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Horse profile

Karakontie (JPN)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer J E Pease · Last owner Niarchos Family
by Bernstein (USA) out of Sun Is Up (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Sep 2015 — 4,070 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 3rd of 6 4 wins · Longchamp (FR) & Compiegne
KTB Profile

Karakontie (JPN) is 4 from 10 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp (FR) (May 2014). Hasn't won since May 2014. 3 of 6 starts at Longchamp (FR) have ended in wins. 3 of 5 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 5 on quicker.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Karakontie (JPN)’s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 257 runs since Apr 2019 (31 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm2150%+36
Good to Firm3139.7%−4.3
Good60711.7%−2.3
Good to Soft26311.5%−2.5
Soft34617.6%+3.6
Heavy11327.3%+13.3
Standard (AW)931314%0
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f6116.7%+2.7
6f – 7f781721.8%+7.8
1m – 1m1f861517.4%+3.4
1m2f – 1m4f5535.5%−8.5
1m5f – 2m2900%−14
2m1f – 2m4f300%−14

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

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
Bernstein (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 691 runs since May 2008 (46 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.5% from 212. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 16.2% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.2—
Good to Firm9277.6%−4.6—
Good1491610.7%−1.51 from 5
Good to Soft6058.3%−3.91 from 1
Soft113119.7%−2.52 from 4
Heavy631015.9%+3.7—
Standard (AW)2123516.5%+4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4349.3%−2.9—
6f – 7f2322510.8%−1.43 from 5
1m – 1m1f1983216.2%+41 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f871618.4%+6.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m7945.1%−7.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3612.8%−9.4—
2m5f – 3m15213.3%+1.1—
Over 3m100%−12.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sun Is Up (JPN) (Sunday Silence)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bottega (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Bottega (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bottega (USA)1011mListed
Dawning (USA)511m1½f—
Solita (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +0.00
Soft 4 2 50% +7.85
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 6 3 50% +5.25
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne 1 1 100% +7.10

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 3 60% +11.85
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −1.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stephane Pasquier 9 3 33% +5.35
Olivier Peslier 1 1 100% +4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 4 1 25% −1.50
2013 4 3 75% +12.85

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
2015 · 2 runs
13 Sep 15+28d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1 9-3 Stephane Pasquier 4/1
16 Aug 15+315d Deauville (FR) Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard - Jacques Le Marois (3yo+ No Geldings) (Str) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 9-4 Stephane Pasquier 9/1
2014 · 4 runs
05 Oct 14+126d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de la Foret (3yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 1¼ 9-0 Stephane Pasquier 5/1
01 Jun 14+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 1 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 6/1
11 May 14+28d Longchamp (FR) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (3yo Colts) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 6/4F
13 Apr 14+189d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Fontainebleau (3yo Colts) (Turf) 1m · Good · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 6/4F
2013 · 4 runs
06 Oct 13+28d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 Stephane Pasquier 11/4F
08 Sep 13+28d Longchamp (FR) Prix La Rochette (2yo) (Turf) 7f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 Olivier Peslier 4/1
11 Aug 13+41d Deauville (FR) Prix Francois Boutin () (2yo) (Turf) 7f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 shd 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 48/10
01 Jul 13 Compiegne Prix Du Mont Saint-Jean (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 71/10

Quick answers

How many races has Karakontie won?
Karakontie (JPN) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Karakontie?
Karakontie (JPN) was trained by J E Pease on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 13 September 2015.
Who is Karakontie's sire?
Karakontie (JPN) is by Bernstein (USA) out of Sun Is Up (JPN), whose sire is Sunday Silence.
What going does Karakontie prefer?
Karakontie (JPN) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Karakontie's sire's record?
Bernstein (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 691 runs since May 2008 (46 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.5% from 212. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 16.2% from 198.
Who are Karakontie's siblings?
Out of Sun Is Up (JPN), Karakontie (JPN) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bottega (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Listed (Bottega (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Karakontie sired winners?
As a sire, Karakontie (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 257 runs since Apr 2019 (31 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from July 2013. 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.