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Horse profile

Poet Laureate (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Sheikh Mohammed
by Highest Honor (FR) out of Desired (GB) (Rainbow Quest)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2007 — 7,011 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 2nd of 7 Won at Deauville (FR) Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Poet Laureate (GB) is 1 from 3, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix de Reux at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2007). Hasn't won since Aug 2007.

Based on 3 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
Highest Honor (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 946 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 14.6% from 198. Weakest on heavy going: 7.8% from 103.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11—
Good to Firm6258.1%−2.9—
Good2462811.4%+0.41 from 2
Good to Soft1501812%+1—
Soft1982914.6%+3.60 from 1
Heavy10387.8%−3.2—
Standard (AW)182168.8%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−11—
6f – 7f971212.4%+1.4—
1m – 1m1f1712112.3%+1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2332510.7%−0.31 from 2
1m5f – 2m2252712%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f1491711.4%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m5411.9%−9.1—
Over 3m1317.7%−3.3—

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

Dam
Desired (GB) (Rainbow Quest)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Herostatus (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Desideratum (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Herostatus (GB)3751m4f–2m2fClass 3
Desideratum (GB)531m2f–1m4fGroup 3
Financier (GB)1522mClass 3
Status Symbol (IRE)2221m½f–1m4fClass 3
Belonging (GB)511m2½f—
Dismay (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% —
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 2 1 50% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kerrin McEvoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 1 100% —
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 1 50% −1.00
2006 1 0 0% —

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
2007 · 2 runs
26 Aug 07+22d Deauville (FR) Grand Prix de Deauville Lucien Barriere 1m4½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1 8-6 Kerrin McEvoy 2/1F
04 Aug 07+293d Deauville (FR) Prix de Reux () 1m4½f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-6 Stephane Pasquier —
2006 · 1 run
15 Oct 06 Longchamp (FR) Prix de Belleville (Unraced Colts & Geldings) 1m1f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 hd 8-8 Maxime Guyon —

Quick answers

How many races has Poet Laureate won?
Poet Laureate (GB) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2006 and 2007, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Poet Laureate?
Poet Laureate (GB) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 26 August 2007.
Who is Poet Laureate's sire?
Poet Laureate (GB) is by Highest Honor (FR) out of Desired (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What is Poet Laureate's sire's record?
Highest Honor (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 946 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 14.6% from 198. Weakest on heavy going: 7.8% from 103.
Who are Poet Laureate's siblings?
Out of Desired (GB), Poet Laureate (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Herostatus (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Desideratum (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.