Sarah Rutten has quickly established herself as one of South Australia’s most promising young trainers. It took just one full season for Sarah Rutten to become South Australia's leading stand alone female trainer.

After seven years working under Tony McEvoy as a strapper, trackwork rider and travelling companion to top horses (including Group 1 mare Sunlight), Rutten set out on her own in early 2023 saddling her first runner in February 2023 and recorded that maiden training victory a month later when Kristobel won at Balaklava on 29 March 2023.

The Murray Bridge stable is based on course and has been noted for it's early impact on the local scene.

"Horses have always been number one in life," Rutten said. "I always had horses, I got my first pony when I was five".

I am inspired by some of racing's leading ladies, such as trainers Gai Waterhouse and Annabel Neasham. "To be one of the best female trainers – that's probably my goal."

"Everyone wants to be the best in their state, obviously that's what I want to be.

"When you're competing with the big stables, you've got to respect them. Obviously I'm only just over my first year of training, but I don't want to be a trainer that just trains a couple of winners, I want to be the best that I can be."

Statistics highlight Rutten’s record as an astute performer with the stables 400 starters ( as at Oct 2025) with 47 wins and over 1/3rd of its runners running top 3.

Her top-trained performers include Easy Campese ($446,195), Sebonna ($297,570), Lonrodex ($254,470), Eventually ($214,745) and Obi ($204,705).