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Horse profile

Blue News (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Andrew Slattery · Last owner Pat Garvey
by Air Force Blue (USA) out of Natural Wonder (USA) (Summer Bird)
19 runs · 9 courses · from May 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2023 — 1,118 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 · 9th of 14 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Blue News was a maiden who ran 19 times without winning between May 2022 and Oct 2023, placing on seven occasions. His best effort came when second of 14 at Fairyhouse in Jul 2023. The gelding, by Air Force Blue out of a Summer Bird mare, raced on turf and all-weather, with six runs at Dundalk where he failed to win. He finished ninth of 14 in a Dundalk handicap in Oct 2023 when last seen.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 12lb off peak
65 65–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 13 Oct 2023

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 →

Flat 18 figures · best 121C · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7121C76—
Standard (AW)699B88—
Soft273C54—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f13121C77—
Under 6f361C53—
1m – 1m1f293B86.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 6 Oct 2023 Official rating 65 at the last run, 13 Oct 2023

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 19 figures · best 88A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good784A77—
Standard (AW)688A75—
Soft382A58—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1388A77—
1m – 1m1f376A75—
Under 6f385A82—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Air Force Blue (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 315 runs since Jun 2020 (26 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.6% from 111.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14642.9%+35.3—
Good to Firm3425.9%−1.70 from 1
Good8178.6%+10 from 7
Good to Soft2613.8%−3.80 from 1
Soft38410.5%+2.90 from 3
Heavy1100%−7.60 from 1
Standard (AW)11143.6%−40 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3725.4%−2.20 from 3
6f – 7f14285.6%−20 from 13
1m – 1m1f8755.7%−1.90 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f44920.5%+12.9—
1m5f – 2m500%−7.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Natural Wonder (USA) (Summer Bird)

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 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 13 0 0% −13.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Slattery 16 0 0% −16.00
Gavin Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Amy Jo Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Visor 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 12 0 0% −12.00
2022 7 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 12 runs
13 Oct 23+7d Dundalk (AW) Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 hd 9-4 6587B67A Andrew Slattery 22/1
06 Oct 23+56d Dundalk (AW) Michael Cooney Memorial Maiden 7f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 3¼ 9-8 6671A70A Andrew Slattery 6/1
11 Aug 23+5d Tipperary www.tipperaryraces.ie (C & G) Maiden 7½f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 4¾ 9-8 7135A58A Gavin Ryan 14/1
06 Aug 23+9d Galway Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap (50-80) 1m½f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 9-1 72—54A Amy Jo Hayes 20/1
28 Jul 23+16d Cork Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden 6f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 9-8 7377A77A Andrew Slattery 15/2
12 Jul 23+26d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 2¾ 9-8 7380C84A Andrew Slattery 14/1
16 Jun 23+9d Cork Mallow Maiden 5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 9-8 7346A55A Ben Coen 9/2
07 Jun 23+8d Curragh Murphy International Supporting Relay For Life Maiden 6½f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 9-8 7274A82A Andrew Slattery 7/4
30 May 23+3d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7½f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 2¾ 9-8 7666A77A Andrew Slattery 9/1
27 May 23+33d Curragh Finlay Volvo Handicap 7f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 nk 8-7 76121C64A Andrew Slattery 40/1
24 Apr 23+10d Naas Naas Racecourse Business Club Blackwater Handicap 1m · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 8-9 7680A75A Andrew Slattery 14/1
14 Apr 23+114d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 nk 9-7 7699B74A Andrew Slattery 6/1
2022 · 7 runs
21 Dec 22+14d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Race 1m · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 9-5 7793B76A Andrew Slattery 10/3
07 Dec 22+21d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 2 9-0 7589A80A Andrew Slattery 7/4
16 Nov 22+97d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 9-2 7584B88A Andrew Slattery 13/2
11 Aug 22+33d Leopardstown Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 9-3 7776C70A Andrew Slattery 4/1
09 Jul 22+50d Navan Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 5½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 1¾ 9-3 —61C85A Andrew Slattery 9/2
20 May 22+14d Curragh Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden 6f · Yielding · 18 ran 5/18 1¼ 9-1 —73C82A Andrew Slattery 14/1
06 May 22 Cork Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 1½ 9-1 —53C82A Andrew Slattery 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blue News won?
Blue News (USA) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Blue News?
Blue News (USA) was trained by Andrew Slattery on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 13 October 2023.
Who is Blue News's sire?
Blue News (USA) is by Air Force Blue (USA) out of Natural Wonder (USA), whose sire is Summer Bird.
What is Blue News's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 13 October 2023. The highest on record is 77.
What is Blue News's sire's record?
Air Force Blue (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 315 runs since Jun 2020 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.6% from 111.

Record shown from May 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.