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Horse profile

Diable Rouge (USA)

5yo horse (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer K Borgel · Last owner Raymond Wavrin
by Van Nistelrooy (USA) out of Fab's Melody (USA) (Devil's Bag)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Apr 2014 — 4,579 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 · 6th of 8
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2013 and Apr 2014, the last of them as a 5yo horse. Finished 6 of 8 at Hyeres (FR) last time. By Van Nistelrooy (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 415 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Van Nistelrooy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 415 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.5% from 152.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+1.6—
Good to Firm10165.9%−2.5—
Good8133.7%−4.70 from 2
Good to Soft34411.8%+3.4—
Soft3525.7%−2.7—
Heavy200%−8.4—
Standard (AW)1521912.5%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7579.3%+0.9—
6f – 7f154149.1%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f7045.7%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f74912.2%+3.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m2514%−4.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1300%−8.4—
2m5f – 3m400%−8.4—

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
Fab's Melody (USA) (Devil's Bag)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sablier Noir (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Sablier Noir (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sablier Noir (IRE)1351m2f–1m2½fListed
Makzon (USA)50——
Go Got (USA)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
14 Apr 14+372d Hyeres (FR) Prix Jean Rainaldo (Young Jockeys and Apprentices) (Turf) 12.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 2½ 8-6 Bruno Panicucci 5/1
2013 · 1 run
07 Apr 13 Longchamp (FR) Prix du Colisee (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 12f · Good · 16 ran —/16 9-1 Umberto Rispoli 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Diable Rouge won?
Diable Rouge (USA) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2013 and 2014.
Who trained Diable Rouge?
Diable Rouge (USA) was trained by K Borgel on the most recent run on record, at Hyeres (FR) on 14 April 2014.
Who is Diable Rouge's sire?
Diable Rouge (USA) is by Van Nistelrooy (USA) out of Fab's Melody (USA), whose sire is Devil's Bag.
What is Diable Rouge's sire's record?
Van Nistelrooy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 415 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.5% from 152.
Who are Diable Rouge's siblings?
Out of Fab's Melody (USA), Diable Rouge (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sablier Noir (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Sablier Noir (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2013. 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.