R. Maingard
Trainer: M. Henri Maingard
Formerly an automobile engineer, it was in South Africa that Ricky Maingard made his name as a trainer. He has met with plenty of success, including in prestigious races such as the July Handicap. After 40 years, he decided to return to Mauritius to continue his career.
Since debuting in 2007, he has not been slow to show what he is capable of and has won all four classic races.
Horses such as Ice Axe – winner of the very first edition of the Group 1 MTC Bicentenary Trophy and 2012 Maiden Cup, Tales Of Bravery, Casey’s War, One Cool Dude, Alitalia and Parachute Man have all won very important races for Ricky Maingard.
This veteran trainer will be expecting better things for this season after a challenging 2017.
Trainer since: 2007 (in Mauritius)
Stable : Maingard
Record (as at December 31st 2017) 301 wins and 784 places for 2085 nominations with gains amounting to Rs 85,123,500
Best season : 2012 (35 wins and 78 placings for 207 runners and Stakesmoney amounting to Rs 14,057,500)
Jockey: R. Oliver| Year | Eff | Winners | Rank | Entries | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Unplaced | Stakes Money (Rs) | Cups | %1sts | Seq1 | Seq2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 184 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 96 | 5858000 | 13 | 11.4 | 22 | 2 |
| 2016 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 182 | 32 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 83 | 10026000 | 17 | 17.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2015 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 205 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 94 | 8684000 | 25 | 17.1 | 23 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 186 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 8620000 | 21 | 18.8 | 20 | 5 |
| 2013 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 23 | 98 | 8831000 | 16 | 11.0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2012 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 207 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 94 | 14057500 | 23 | 16.9 | 12 | 9 |
| # | Horse | Pedigree | Age | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parachute Man | HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - FIAMMAROSA | 6 | 73 |
| 2 | Speed Limit | HORSE CHESTNUT - STRIKE FIRST | 5 | 71 |
| 3 | One Cool Dude | STRIKE SMARTLY (CAN) - MISTY RIVER | 8 | 70 |
| 4 | Psycho Syd | REBEL KING - JENNE THE PINK | 5 | 56 |
| 5 | Door Of Deception | COUNT DUBOIS (GB) - GIRL IN EVERY PORT | 6 | 55 |
| 6 | Chinese Gold | STRIKE SMARTLY (USA) - WILD ALMOND | 8 | 49 |
| 7 | Argo Solo | ARGONAUT - PARK LANE | 4 | 49 |
| 8 | Memphis Mafia | LECTURE (USA) - OLYMPIC SPECIAL | 5 | 48 |
| 9 | Skip The Red | GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (AUS) - PEONIE PARADISE | 4 | 46 |
| 10 | Dex Dexter | DYNASTY - CONGESTION CGARGE (GB) | 4 | 46 |
| 11 | Greenflashsunset | GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (AUS) - CHAMPERS | 4 | 46 |
| 12 | Rocketeer | MUHTAFAL (USA) - BADGERINE | 4 | 40 |
| 13 | Roventas | ASHAAWES (USA) - JUVENTAS | 7 | 39 |
| 14 | Nordic Storm | SILVANO (GER) - NOR'WESTER | 4 | 38 |
| 15 | Pop The Question | WARM WHITE NIGHT - TICKLE MY FANCY | 4 | 38 |
| 16 | Duke The Duke | DUKE OF MARMALADE (BRZ) - SALILA | 5 | 35 |
| 17 | Purple Rock | ROCK OF ROCHELLE (USA) - PURPLE ORCHID (GB) | 5 | 33 |
| 18 | Rebel Alliance | SEVENTH ROCK (USA) - ALLIANCE ONE | 4 | 33 |
| 19 | Redwood Valley | ASHAAWES (USA) - PINE FOREST | 4 | 31 |
| 20 | Why Wouldn't Yew | DAN DE LAGO (AUS) - YEW WOOD | - | 29 |
| 21 | Dark Force | REBEL KING - FOLIES TREVIES | 4 | 28 |
| 22 | My Boy Willie | MULLINS BAY (GB) - MAPHIKO | 4 | 28 |
| 23 | Indian Tractor | WARM WHITE NIGHT - THE CAT RETURNS (AUS) | 4 | 28 |
| 24 | Raheeb | BOLD SILVANO - YOU BELONG TO ME (USA) | 4 | 27 |
| 25 | Afdeek | EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - ALBAKOOR | 3 | 26 |
| 26 | The Border War | JUDPOT (USA) - COPPER JET | 3 | 25 |
| 27 | Nadas | DYNASTY - CHERRY WELLS | 5 | 24 |
| 28 | Storm Clipper | SAIL FROM SEATTLE (CAN) - AL MARINA | 4 | 24 |
| 29 | Billy Bojangles | SOLKSJAER (IRE) - FAIR 'N GOLD | 7 | 21 |
| 30 | Tigre Libre | TIGER RIDGE (USA) - EXILE | 6 | 20 |
| 31 | St Arnault | WINDRUSH (USA) - PLACE MORNY | 4 | 20 |
