Black Vega (IRE)
Black Vega is a Lope De Vega gelding who was yet to win from five starts on turf. He raced over 1m5f to 2m on four of those starts and over 2m1f to 2m4f on the other, with his efforts coming on soft ground three times. His last run, at Limerick in Oct 2023, was his first in first-time headgear and saw him finish 13 of 14 in the Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle off a career-high mark of 89.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 25dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 59
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 59B | 59 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 59C | 48.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,176 runs since Jan 2008 (1,103 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,874 | 252 | 13.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 717 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,697 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,597 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,591 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,276 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 957 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Rubydooby (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Brooklyn (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubydooby (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m3f | — |
| Brooklyn (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Black Gem (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P W Gleeson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ambrose McCurtin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 23+28d | Limerick | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/14 | 6 | 10-1 | 89 | 59C | 74C | Mr P W Gleeson | 50/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+37d | Listowel | John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 14/16 | 5½ | 11-7 | — | 32C | 92C | Ryan Treacy | 200/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+21d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle | 13/15 | 5½ | 10-13 | — | 38C | 90C | Phillip Enright | 66/1 |
| 27 Jul 23+13d | Limerick | Hurling For Cancer Moves To Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow August 21st Maiden Hurdle | 9/16 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 59B | 101A | Ambrose McCurtin | 125/1 |
| 14 Jul 23 | Cork | Coolagown Stud Flat Race | 10/14 | 10 | 11-3 | — | 59C | 88C | Mr P W Gleeson | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Black Vega won?
- Black Vega (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2023.
- Who trained Black Vega?
- Black Vega (IRE) was trained by John F Gleeson on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 21 October 2023.
- Who is Black Vega's sire?
- Black Vega (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Black Ruby (IRE), whose sire is Dansili.
- What is Black Vega's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 21 October 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Black Vega's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,176 runs since Jan 2008 (1,103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
- Who are Black Vega's siblings?
- Out of Black Ruby (IRE), Black Vega (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rubydooby (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Brooklyn (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.