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Aesop's Fables (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer Saeed bin Suroor · Last owner Godolphin
by Distorted Humor (USA) out of Abhisheka (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Sep 2013 — 4,786 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 7th of 7 2 wins · Chantilly (FR) Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Aesop's Fables (USA) is 2 from 12, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly (FR) (Jul 2012). Hasn't won since Jul 2012.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Pontefract, 28 Jul 2013 Official rating 106 at the last run, 18 Sep 2013

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 91A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f491A84—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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

Sire
Distorted Humor (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 1,352 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm12433.3%+19—
Good to Firm2694014.9%+0.60 from 1
Good2974214.1%−0.21 from 4
Good to Soft1391812.9%−1.40 from 5
Soft1131614.2%−0.11 from 1
Heavy33412.1%−2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)4887014.3%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f911011%−3.30 from 2
6f – 7f5328516%+1.71 from 4
1m – 1m1f3965213.1%−1.21 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2623914.9%+0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m58610.3%−4—
2m1f – 2m4f9111.1%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m4125%+10.7—

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

Dam
Abhisheka (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them First Winter (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (First Winter (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
First Winter (IRE)721m–1m2fClass 3
Sense Of Fun (USA)60——
Advisory (GB)40——
Tandragee (USA)10——
Amiravati (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 1 25% +9.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +0.40

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 2 100% +12.40
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% +8.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −2.60
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 7 2 29% +7.40
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Bentley 1 0 0% −1.00
Pierre-Charles Boudot 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 2 25% +6.40
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 4 1 25% +9.00
2011 4 1 25% −2.60

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 4 runs
18 Sep 13+25d Sandown Fortune Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 nse 9-4 10683A Silvestre De Sousa 8/1
24 Aug 13+27d Goodwood Betfair Celebration Mile (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 ¾ 9-1 10874A Martin Dwyer 22/1
28 Jul 13+15d Pontefract Skybet Supporting The Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Pomfret Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 3¼ 9-1 11091A Kieren Fallon 7/2J
13 Jul 13+332d Ascot Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) (Rnd) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 9-1 11385A Harry Bentley 16/1
2012 · 4 runs
15 Aug 12+45d Deauville (FR) Prix Guillaume d'Ornano - Haras du Logis Saint-Germain (3yo) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 3 9-2 —— Pierre-Charles Boudot 7/2
01 Jul 12+29d Chantilly (FR) Prix Jean Prat (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 8f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 —— Maxime Guyon 12/1
02 Jun 12+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Palais-Royal (3yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 nse 8-7 —— Maxime Guyon 8/1
10 May 12+269d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Herbager (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 5.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 shd 9-0 —— Maxime Guyon 9/2
2011 · 4 runs
15 Aug 11+32d Deauville (FR) Prix Francois Boutin () (2yo) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 nk 9-2 —— Maxime Guyon 7/2
14 Jul 11+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix Roland De Chambure () (2yo) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 8-11 —— Maxime Guyon 13/10F
21 Jun 11+12d Chantilly (FR) Prix D'Halatte (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-10 —— Maxime Guyon 2/5F
09 Jun 11 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Hunyade (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 5.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1 9-2 —— Maxime Guyon EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Aesop's Fables won?
Aesop's Fables (USA) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Aesop's Fables?
Aesop's Fables (USA) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 18 September 2013.
Who is Aesop's Fables's sire?
Aesop's Fables (USA) is by Distorted Humor (USA) out of Abhisheka (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Aesop's Fables prefer?
Aesop's Fables (USA) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 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 Aesop's Fables's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 18 September 2013. The highest on record is 113.
What is Aesop's Fables's sire's record?
Distorted Humor (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 1,352 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Aesop's Fables's siblings?
Out of Abhisheka (IRE), Aesop's Fables (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: First Winter (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (First Winter (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.