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Horse profile

Golden Horn (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner A E Oppenheimer
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Fleche D'Or (GB) (Dubai Destination)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2015 — 4,049 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 1st of 17 Won last time out 7 wins · 7 courses
KTB Profile

Golden Horn (GB) is 7 from 8 in our archive, including 4 wins at Group 1 level. Won last time out in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp (FR) — a fourth Group 1 win in our archive.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Golden Horn (GB)’s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,756 runs since May 2019 (347 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm11327.3%+13.4
Good to Firm4416915.6%+1.7
Good1,02614313.9%0
Good to Soft4828016.6%+2.7
Soft5807312.6%−1.3
Heavy163159.2%−4.7
Standard (AW)1,05313813.1%−0.8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f100%−13.9
6f – 7f233198.2%−5.7
1m – 1m1f616609.7%−4.2
1m2f – 1m4f1,42520614.5%+0.6
1m5f – 2m98415515.8%+1.9
2m1f – 2m4f4076616.2%+2.3
2m5f – 3m851416.5%+2.6
Over 3m5120%+6.1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating130At career-high mark
130 68–130

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

Best recent KTB Rating 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 12 Sep 2015 Official rating 130 at the last run, 12 Sep 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 116A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm3116A110—
Good to Soft2101A100—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5116A106—
1m – 1m1f2110A104.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.63 from 3
Good2,86638213.3%02 from 2
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.51 from 2
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.71 from 1
Heavy477408.4%−4.9—
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.52 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+15 from 6
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Fleche D'Or (GB) (Dubai Destination)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Al Mootamarid (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Eastern Belle (GB)).

Family form: Dhahabi (IRE) finished 2nd of 14 at Nottingham, 4 Nov 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Mootamarid (IRE)2321m2f–2m½fClass 4
Dhahabi (IRE)1327f–1m4fClass 2
Eastern Belle (GB)611m2fListed
Arrow Of Gold (IRE)311m4fClass 5
Cercle D'or (IRE)317fClass 5
Golden Reign (IRE)70——
Princesse D'or (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 3 100% +4.06
Good 2 2 100% +8.50
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +0.88
Soft 1 1 100% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 4 80% +7.06
Class 4 1 1 100% +1.88

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 1 50% +3.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 1 100% +4.50
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +1.25
Sandown 1 1 100% +0.44
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +1.62
Newmarket 1 1 100% +2.00
Nottingham 1 1 100% +1.88

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 5 83% +10.81
1m – 1m1f 2 2 100% +3.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie Dettori 6 5 83% +8.81
William Buick 2 2 100% +5.88

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 7 6 86% +12.81
2014 1 1 100% +1.88

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 7 runs
04 Oct 15+22d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 1m4f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 8-11 —— Frankie Dettori 9/2
12 Sep 15+24d Leopardstown Qipco Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) 1m2f · Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 130106A Frankie Dettori 5/4F
19 Aug 15+46d York Juddmonte International Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m2½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 nk 8-12 130101A Frankie Dettori 4/9F
04 Jul 15+28d Sandown Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 8-10 126101B Frankie Dettori 4/9F
06 Jun 15+23d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-0 118116A Frankie Dettori 13/8F
14 May 15+29d York Betfred Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m2½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 111115A William Buick 4/1
15 Apr 15+168d Newmarket Feilden Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m1f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 90110A Frankie Dettori 2/1F
2014 · 1 run
29 Oct 14 Nottingham 32Red EBF Stallions Oath Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 6899A William Buick 15/8

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Horn won?
Golden Horn (GB) won 7 of 8 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 87.5%. Placed 8 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Golden Horn?
Golden Horn (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 4 October 2015.
Who is Golden Horn's sire?
Golden Horn (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Fleche D'Or (GB), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
What going does Golden Horn prefer?
Golden Horn (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Golden Horn's official rating?
Golden Horn (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 130.
What is Golden Horn's sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Golden Horn's siblings?
Out of Fleche D'Or (GB), Golden Horn (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Al Mootamarid (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Eastern Belle (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Golden Horn sired winners?
As a sire, Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,756 runs since May 2019 (347 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.