Elusive Award (USA)
Elusive Award (USA) is 2 from 55. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. Last raced off 47, 53lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–55Wins / Runs
- 3.6%Strike rate
- 11 (20%)Placed
- −23.50£1 level staken=55 at SP
- 0.57Fair A/E n=55 · 0.45 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 239 d
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 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 591 | 69 | 11.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 11 |
| Good | 720 | 90 | 12.5% | +0.2 | 1 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 280 | 22 | 7.9% | −4.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 377 | 38 | 10.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −4.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 188 | 14.4% | +2.1 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 319 | 51 | 16% | +3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,333 | 162 | 12.2% | −0.1 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 942 | 121 | 12.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 26 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 540 | 58 | 10.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 149 | 19 | 12.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 75 | 3 | 4% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | −2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Bronze Cannon (USA) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Bronze Cannon (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Cannon (USA) | 14 | 6 | 1m–1m4f | Group 2 |
| Across The Stars (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 1m4f | Group 2 |
| Unyielding (GB) | 10 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Bravestofthebrave (USA) | 5 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 5 |
| Crimson Ribbon (USA) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 4 |
| Valiant Girl (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 5 |
| Valiance (USA) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Crimean Queen (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cross Pattee (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Valiance I (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 1 | 6% | +10.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Leopardstown | 8 | 1 | 13% | +18.00 |
| Curragh | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Gowran Park | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −26.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 2 | 15% | +18.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Chris Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fran Berry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Tom Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Condon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| M A Cleere | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 24 | 0 | 0% | −24.00 |
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | +17.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +28.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 53 | 2 | 4% | −21.50 |
| Hurdle | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Elusive Award won?
- Elusive Award (USA) won 2 of 55 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 3.6%. Placed 11 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Elusive Award?
- Elusive Award (USA) was trained by T J O'Mara on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 16 October 2015.
- Who is Elusive Award's sire?
- Elusive Award (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Victoria Cross (IRE), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
- What going does Elusive Award prefer?
- Elusive Award (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Elusive Award's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 16 October 2015. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Elusive Award's sire's record?
- Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
- Who are Elusive Award's siblings?
- Out of Victoria Cross (IRE), Elusive Award (USA) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Bronze Cannon (USA) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Bronze Cannon (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.