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Horse profile

Kings Canyon (FR)

8yo horse (at last run, Feb 2015) · Last trainer S Kobayashi · Last owner Satoshi Kobayashi
by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Always Pretty (FR) (El Prado)
48 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Feb 2015 — 4,290 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2015 · 17th of 17 6 wins · Deauville (FR) & Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Kings Canyon (FR) is 6 from 48. Hasn't won since Dec 2013.

Based on 48 archived runs · updated 5 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
Kingsalsa (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,990 runs since Feb 2008 (284 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+24—
Good to Firm7356.8%−2.5—
Good643589%−0.30 from 10
Good to Soft339308.8%−0.51 from 6
Soft656568.5%−0.81 from 11
Heavy263238.7%−0.60 from 4
Standard (AW)1,00910310.2%+0.94 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1361611.8%+2.5—
6f – 7f622569%−0.35 from 28
1m – 1m1f909758.3%−11 from 18
1m2f – 1m4f526438.2%−1.10 from 2
1m5f – 2m2542710.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f3974110.3%+1—
2m5f – 3m1101412.7%+3.4—
Over 3m36513.9%+4.6—

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

Dam
Always Pretty (FR) (El Prado)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Always Ready (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Always Ready (FR)1117f—
Lady Dada (FR)816f—
Pretty Play (FR)80——
Pretty Touch (FR)10——
Pretty Fast (FR)10——
Always Funny (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 4 24% +37.70
Soft 11 1 9% +4.00
Good 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +6.40
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 16 5 31% +53.70
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 12 1 8% +0.40
Longchamp (FR) 9 0 0% −9.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Chantilly (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 28 5 18% +39.10
1m – 1m1f 18 1 6% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gregory Benoist 23 4 17% +36.50
Pierre Bazire 4 0 0% −4.00
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 4 1 25% +8.40
Hiroyasu Tanaka 3 0 0% −3.00
Aurelien Lemaitre 2 0 0% −2.00
Yusuke Fujioka 2 0 0% −2.00
Mlle Delphine Garcia-Dubois 1 0 0% −1.00
Mme Marie Rollando 1 0 0% −1.00
Soufyane Moulin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Thibault Marlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Gaetan Faucon 1 1 100% +9.20
Kenichi Ikezoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
Frederic Spanu 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddy Hardouin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 26 3 12% +19.30
Cheekpieces 14 2 14% +7.80
None 8 1 13% +7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 12 0 0% −12.00
2013 9 2 22% +28.20
2012 8 1 13% +4.40
2011 9 1 11% +0.40
2010 8 2 25% +15.10

