Charlie Appleby

Born: July 5, 1975

Breeders’ Cup Record: 3-2-0-0 | $1,660,000

• Trainer Charlie Appleby has made the most from limited starts in the Breeders’ Cup. He has won two of three starts. Outstrip won the 2013 Juvenile Turf and Wuheida won the 2017 Filly & Mare Turf.

• Will be represented by three runners in 2018 -- La Pelosa in the Juvenile Fillies Turf, Line of Duty in the Juvenile Turf and Wild Illusion in Filly & Mare Turf.

• Charlie Appleby was promoted to a head trainer in July 2013, after 15 years working for Sheikh Mohammed as a travelling head lad, stable head lad and assistant trainer.

• Charlie was previously a jockey, riding in a number of point-to-points and amateur flat races.

• He saddled his first Grade 1 winner in November 2013 when Outstrip landed the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita..

• Charlie has recorded more than 500 winners, with his first domestic UK Grade 1 winner coming in October 2014, when Charming Thought won the Middle Park Stakes on Future Champions Day at Newmarket.

• He celebrated his first Royal Ascot winner during the 2015 meeting, when Space Age won the King George V Stakes.

• 2017 saw him saddle four Grade 1 winners around the world: one in , two in France and Wuheida's victory in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar, USA, in November.

• Charlie was crowned Champion Trainer at the 2018 Carnival and enjoyed a terrific Dubai World Cup night with two winners at the highest level, courtesy of Jungle Cat and who won the G1 and G1 respectively.

• A dream came true for Charlie in June 2018 when Masar became the first Godolphin horse in the famous royal blue silks to win the coveted Grade 1 Derby at Epsom. He also became Charlie's first Classic winner.

• Just 17 days later, Charlie's charge stormed to victory in the G1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, becoming his first G1 winner at the prestigious Royal meeting and Godolphin's first winner of the race.

• Charlie divides his year between Marmoom stables in Dubai in the winter months and Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket, UK, the rest of the year.