Forged Steel (USA)
Forged Steel won the Grade 2 Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes at Santa Anita in May 2026 on his debut. The colt has one win and one place from two starts, both over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going. He finished fifth of 11 in the Suburban Stakes at Saratoga in Jul 2026. By Vekoma out of a Tale Of The Cat mare, he is trained by Saffie A Joseph Jr.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +2.10£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 40dBetween runs (median)
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 42.9% of 7 runs since May 2026 (5 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −42.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | +23.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −42.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2026 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 04 Jul 26+40d | Saratoga (USA) | Suburban Stakes Presented By Subourbon Life (Dirt) | 5/11 | ¾ | 8-12 | Flavien Prat | 604/100 |
| 25 May 26 | Santa Anita (USA) | Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (Dirt) | 1/5 | 8-10 | Flavien Prat | 31/10 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Forged Steel won?
- Forged Steel (USA) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Forged Steel?
- Forged Steel (USA) is trained by Saffie A Joseph Jr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 July 2026.
- Who is Forged Steel's sire?
- Forged Steel (USA) is by Vekoma (USA) out of Scorecard (CAN), whose sire is Tale Of The Cat.
- What is Forged Steel's sire's record?
- Vekoma (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 42.9% of 7 runs since May 2026 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.