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
05 Feb 15+26d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Nointel (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 17 ran 17/17 ¾ 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 121/10
10 Jan 15+23d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Coquetiere (Handicap) (6yo+) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 11/16 nk 9-4 Hiroyasu Tanaka 16/1
2014 · 12 runs
18 Dec 14+50d Deauville (FR) Prix de Magouet (Claimer) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 ½ 8-6 Pierre Bazire 40/1
29 Oct 14+10d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix d'Uzes (Handicap) (4yo+) (Straight) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 1½ 8-8 Gregory Benoist 177/10
19 Oct 14+16d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Faubourg Poissonniere (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 10 ran 10/10 4 8-6 Pierre Bazire 25/1
03 Oct 14+57d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de l'Anjou (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m · Good · 18 ran 14/18 hd 8-10 Pierre Bazire 35/1
07 Aug 14+32d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Foret de Bord (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 9-4 Gregory Benoist 119/10
06 Jul 14+51d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix du Conseil General des Yvelines (Fegentri WC) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 7f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 5 10-6 Mlle Delphine Garcia-Dubois 202/10
16 May 14+11d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Dauphines (Conditions) (4yo+) (Lady Amateur Riders) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 9-8 Mme Marie Rollando 13/1
05 May 14+5d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Houdan (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 89/10
30 Apr 14+40d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Promenade Plantee (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 9-6 Gregory Benoist 123/10
21 Mar 14+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix De Gouy (Conditions) (4yo+) (Apprentices & Young Jockeys) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 hd 9-3 Soufyane Moulin 127/10
01 Mar 14+23d Deauville (FR) Prix de Saint-Julien le Faucon (Claimer) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 9/16 hd 10-10 Mr Thibault Marlin 15/1
06 Feb 14+45d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Carrefour Masson (Claimer) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 hd 9-1 Pierre Bazire 6/1
2013 · 9 runs
23 Dec 13+5d Deauville (FR) Prix De La Bourdonniere (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 Gaetan Faucon 92/10
18 Dec 13+14d Deauville (FR) Prix De Medavy (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 15 ran 9/15 hd 8-9 Gregory Benoist 17/1
04 Dec 13+43d Deauville (FR) Prix De Grandouet (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 6½f · Standard · 16 ran 10/16 hd 9-2 Gregory Benoist 76/10
22 Oct 13+12d Deauville (FR) Prix de Mauquenchy (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-2 Gregory Benoist 26/1
10 Oct 13+35d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Buzenval (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 18 ran 10/18 nse 9-2 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 89/10
05 Sep 13+26d Longchamp (FR) Prix Major Fridolin (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 9-0 Yusuke Fujioka 21/1
10 Aug 13+70d Deauville (FR) Prix du Hong Kong Jockey Club (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m · Good · 18 ran 9/18 ¾ 8-11 Yusuke Fujioka 64/1
01 Jun 13+47d Longchamp (FR) Prix Andre Carrus (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m½f · Soft · 18 ran —/18 9-10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 48/1
15 Apr 13+146d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix D'Alsace (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 16 ran —/16 8-10 Kenichi Ikezoe 77/1
2012 · 8 runs
20 Nov 12+42d Chantilly (FR) Prix Picardie Valois (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 17 ran —/17 8-13 Gregory Benoist 26/1
09 Oct 12+21d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Du Rey (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 15 ran —/15 8-13 Olivier Peslier 14/1
18 Sep 12+38d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De L'Hippodrome De Maisons-Laffitte (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-8 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 114/10
11 Aug 12+45d Deauville (FR) Prix du Hong Kong Jockey Club (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m · Good · 20 ran 7/20 ½ 8-10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 16/1
27 Jun 12+31d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De La Foret De Saint-Germain (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 shd 8-7 Gregory Benoist 48/10F
27 May 12+20d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Chevilly (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 nse 9-0 Gregory Benoist 17/2
07 May 12+21d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Newmarket (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 17 ran 3/17 1 8-7 Gregory Benoist 12/1
16 Apr 12+117d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix D'Alsace (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 6f · Good · 18 ran —/18 8-9 Gregory Benoist 19/1
2011 · 9 runs
21 Dec 11+43d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Home (Conditions) (4yo+ Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 Gregory Benoist 84/10
08 Nov 11+21d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Dormans (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 hd 8-11 Frederic Spanu 29/1
18 Oct 11+17d Deauville (FR) Prix Des Equidays (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran —/16 9-6 Hiroyasu Tanaka 18/1
01 Oct 11+48d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein (3yo+) (Turf) 1m · Good · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 9-1 Hiroyasu Tanaka 100/1
14 Aug 11+7d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Hong Kong Jockey Club (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 9-2 Gregory Benoist 22/1
07 Aug 11+39d Deauville (FR) Prix Gold River (Prix du Bourg Saint-Leonard) (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 2 9-4 Gregory Benoist 11/1
29 Jun 11+66d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De La Foret De Saint-Germain (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 16 ran —/16 9-0 Gregory Benoist 23/1
24 Apr 11+20d Longchamp (FR) Prix Europe 1 (Prix De Satory) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m · Good · 17 ran —/17 9-0 Gregory Benoist 13/1
04 Apr 11+117d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Palais Garnier (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 18 ran —/18 9-0 Gregory Benoist 15/1
2010 · 8 runs
08 Dec 10+29d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Ruisseau Des Ouies (Handicap) (3yo) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 8-11 Gregory Benoist 71/10
09 Nov 10+19d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Du Rhin (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 hd 8-10 Stephane Pasquier 9/1
21 Oct 10+9d Deauville (FR) Prix Des Crouas (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-0 Gregory Benoist 14/1
12 Oct 10+28d Longchamp (FR) Prix Perplexite (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 nk 9-3 Gregory Benoist 13/1
14 Sep 10+49d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Saint-Martin Du Chene (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good To Soft · 20 ran —/20 9-5 Gregory Benoist 12/1
27 Jul 10+66d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Fairy Legend (Conditions) (3yo) (Apprentices) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 nk 8-6 Eddy Hardouin 12/1
22 May 10+43d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix So British (Prix Avenger) (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1½ 9-2 Gregory Benoist 13/1
09 Apr 10 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Pas De Deux (Conditions) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 17 ran 4/17 hd 9-2 Gregory Benoist 32/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kings Canyon won?
Kings Canyon (FR) won 6 of 48 archived starts between 2010 and 2015, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 10 times in total (20.8% of starts).
Who trained Kings Canyon?
Kings Canyon (FR) was trained by S Kobayashi on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 5 February 2015.
Who is Kings Canyon's sire?
Kings Canyon (FR) is by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Always Pretty (FR), whose sire is El Prado.
What going does Kings Canyon prefer?
Kings Canyon (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 17 starts (23.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kings Canyon's sire's record?
Kingsalsa (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,990 runs since Feb 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
Who are Kings Canyon's siblings?
Out of Always Pretty (FR), Kings Canyon (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Always Ready (FR) (1). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.