The Way We Win (NZ)
The Way We Win is a lightly raced gelding with one placing from two starts on turf at Happy Valley. He finished second of 12 in a Class 5 handicap there in Jun 2026 before trailing in 12th of 12 in the Westlands Road Handicap over 1m – 1m1f on good to firm later that month. By Charm Spirit, whose progeny have won 9.4% of 3,774 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record on good to firm. He last ran off an official rating of 19.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 19Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 3,833 runs since Apr 2018 (339 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 135. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 446.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 448 | 67 | 15% | +5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 653 | 52 | 8% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 437 | 40 | 9.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Soft | 504 | 32 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
| Heavy | 135 | 5 | 3.7% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,640 | 161 | 9.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 446 | 58 | 13% | +3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,531 | 133 | 8.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,122 | 100 | 8.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 524 | 52 | 9.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 153 | 11 | 7.2% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 56 | 4 | 7.1% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 24 Jun 26+21d | Happy Valley (HK) | Westlands Road Handicap (Course A) (Turf) | 12/12 | 12½ | 8-2 | 19 | H T Mo | 32/5 |
| 03 Jun 26 | Happy Valley (HK) | Mount Butler Handicap (Course C) (Turf) . | 2/12 | nse | 8-1 | 14 | H T Mo | 37/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Way We Win won?
- The Way We Win (NZ) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains The Way We Win?
- The Way We Win (NZ) is trained by Jamie Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 June 2026.
- Who is The Way We Win's sire?
- The Way We Win (NZ) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of The Mighty Lions (NZ), whose sire is Grosvenor.
- What is The Way We Win's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 19, from the run on 24 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Way We Win's sire's record?
- Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 3,833 runs since Apr 2018 (339 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 135. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 446.