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Horse profile

Ernest Hemingway (IRE)

5yo horse (at last run, Jun 2014) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by Galileo (IRE) out of Cassydora (GB) (Darshaan)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jun 2014 — 4,503 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2014 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 4 wins · Curragh, Leopardstown & Dundalk (AW) First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Ernest Hemingway (IRE) is 4 from 10 in our archive, including 3 wins at Group 3 level. Won last time out in the At The Races Curragh Cup at Curragh — a third Group 3 win in our archive. Last raced off a career-high mark of 116.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating116At career-high mark
116 105–116

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

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 29 Jun 2014 Official rating 116 at the last run, 29 Jun 2014

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 99A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good491B87—
Good to Firm399A95—
Standard (AW)299A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f599A91—
1m5f – 2m499A92—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.53 from 3
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 4
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.5—
Soft3,84557615%+0.5—
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.31 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.82 from 6
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.42 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Cassydora (GB) (Darshaan)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them South Sea Pearl (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Toulifaut (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
South Sea Pearl (IRE)1121m4½f–1m6fListed
Toulifaut (IRE)627½f–1mGroup 3
Milestone (IRE)1313mClass 4
Chateau La Fleur (IRE)511m2½f—
Symi (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 3 100% +14.88
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 5 2 40% +10.50
Dundalk (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +1.38
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 2 33% −0.12
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +11.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 7 3 43% +1.38
Seamie Heffernan 1 1 100% +12.00
Ana O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 3 33% +9.88
Tongue tie 1 1 100% +1.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 1 100% +1.50
2013 5 2 40% +10.38
2012 4 1 25% −0.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
29 Jun 14+287d Curragh At The Races Curragh Cup (group 3) 14f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 10-0 11695A Joseph O'Brien 6/4F
2013 · 5 runs
15 Sep 13+22d Curragh Gain Irish St. Leger (group 1) 14f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 9-11 11685A Joseph O'Brien 9/2
24 Aug 13+16d Curragh Gain Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (group 3) 14f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 5½ 9-12 11689B Joseph O'Brien 4/9F
08 Aug 13+39d Leopardstown Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 9-12 11595B Joseph O'Brien 11/8F
30 Jun 13+84d Curragh At The Races Curragh Cup (group 3) 14f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-11 10599A Seamie Heffernan 12/1
07 Apr 13+170d Curragh Irish Open Alleged Stakes (Listed) 10f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 9-5 10591B Joseph O'Brien 7/2
2012 · 4 runs
19 Oct 12+12d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Race 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 8-8 —87A Ana O'Brien 7/2
07 Oct 12+143d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ Colts Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 18 ran 16/18 4 8-11 —— Colm O'Donoghue 150/1
17 May 12+34d York Betfred Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 14 9-0 —74C Joseph O'Brien 11/4F
13 Apr 12 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 —99A Joseph O'Brien 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ernest Hemingway won?
Ernest Hemingway (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Ernest Hemingway?
Ernest Hemingway (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 29 June 2014.
Who is Ernest Hemingway's sire?
Ernest Hemingway (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Cassydora (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Ernest Hemingway prefer?
Ernest Hemingway (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ernest Hemingway's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 29 June 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ernest Hemingway's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Ernest Hemingway's siblings?
Out of Cassydora (GB), Ernest Hemingway (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: South Sea Pearl (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Toulifaut (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. 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.