Needleleaf (USA)
Needleleaf (USA) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 95dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 10.9% from 138. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18.1% from 243.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | +17.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 37 | 15.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Good | 326 | 48 | 14.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 146 | 18 | 12.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 138 | 15 | 10.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 176 | 26 | 14.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 150 | 21 | 14% | −0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 243 | 44 | 18.1% | +3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 372 | 57 | 15.3% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 155 | 22 | 14.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 7 | 8.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | −6.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sylvan Song (USA) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Song (USA) | 8 | 2 | 5½f–6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickael Barzalona | 5 | 1 | 20% | −4.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 4 runs | |||||||
| 25 Oct 10+137d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Taboun (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 6/6 | 6 | 8-11 | Mickael Barzalona | 19/1 |
| 10 Jun 10+30d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Dagor (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 10/12 | nk | 9-0 | Mickael Barzalona | 24/1 |
| 11 May 10+22d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Le Pompon (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | —/13 | 8-9 | Mickael Barzalona | 14/1 | |
| 19 Apr 10+246d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Arreau (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 3/10 | nk | 8-9 | Mickael Barzalona | 7/2 |
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 16 Aug 09+39d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Francois Boutin () (Straight Course) | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | Maxime Guyon | — |
| 08 Jul 09 | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Saint-Hymer (Maiden) (Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather) | 1/3 | 8-8 | Mickael Barzalona | — | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Needleleaf won?
- Needleleaf (USA) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Needleleaf?
- Needleleaf (USA) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 25 October 2010.
- Who is Needleleaf's sire?
- Needleleaf (USA) is by Kingmambo (USA) out of Forest Heiress (USA), whose sire is Forest Wildcat.
- What is Needleleaf's sire's record?
- Kingmambo (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 10.9% from 138. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18.1% from 243.
- Who are Needleleaf's siblings?
- Out of Forest Heiress (USA), Needleleaf (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sylvan Song (USA) (2). The wins came over 5½f–6f. As at Oct 2026.