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Horse profile

Michaelmas (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Christmas Kid (USA) (Lemon Drop Kid)
11 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2014 — 4,387 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 5th of 7 2 wins · Naas & Curragh Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Michaelmas (USA) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Jul 2014.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating103↓ 5lb off peak
103 96–108

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

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 3 Oct 2014 Official rating 103 at the last run, 17 Oct 2014

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 11 figures · best 92A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm482A79.5—
Soft392A87—
Standard (AW)283A81—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f592A85—
1m – 1m1f380B78—
1m2f – 1m4f283A81—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.61 from 4
Good7209012.5%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.4—
Soft3773810.1%−2.21 from 3
Heavy9177.7%−4.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.71 from 1
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.10 from 5
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.51 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−2—

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
Christmas Kid (USA) (Lemon Drop Kid)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Christmas (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Christmas (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Christmas (IRE)727f–7½fListed
United Nations (IRE)427f–1m3½fListed
Black Sea (IRE)1127f–1mListed
Father Christmas (IRE)511m2½f—
Kells (IRE)3111m4fClass 6
Bright Eyed (IRE)60——
Simply Marvellous (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −0.75
Soft 3 1 33% −1.78
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 1 25% −2.78
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 1 100% +2.25
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +0.25
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 1 100% +0.22

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Joseph O'Brien 3 1 33% −1.78
Colm O'Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Hussey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Ana O'Brien 1 1 100% +2.25

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.78
Blinkers 3 1 33% +0.25
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 8 1 13% −4.75
2013 3 1 33% −1.78

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
17 Oct 14+14d Dundalk (AW) Carlingford Stakes (Listed) 10.5f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 2¼ 9-2 10379A Seamie Heffernan 16/1
03 Oct 14+20d Dundalk (AW) Diamond Stakes (Group 3) 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 4¼ 9-3 10483A Michael Hussey 33/1
13 Sep 14+52d Leopardstown Clipper Boomerang Mile (Group 2) 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 3 9-3 10471A Ryan Moore 25/1
23 Jul 14+4d Naas Michael Higgins & Co. Race 8f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 8-6 10380B Ana O'Brien 9/4
19 Jul 14+31d Curragh Michael Murphy Home Furnishing Minstrel Stakes (group 3) 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 nk 9-2 10082A Seamie Heffernan 16/1
18 Jun 14+25d Ascot Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 23 ran 13/23 ½ 9-1 10285A Colm O'Donoghue 80/1
24 May 14+19d Curragh Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (group 1) 8f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 2¾ 9-0 10578C Colm O'Donoghue 20/1
05 May 14+191d Curragh Power European Breeders Fund Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 1¼ 9-3 10879A Joseph O'Brien 6/1
26 Oct 13+173d Leopardstown Jra Killavullan Stakes (group 3) 7f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1 9-3 9692A Seamie Heffernan 3/1
06 May 13+22d Curragh Alfred Nobel European Breeders Fund Race 5f · Yielding · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 —84B Joseph O'Brien 2/9F
14 Apr 13 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 hd 9-5 —87A Joseph O'Brien 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Michaelmas (USA) won?
Michaelmas (USA) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Michaelmas (USA)?
Michaelmas (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 17 October 2014.
Who is Michaelmas (USA)'s sire?
Michaelmas (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Christmas Kid (USA), whose sire is Lemon Drop Kid.
What going does Michaelmas (USA) prefer?
Michaelmas (USA) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Michaelmas (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 17 October 2014. The highest on record is 108.
What is Michaelmas (USA)'s sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
Who are Michaelmas (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Christmas Kid (USA), Michaelmas (USA) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Christmas (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Christmas (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2013. 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.