Desert Myth (USA)
Desert Myth (USA) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.82Fair A/E n=5 · 0.73 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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
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 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 192 | 31 | 16.1% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 291 | 32 | 11% | −1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 150 | 14 | 9.3% | −3.4 | — |
| Soft | 163 | 17 | 10.4% | −2.3 | — |
| Heavy | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 383 | 58 | 15.1% | +2.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +8.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 209 | 34 | 16.3% | +3.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 349 | 49 | 14% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 394 | 49 | 12.4% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 165 | 16 | 9.7% | −3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | −8.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −7.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 10+35d | Haydock | Betfred 'Goals Galore' Superior Mile (Listed) | 4/8 | 1½ | 8-11 | 107 | 90A | Ryan Moore | 9/2 |
| 31 Jul 10+16d | Goodwood | Bluesq.com 'For 5 Places In Stewards' Cup' Stakes (Registered As Thoroughbred Stakes) (Listed) | 2/10 | hd | 9-0 | 100 | 99A | Ryan Moore | 3/1F |
| 15 Jul 10+68d | Leicester | Ladbrokes.com Melton Mowbray Conditions Stakes | 2/6 | ½ | 9-3 | 94 | 97B | Ryan Moore | 6/4F |
| 08 May 10+24d | Lingfield | totesport.com Derby Trial Stakes (Group 3) | 5/7 | ¾ | 8-12 | 94 | 77B | Ryan Moore | 6/4F |
| 14 Apr 10 | Newmarket | Bluesquare.com I-card Maiden Stakes | 1/10 | 9-3 | — | 99A | Ryan Moore | 6/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Myth won?
- Desert Myth (USA) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2010, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Myth?
- Desert Myth (USA) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 4 September 2010.
- Who is Desert Myth's sire?
- Desert Myth (USA) is by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Colonella (USA), whose sire is Pleasant Colony.
- What going does Desert Myth prefer?
- Desert Myth (USA) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Myth's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 4 September 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Myth's sire's record?
- Smart Strike (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.