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Horse profile

Giant Step (GER)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2010) · Last trainer Elfie Schnakenberg · Last owner Stephan Ahrens Associes
by Big Shuffle (USA) out of Giacosa (GER) (Bluebird)
1 run · 1 course · from Nov 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Nov 2010 — 5,828 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2010 · 5th of 15
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Nov 2010 as a 5yo gelding. Finished 5 of 15 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) last time. By Big Shuffle (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 27 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
Big Shuffle (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.1—
Good to Firm6657.6%−1.5—
Good249239.2%+0.1—
Good to Soft1621811.1%+2—
Soft259218.1%−1—
Heavy1171210.3%+1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)231208.7%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4112.4%−6.7—
6f – 7f340288.2%−0.9—
1m – 1m1f2752910.5%+1.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f152159.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m172169.3%+0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f9477.4%−1.7—
2m5f – 3m13323.1%+14—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

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
Giacosa (GER) (Bluebird)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Giant Lady (GER) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Giant Lady (GER)117½f—

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2010 · 1 run
12 Nov 10 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Du Conseil General Des Yvelines (Prix De Poissy) (Claimer) (4yo+) (Gentlemen Riders) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 3 10-7 Mr Yannick Mergirie 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Giant Step won?
Giant Step (GER) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2010.
Who trained Giant Step?
Giant Step (GER) was trained by Elfie Schnakenberg on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 12 November 2010.
Who is Giant Step's sire?
Giant Step (GER) is by Big Shuffle (USA) out of Giacosa (GER), whose sire is Bluebird.
What is Giant Step's sire's record?
Big Shuffle (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Giant Step's siblings?
Out of Giacosa (GER), Giant Step (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Giant Lady (GER) (1). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.