Cavalor Trainer of the Quarter - Andrew Balding
The Cavalor Trainer of the Quarter award has been won by Andrew Balding. Balding and his team will receive a Cavalor voucher of €1,000 for Cavalor supplements and care products as well as a consultation with one of their senior product specialists.
Andrew Balding became the licensed trainer at historic Kingsclere in 2003, when he succeeded his father, Ian, who sadly passed away in January 2026. Andrew’s wife, Anna Lisa, plays a key role in the running of the business and management and is also a familiar sight at the races.
Cavalor Trainer of the Quarter - Joseph O’Brien
Joseph O’Brien has enjoyed remarkable contrasting successes so far this year, his hurdler Home By The Sea winning the Gr.1 Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham back in March, the filly Thundering On landing the Gp.1 Oaks at Epsom, followed by five winners at Royal Ascot to see O’Brien challenging his father Aidan for the meeting’s coveted Leading Trainer award. At time of going to press the Irish Derby has yet to be run, but there is a strong chance James J Braddock has capped a month to remember for the Carriganóg team.
CAVALOR Trainer of the Quarter - Simon & Ed Crisford
In May 2020 Ed and his father Simon Crisford became the first trainers in Britain to be granted a joint licence. Now, thanks to an excellent winter in Dubai culminating with a win in the Gp.2 Dubai Gold Cup, they become our first joint Trainers of the Quarter.
Their six runners on Dubai World Cup night earned €3.4m (£2.97m), doubling their British earnings gained in a highly successful 2025 campaign.