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Horse profile

Golden Dreams (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer D Smaga · Last owner Gerard Augustin Normand
by Take Risks (FR) out of Faintly (FR) (Dominion)
9 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Oct 2012 — 5,139 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 1st of 14 Won last time out 2 wins · Maisons-Laffitte (FR) & Longchamp (FR)
KTB Profile

Golden Dreams (FR) is 2 from 9. Won last time out at Maisons-Laffitte (FR).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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
Take Risks (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 935 runs since Jan 2008 (91 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 110. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.2% from 115. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.5% from 174. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.6% from 152.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm20420%+10.2—
Good277279.7%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft14985.4%−4.40 from 2
Soft2633111.8%+22 from 4
Heavy1101513.6%+3.80 from 1
Standard (AW)11565.2%−4.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6116.7%+6.9—
6f – 7f9666.3%−3.5—
1m – 1m1f152106.6%−3.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f259249.3%−0.52 from 8
1m5f – 2m1742715.5%+5.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1692112.4%+2.6—
2m5f – 3m7234.2%−5.6—
Over 3m700%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Faintly (FR) (Dominion)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Forza Atina (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–1m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Forza Atina (FR)721m4f–1m7f—
Yakhy (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% +15.30
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 1 50% +11.30
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +5.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 2 25% +11.30
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gregory Benoist 2 1 50% +11.30
Matthieu Autier 1 1 100% +5.00
Mikey Ennis 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Crastus 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Flavien Prat 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 7 2 29% +12.30
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 7 2 29% +12.30
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

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 Jockey SP
2012 · 7 runs
09 Oct 12+52d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Forges-Les-Eaux (Claimer) (4yo+) (Young Jockeys and Apprentices) (Turf) 1m2½f · Very Soft · 14 ran 1/14 8-13 Matthieu Autier 5/1
18 Aug 12+20d Deauville (FR) Prix D'Arromanches (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m2f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 hd 9-2 Gregory Benoist 9/1
29 Jul 12+15d Deauville (FR) Prix Vicomte A - Fegentri World Cup Of Nations (Claimer) (4yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 4 10-11 Mikey Ennis 48/10
14 Jul 12+47d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Defile (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Soft · 20 ran 1/20 9-5 Gregory Benoist 123/10
28 May 12+20d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Bourgogne (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran —/16 8-6 Anthony Crastus 28/1
08 May 12+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Parc Monceau (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Very Soft · 16 ran 6/16 2 8-8 Thierry Thulliez 24/1
17 Apr 12+166d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Provence (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran —/18 8-8 Gerald Mosse 47/1
2011 · 2 runs
03 Nov 11+52d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Du Manoir (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 1 8-9 Flavien Prat 35/1
12 Sep 11 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Saint-Pair Du Mont (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Soft · 15 ran —/15 9-0 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Dreams won?
Golden Dreams (FR) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Golden Dreams?
Golden Dreams (FR) was trained by D Smaga on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 9 October 2012.
Who is Golden Dreams's sire?
Golden Dreams (FR) is by Take Risks (FR) out of Faintly (FR), whose sire is Dominion.
What going does Golden Dreams prefer?
Golden Dreams (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Dreams's sire's record?
Take Risks (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 935 runs since Jan 2008 (91 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 110. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.2% from 115. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.5% from 174. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.6% from 152.
Who are Golden Dreams's siblings?
Out of Faintly (FR), Golden Dreams (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Forza Atina (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m4f–1m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.