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Horse profile

Ajaccio (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer P Bary · Last owner K Abdullah
by First Defence (USA) out of Helstra (USA) (Nureyev)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2017
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Aug 2017 — 3,364 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 4th of 10 Won at Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2017 and Aug 2017, the last of them as a 3yo filly. Finished 4 of 10 at Deauville (FR) last time. By First Defence (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 20 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
First Defence (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+5.4—
Good to Firm871517.2%+2.6—
Good1071816.8%+2.2—
Good to Soft49816.3%+1.7—
Soft5159.8%−4.8—
Heavy1119.1%−5.5—
Standard (AW)2313113.4%−1.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.6—
6f – 7f1623219.8%+5.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f2263816.8%+2.21 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f9644.2%−10.4—
1m5f – 2m40410%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1317.7%−6.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Helstra (USA) (Nureyev)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Stern Opinion (USA) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Stern Opinion (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stern Opinion (USA)1335fListed
Helvetia (USA)515fClass 5
Prevalent (USA)415½f—
Vezere (USA)160——
Fingerprint I (USA)30——
Bonbonniere (USA)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
04 Aug 17+48d Deauville (FR) Prix de Saint-Julien (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 hd 9-1 Vincent Cheminaud 23/10J
17 Jun 17 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Grand Monarque Longines (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 Vincent Cheminaud 61/10

Quick answers

How many races has Ajaccio (USA) won?
Ajaccio (USA) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2017, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Ajaccio (USA)?
Ajaccio (USA) was trained by P Bary on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 4 August 2017.
Who is Ajaccio (USA)'s sire?
Ajaccio (USA) is by First Defence (USA) out of Helstra (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What is Ajaccio (USA)'s sire's record?
First Defence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
Who are Ajaccio (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Helstra (USA), Ajaccio (USA) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Stern Opinion (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Stern Opinion (USA)). The wins came over 5f–5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2017. 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.