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Horse profile

Hard Drink (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2017) · Last trainer C Laffon-Parias · Last owner Mme Carlos Laffon Parias
by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Toppisme (USA) (Saint Ballado)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2017 — 3,428 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2017 · 3rd of 12
KTB Profile

Hard Drink (USA) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Saint-Cloud (FR) (Jun 2017).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 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
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+0.5—
Good to Firm2412811.6%−1.2—
Good3525114.5%+1.70 from 2
Good to Soft1422114.8%+2—
Soft198199.6%−3.2—
Heavy6357.9%−4.9—
Standard (AW)4085513.5%+0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17423.5%+10.7—
6f – 7f2142210.3%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f3274313.1%+0.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f4526614.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m2663111.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1011211.9%−0.9—
2m5f – 3m3425.9%−6.9—
Over 3m8112.5%−0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Toppisme (USA) (Saint Ballado)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Soft Drink (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soft Drink (USA)611m—
Divisme (USA)70——
Top Face (USA)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 2 0 0% −2.00
Mlle Ophelie Thiebaut 1 0 0% −1.00

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
02 Jun 17+40d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Penthievre (Claimer) (3yo) (Lady Riders) (Turf) 8f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 8-5 Mlle Ophelie Thiebaut 81/10
23 Apr 17+40d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Empery (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 9-2 Maxime Guyon 89/10
14 Mar 17 Chantilly (FR) Prix Tandem (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 9f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 8-11 Maxime Guyon 19/5

Quick answers

How many races has Hard Drink (USA) won?
Hard Drink (USA) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2017. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Hard Drink (USA)?
Hard Drink (USA) was trained by C Laffon-Parias on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 2 June 2017.
Who is Hard Drink (USA)'s sire?
Hard Drink (USA) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Toppisme (USA), whose sire is Saint Ballado.
What is Hard Drink (USA)'s sire's record?
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
Who are Hard Drink (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Toppisme (USA), Hard Drink (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Soft Drink (USA) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. 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.