\/strong><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n125<\/td>\nLinda Rice<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n125<\/td>\nCriquette Head-Maarek<\/strong><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n143<\/td>\nJessica Harrington<\/strong><\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\n909<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n151<\/td>\nJosie Carroll<\/strong><\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n908<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n151<\/td>\nMichelle Nevin<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n908<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n168<\/td>\nCandice Bass-Robinson<\/strong><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n195<\/td>\nCarla Gaines<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n902<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n217<\/td>\nCorine Barande-Barbe<\/strong><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n230<\/td>\n(Trent Busuttin and) Natalie Young<\/strong><\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n236<\/td>\nMaria Fernandez Alvarez<\/strong><\/td>\nArgentina<\/td>\n898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n266<\/td>\nYasmin Almenrader<\/strong><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n281<\/td>\nBarbara Minshall<\/strong><\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nHelen Page<\/strong><\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n893<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n346<\/td>\nIngrid Mason<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n346<\/td>\nMandy Brown<\/strong> (and Matt Brown)<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n368<\/td>\n(Evan and) Jennifer Rayner<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n410<\/td>\nLeah Gyarmati<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n410<\/td>\nVictoria Oliver<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n441<\/td>\nKristen Buchanan<\/strong><\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n464<\/td>\nMaria Borell*<\/strong><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n885<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n495<\/td>\nEvanna McCutcheon<\/strong><\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\n884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Not currently operational<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

So what do we take out of these statistics? Here are two points worth noting.<\/p>\n

Embarrassment for Britain<\/h2>\n

For a country that likes to think of itself as among the most liberal, tolerant and enlightened, it\u2019s something of an eye-opener that there are no British-based female trainers in the rankings.<\/p>\n

The highest female trainers in the British Horseracing Authority\u2019s 2017 flat championship, which is based on prize money, are Ruth Carr <\/strong>(22nd with \u00a3370k), Amanda Perrett <\/strong>(35th – \u00a3228k) and Eve Johnson-Houghton<\/strong> (50th – \u00a3166k). None of them has had enough Group race performers to go close to the world rankings though. Yet 49 male trainers with Britain as their Modal Country<\/em> (the country where they have the most runners) do make the list.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this says something about the big flat racing owners in Britain. Of the British classics, there have been just six winners trained by females – and four of those were by Criquette Head-Maarek<\/a>. (Laura Mongan<\/strong> won the St Leger last year,\u00a0Pam Sly <\/strong>the 1,000 Guineas in 2006.) The only other front-line Group 1 ever won by a woman is the Champion Stakes, which Lady Cecil<\/strong> won in 2013, Corine Barande-Barbe<\/strong> in 2011\u00a0and Mme Head-Maarek (who else?) took in 1993.<\/p>\n

Yet, over jumps, women have claimed the greatest prizes many times: six Cheltenham Gold Cups, five Grand Nationals, two Champion Hurdles, four Queen Mother Champion Chases and five King Georges.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not so bad elsewhere (not quite, anyway)<\/h2>\n

Six of the 24 females in the table above are from Europe: three from France (although that includes the increasingly impressive Chantilly-based Pia Brandt<\/strong>, who is Swedish), two from Ireland (note that #6 Jessica Harrington<\/strong> is primarily a jumps trainer)\u00a0and one from Germany. France\u2019s trio includes Head-Maarek, whose stable is still recovering from the effects of a severe virus.<\/p>\n

Predictably, Gai Waterhouse<\/a>, who now operates as a partnership with Adrian Bott<\/strong>, is #1 female (and a solid #29 in the overall rankings, and the sixth highest on the Australian list<\/a>). She heads a group of five from Australia and two from New Zealand in the 24.<\/p>\n

But arguably it is North America that fares the best, with nine entries (seven from the U.S. and two from Canada), headed by Linda Rice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

She comes in at #4 (alongside Head-Maarek), although the pair are no higher than 125 once you put the men back in. It\u2019s a shame that Rice\u2019s formidable achievements over the past few seasons are not reflected with a higher position. As with any trainer, if they don\u2019t get sent enough Group or Graded-level performers, the impact they can make on the TRC<\/em> rankings is compromised.<\/p>\n

And, despite the respectable showing in this table, North America, like everywhere else, still has a long way to go, although, while no Triple Crown race has ever been won by a horse trained by a women, seven Breeders\u2019 Cup contests have: Jenine Sahadi<\/strong> (who won two), Laura de Seroux<\/strong>, Carla Gaines<\/strong>, Jo Hughes<\/strong> (a Brit), Kathy Ritvo <\/strong>and Maria Borell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Original Article – https:\/\/www.thoroughbredracing.com\/articles\/how-many-female-trainers-are-there-world-rankings-and-who-are-they\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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