Fighting Tears (IRE)
Fighting Tears won the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden at Curragh over 6f-7f on good ground in Aug 2026. The filly has one win and one place from four runs, all over 6f-7f, with her success coming on turf from three starts on that surface. She finished fourth of six, prominent, in the Mongey Communications Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown in Oct 2026. She last ran off an official rating of 85.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- +2.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 85Highest OR
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 105
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 89C | 82 | 3 · 89 / 82 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 105A | 85.5 | 4 · 105 / 85.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.7% of 510 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 102 | 22 | 21.6% | +4.9 | — |
| Good | 146 | 21 | 14.4% | −2.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 74 | 14 | 18.9% | +2.2 | — |
| Soft | 71 | 10 | 14.1% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 104 | 17 | 16.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −7.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 251 | 45 | 17.9% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 141 | 25 | 17.7% | +1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 10 | 15.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Amerigo Vespucci (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Amerigo Vespucci (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amerigo Vespucci (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Bouvier (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G. F. Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R. P. Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+15d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Mongey Communications Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) Handy early - third 3f out - ridden along 1 1/2f out - slipped to fourth late on - plugged on to the line | 4/6 | nk | 9-2 | 85 | 76A | 90B | Ben Coen | 40/1 |
| 02 Oct 26+11d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) | 6/10 | nse | 9-0 | — | 105A | 84A | G. F. Carroll | 80/1 |
| 21 Sep 26+36d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes (Listed) Towards the back of the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left and responded well - moved into 6th late on | 6/10 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 82A | 78A | R. P. Whelan | 16/1 |
| 16 Aug 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Sat just behind the front group early - third at the halfway point - driven into contention with a furlong and a half left - edged into second and asked for more inside the final furlong before getting on top close home | 1/18 | 9-1 | — | 89C | 86A | Ronan Whelan | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fighting Tears (IRE) won?
- Fighting Tears (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Fighting Tears (IRE)?
- Fighting Tears (IRE) is trained by A Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Fighting Tears (IRE)'s sire?
- Fighting Tears (IRE) is by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of American Frolic (USA), whose sire is Blame.
- What going does Fighting Tears (IRE) prefer?
- Fighting Tears (IRE) 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 Fighting Tears (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Fighting Tears (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lucky Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.7% of 510 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
- Who are Fighting Tears (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of American Frolic (USA), Fighting Tears (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Amerigo Vespucci (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Amerigo Vespucci (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.