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Horse profile

Magna Cum Laude (USA)

2yo colt · Trainer Aidan O'Brien · Owner Coolmore,Westerberg,Brant,Smith,StElias
by Flightline (USA) out of Sweet Achiever (USA) (Curlin (USA))
2 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2026
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 7 Oct 2026 · 5th of 9
KTB Profile

Magna Cum Laude is a lightly raced colt by Flightline out of a Curlin mare with two starts since Aug 2026. He has shown nothing in maidens at 1m to 1m1f on soft turf and standard AW. His last run, at Navan in Oct 2026, saw him lead before finishing 5 of 9.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2026 · updated 15 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 64 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 15 Aug 2026

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 2 figures · best 64B · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f264B63.52 runs · 64 / 63.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 7 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 69C · median 58.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f269C58.52 runs · 69 / 58.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 15 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flightline (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Aug 2026 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Soft100%00 from 1
Standard (AW)200%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f300%00 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2026 · as at 15 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sweet Achiever (USA) (Curlin (USA))

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
07 Oct 26+53d Navan (IRE) Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden 1m · Yielding · 9 ran Made all the running - under pressure over 2f out then soon scrubbed and overtaken over 1f out - fading to 5th by 100 yards out - plodded to the line 5/9 ¾ 9-7 63A69C Declan McDonogh 40/1
15 Aug 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m · Standard · 13 ran Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - urged forward turning in - driven with a furlong left but couldn't find more - finished well held in 10th 10/13 3 9-7 64B48A Ronan Whelan 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Magna Cum Laude won?
Magna Cum Laude (USA) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Magna Cum Laude?
Magna Cum Laude (USA) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is Magna Cum Laude's sire?
Magna Cum Laude (USA) is by Flightline (USA) out of Sweet Achiever (USA), whose sire is Curlin (USA).
What is Magna Cum Laude's sire's record?
Flightline (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Aug 2026 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from August 2026. 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.