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Horse profile

Golden Velvet (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Sheikh Mohammed
by Seeking The Gold (USA) out of Caress I (USA) (Storm Cat)
4 runs · 1 course · from Apr 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2006 — 7,318 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 · 3rd of 13
KTB Profile

Golden Velvet (USA) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Longchamp (FR) (Jun 2006).

Based on 4 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
Seeking The Gold (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 544 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 154. Weakest on good going: 7.3% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+7.7—
Good to Firm1641911.6%+1.1—
Good12497.3%−3.20 from 3
Good to Soft44511.4%+0.90 from 1
Soft3812.6%−7.9—
Heavy900%−10.5—
Standard (AW)1542113.6%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18422.2%+11.7—
6f – 7f1681710.1%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f184189.8%−0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1111311.7%+1.20 from 2
1m5f – 2m37410.8%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1616.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m1000%−10.5—

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
Caress I (USA) (Storm Cat)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Velvety (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Velvety (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Velvety (USA)311mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Soumillon 2 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% —

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
2006 · 4 runs
22 Oct 06+100d Longchamp (FR) Prix Casimir Delamarre () (Fillies) 1m1f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 9-0 Stephane Pasquier 8/1
14 Jul 06+24d Longchamp (FR) Prix Fould (Fillies) 1m · Good · 5 ran 4/5 nk 8-13 Christophe Soumillon EvensF
20 Jun 06+51d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Trevise (Maiden) (Fillies) 1m2f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 nse 9-0 Christophe Soumillon —
30 Apr 06 Longchamp (FR) Prix Beachcomber Hotels "Paradis" (Prix de Chaillot) (Unraced Fillies) 1m2f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 2 9-0 Olivier Peslier —

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Velvet won?
Golden Velvet (USA) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2006. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Golden Velvet?
Golden Velvet (USA) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 22 October 2006.
Who is Golden Velvet's sire?
Golden Velvet (USA) is by Seeking The Gold (USA) out of Caress I (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
What is Golden Velvet's sire's record?
Seeking The Gold (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 544 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 154. Weakest on good going: 7.3% from 124.
Who are Golden Velvet's siblings?
Out of Caress I (USA), Golden Velvet (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Velvety (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Velvety (USA)). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. 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.