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Horse profile

Black Snowflake (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni · Last owner Godolphin
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Black Escort (USA) (Southern Halo)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jun 2010 — 5,976 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 24th of 27 2 wins · Goodwood & Haydock Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Black Snowflake (USA) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 97.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating97At career-high mark
97 13–97

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 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 22 May 2010 Official rating 97 at the last run, 17 Jun 2010

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 9 figures · best 105A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm497A83—
Good4105A89—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f697A82.5—
6f – 7f3105A94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.60 from 4
Good7209012.5%+0.22 from 5
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.4—
Soft3773810.1%−2.20 from 1
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.12 from 3
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.50 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−2—

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
Black Escort (USA) (Southern Halo)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +1.12
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 1 33% +1.50
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.62
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 1 33% −1.38
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 3 2 67% +3.12

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ahmed Ajtebi 6 0 0% −6.00
Frankie Dettori 2 1 50% +2.50
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Munro 1 1 100% +0.62

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% −2.88
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 7 2 29% −0.88

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
2010 · 3 runs
17 Jun 10+26d Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 24/27 4 8-12 9766C Ahmed Ajtebi 25/1
22 May 10+38d Haydock Betfred Silver Bowl (heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 6 9-2 9797A Tadhg O'Shea 33/1
14 Apr 10+177d Newmarket Blue Square Feilden Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 9f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 1 8-13 9764C Ahmed Ajtebi 16/1
2009 · 7 runs
19 Oct 09+30d Pontefract totepool Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 9-2 9789A Ahmed Ajtebi 13/2
19 Sep 09+14d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Chenes (Colts & Geldings) 8f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 6 9-2 —— Ahmed Ajtebi 17/10
05 Sep 09+15d Haydock Text 'Betfred' To 83080 For Mobile Betting Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 9-0 9781B Ahmed Ajtebi 6/1
21 Aug 09+21d Salisbury Weatherbys Bank Stonehenge Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1 8-13 9284A Frankie Dettori 6/4F
31 Jul 09+28d Goodwood RSA Nursery Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 9-2 8694A Frankie Dettori 7/2F
03 Jul 09+14d Haydock Supply Uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 13105A Alan Munro 8/13F
19 Jun 09 Newmarket Peri Up Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 9-0 —77A Ahmed Ajtebi 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Snowflake won?
Black Snowflake (USA) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Black Snowflake?
Black Snowflake (USA) was trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 17 June 2010.
Who is Black Snowflake's sire?
Black Snowflake (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Black Escort (USA), whose sire is Southern Halo.
What going does Black Snowflake prefer?
Black Snowflake (USA) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Black Snowflake's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 17 June 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Black Snowflake's sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

Record shown from June 2009. 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.