Croix Du Nord (JPN)
Croix Du Nord won the Group 3 Prix du Prince d'Orange at Longchamp in Sep 2025 on soft ground over 1m2f – 1m4f. The colt has one win and two places from three starts on turf, all over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft. He finished second of 18 as beaten favourite in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin in Jun 2026. By Kitasan Black out of a Cape Cross mare, he is trained by Takashi Saito.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −0.60£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 252 d
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 14.3% of 7 runs since Sep 2025 (5 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +19 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +2.4 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2025 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.40 |
| Hanshin (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.40 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||
| 14 Jun 26+252d | Hanshin (JPN) | The Takarazuka Kinen (Turf) | 2/18 | nk | 9-2 | Yuichi Kitamura | 6/4F |
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 05 Oct 25+21d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 14/17 | hd | 8-13 | Yuichi Kitamura | 87/10 |
| 14 Sep 25 | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Prince d'Orange (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 1/7 | 9-2 | Yuichi Kitamura | 7/5F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Croix Du Nord won?
- Croix Du Nord (JPN) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Croix Du Nord?
- Croix Du Nord (JPN) is trained by Takashi Saito, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 June 2026.
- Who is Croix Du Nord's sire?
- Croix Du Nord (JPN) is by Kitasan Black (JPN) out of Rising Cross (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What is Croix Du Nord's sire's record?
- Kitasan Black (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 7 runs since Sep 2025 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.