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Horse profile

Espadero (USA)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer M Cheno · Last owner Marquesa De Moratalla
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Ophidian (USA) (Ogygian)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2012 — 5,108 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 3rd of 8
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Oct 2012 as a 2yo colt. Finished 3 of 8 at Deauville (FR) last time. By Elusive Quality (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 21 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
Elusive Quality (USA)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.6—
Good7209012.5%+0.2—
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.4—
Soft3773810.1%−2.20 from 1
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ophidian (USA) (Ogygian)

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.

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
25 Oct 12 Deauville (FR) Prix De Saint-Desir (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-2 Olivier Peslier 63/10

Quick answers

How many races has Espadero (USA) won?
Espadero (USA) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2012. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Espadero (USA)?
Espadero (USA) was trained by M Cheno on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 25 October 2012.
Who is Espadero (USA)'s sire?
Espadero (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Ophidian (USA), whose sire is Ogygian.
What is Espadero (USA)'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.

Record shown from October 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.