Trainer
John Whalen
1 starter today at Woodbine
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:20 PM | WO R1 | #1 Field Hockey | 2-1 | 22% | Keveh Nicholls |
Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.
This meet
Woodbine
| Surface | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 0 | 1 | too few to rate |
| All surfaces | 0 | 1 | too few to rate |
Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.
Last 12 months by race type
| Race type | Won | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiming under $25,000 | 0 | 5 | too few to rate | |
| Maiden claiming | 0 | 4 | too few to rate | |
| All | 0 | 9 | 0% small sample | 56% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.
By situation
| Situation | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprints | 27 | 4% small sample | 37% |
| On synthetic | 26 | 4% small sample | 27% |
| Claiming races | 24 | 4% small sample | 29% |
| Third start off a layoff | 5 | too few to rate |
The trainer's record in each situation as printed with today's past performances (first-time starters, layoffs, surface and distance switches and so on).
With today's jockeys
| Jockey | Today | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keveh Nicholls | Field Hockey | 0 | 7 | too few to rate |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/2 | WO R5 | Field Hockey | 7th of 9 | 8-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
| 9/11 | WO R2 | Field Hockey | 2nd of 5 | 8-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
| 9/10 | WO R5 | Silent Pal | 6th of 7 | 8-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
| 8/22 | WO R2 | Silent Pal | 3rd of 6 | 6-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
| 7/10 | WO R4 | Silent Pal | 5th of 6 | 12-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
| 5/30 | WO R2 | Field Hockey | 6th of 7 | 8-1 | Prayven Badrie |
| 12/12 | WO R4 | Field Hockey | 3rd of 3 | 6-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
| 12/5 | WO R1 | Named Firey | 3rd of 4 | 6-1 | Jason Hoyte |
| 11/29 | WO R11 | Field Hockey | 2nd of 3 | 6-1 | Keveh Nicholls |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.