Academy Blues (USA)
Academy Blues (USA) is 5 from 34. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. All 5 wins have come on turf — 0 from 7 on the all-weather. Last raced off 79, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–34Wins / Runs
- 14.7%Strike rate
- 11 (32.4%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.53Fair A/E n=34 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 681 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).
Weakest on good going: 3.2% from 157. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 11.4% from 140.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 133 | 10 | 7.5% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 157 | 5 | 3.2% | −5.2 | 3 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 68 | 8 | 11.8% | +3.4 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 49 | 7 | 14.3% | +5.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 241 | 23 | 9.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 193 | 16 | 8.3% | −0.1 | 3 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 140 | 16 | 11.4% | +3 | 2 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 93 | 6 | 6.5% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 63 | 5 | 7.9% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 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.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25% | +19.50 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.50 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 3 | 16% | −1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 2 | 17% | +14.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Nicholls | 13 | 3 | 23% | +4.50 |
| Frank Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paul Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christopher Geoghegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keagan Latham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 3 | 13% | −6.50 |
| Blinkers | 10 | 2 | 20% | +16.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +6.50 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Academy Blues won?
- Academy Blues (USA) won 5 of 34 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.7%. Placed 11 times in total (32.4% of starts).
- Who trained Academy Blues?
- Academy Blues (USA) was trained by David Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 28 August 2011.
- Who is Academy Blues's sire?
- Academy Blues (USA) is by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) out of Lover's Talk (CAN), whose sire is Vice Regent.
- What going does Academy Blues prefer?
- Academy Blues (USA) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Academy Blues's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 28 August 2011. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Academy Blues's sire's record?
- Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 681 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 3.2% from 157. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 11.4% from 140.