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Horse profile

Kameko (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2020) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Qatar Racing Limited
by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Sweeter Still (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2020 — 2,217 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2020 · 1st of 6 Won last time out 4 wins · Newmarket, Newcastle (AW) & Sandown Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Kameko (USA) is 4 from 9 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket (Jun 2020). Won last time out at Newmarket (Class 1). Last raced off a career-high mark of 120.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Kameko (USA)’s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm7114.3%+4.5
Good to Firm2252410.7%+0.9
Good2392711.3%+1.5
Good to Soft9699.4%−0.4
Soft59711.9%+2.1
Heavy18211.1%+1.3
Standard (AW)335267.8%−2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f751013.3%+3.5
6f – 7f383287.3%−2.5
1m – 1m1f2813111%+1.2
1m2f – 1m4f1711911.1%+1.3
1m5f – 2m55712.7%+2.9
2m1f – 2m4f1417.1%−2.7

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

Official rating120At career-high mark
120 108–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 1 Nov 2019

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 126A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6104A97.5—
Good to Firm2112C106.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5126A104—
1m2f – 1m4f299C97.5—
6f – 7f2101A85.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 25 Sep 2020 Official rating 120 at the last run, 25 Sep 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 125A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6107B100—
Good to Firm2125A114—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5125A107—
1m2f – 1m4f298A95.5—
6f – 7f2103B95.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Kitten's Joy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,078 runs since Jan 2008 (212 horses).

Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14428.6%+18—
Good to Firm3223811.8%+1.21 from 2
Good411276.6%−42 from 6
Good to Soft191199.9%−0.7—
Soft2402610.8%+0.2—
Heavy65710.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)8359911.9%+1.31 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f38410.5%−0.1—
6f – 7f471459.6%−11 from 2
1m – 1m1f5646711.9%+1.33 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f6327912.5%+1.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m253197.5%−3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6845.9%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m4824.2%−6.4—
Over 3m400%−10.6—

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
Sweeter Still (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kingsclere (USA)70——
Upton (USA)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +5.62
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +9.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 3 38% +12.62
Class 4 1 1 100% +7.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 2 67% +11.12
Sandown 2 1 50% +6.50
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +5.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 3 60% +15.62
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +6.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 5 2 40% +9.12
2019 4 2 50% +11.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
25 Sep 20+37d Newmarket Shadwell Joel Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 120104A107B Oisin Murphy 85/40
19 Aug 20+21d York Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 ¾ 8-13 11996C93B Oisin Murphy 11/2
29 Jul 20+25d Goodwood Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2 9-0 119104A102A Oisin Murphy 5/1
04 Jul 20+28d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 nse 9-0 11999C98A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
06 Jun 20+218d Newmarket Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 9-0 118112C125A Oisin Murphy 10/1
01 Nov 19+34d Newcastle (AW) Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-1 108126A115A Oisin Murphy 11/2
28 Sep 19+28d Newmarket Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nk 9-0 —96A105A Oisin Murphy 6/5F
31 Aug 19+37d Sandown Betway Solario Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 nse 9-1 —101A103B Oisin Murphy 14/1
25 Jul 19 Sandown Martin Densham Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 —70A88A Oisin Murphy 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Kameko (USA) won?
Kameko (USA) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Kameko (USA)?
Kameko (USA) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 25 September 2020.
Who is Kameko (USA)'s sire?
Kameko (USA) is by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Sweeter Still (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
What going does Kameko (USA) prefer?
Kameko (USA) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kameko (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 25 September 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Kameko (USA)'s sire's record?
Kitten's Joy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,078 runs since Jan 2008 (212 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.
Who are Kameko (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Sweeter Still (IRE), Kameko (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Kameko (USA) sired winners?
As a sire, Kameko (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from July 2019. 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.