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Horse profile

Holocene (USA)

4yo colt (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer P Bary · Last owner Niarchos Family
by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Witching Hour (FR) (Fairy King)
13 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2008 — 6,591 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 8th of 8 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Holocene (USA) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Aug 2008. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 12 on turf.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

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 6
Good to Soft1422114.8%+20 from 3
Soft198199.6%−3.20 from 2
Heavy6357.9%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)4085513.5%+0.71 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17423.5%+10.7—
6f – 7f2142210.3%−2.51 from 2
1m – 1m1f3274313.1%+0.30 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f4526614.6%+1.80 from 1
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
Witching Hour (FR) (Fairy King)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Buaiteoir (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (It's Midnight (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Buaiteoir (FR)3631mClass 4
It's Midnight (USA)631mListed
Midnight Muse (USA)817fClass 5
Solar Midnight (USA)411m—
Clouds Of Magellan (USA)10——
Triple Witching (USA)10——
Mythological (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.90
Heavy 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 5 0 0% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% −0.10
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 0 0% −10.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.90
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 5 1 20% −2.10
2007 5 0 0% −4.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

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
04 Oct 08+34d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein 8f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 ¾ 9-0 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 25/1
31 Aug 08+26d Deauville (FR) Prix Quincey Lucien Barriere (Straight Course) 8f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-2 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 7/1
05 Aug 08+58d Deauville (FR) Prix de Saint-Pair (All-Weather) 7.5f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 19/10F
08 Jun 08+38d Chantilly (FR) Prix Equidia (Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord) 8f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 2 8-12 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 6/1
01 May 08+208d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Muguet 8f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 2 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 13/1
06 Oct 07+27d Longchamp (FR) Prix Daniel Wildenstein Castel Marie-Louise de La Baule 8f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 9/2
09 Sep 07+28d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Colts & Fillies) 8f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 2 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 20/1
12 Aug 07+95d Deauville (FR) Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard-Jacques le Marois 8f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 3 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 26/1
09 May 07+41d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Guiche (Colts) 9f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2½ 9-2 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 11/1
29 Mar 07+151d Longchamp (FR) Prix Francois Mathet () (Colts & Geldings) 10f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 3 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire —
29 Oct 06+23d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium International (Colts & Fillies) 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-0 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 9/1
06 Oct 06+33d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Thomas Bryon 8f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 8-12 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 23/10
03 Sep 06 Longchamp (FR) Prix La Rochette 7f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Holocene (USA) won?
Holocene (USA) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trained Holocene (USA)?
Holocene (USA) was trained by P Bary on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 4 October 2008.
Who is Holocene (USA)'s sire?
Holocene (USA) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Witching Hour (FR), whose sire is Fairy King.
What is Holocene (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 Holocene (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Witching Hour (FR), Holocene (USA) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Buaiteoir (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (It's Midnight (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2006. 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.