Pretty Ballerina (USA)
Pretty Ballerina (USA) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Listowel (Jun 2008). Last raced off 72, 14lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Pretty Ballerina (USA) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimity (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Dainty Dancer (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–13Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (15.4%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=13 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
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 9.4% of 552 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 135.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 114 | 10 | 8.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 138 | 12 | 8.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 66 | 6 | 9.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 27 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 135 | 19 | 14.1% | +4.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | +4.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | +1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 174 | 15 | 8.6% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 124 | 12 | 9.7% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 5 | 8.3% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Diescentric (USA) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Diescentric (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diescentric (USA) | 20 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 2 |
| Aldedash (USA) | 11 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Sharplaw Autumn (USA) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Caona (USA) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| R N Lawlor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M A Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Creighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 09+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Fillies Race | 5/6 | 1½ | 9-0 | 72 | 55B | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 06 Apr 09+10d | Limerick | 13th June Live Music After Racing Maiden | 13/14 | 11 | 8-6 | 74 | 44C | R N Lawlor | 20/1 |
| 27 Mar 09+255d | Dundalk (AW) | Niall Clarke Oils Maiden | 8/13 | ¾ | 8-11 | 74 | 51A | Ben Curtis | 8/1 |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 08+25d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden | 5/7 | 3 | 9-0 | 78 | 33A | M A Phillips | 2/1 |
| 20 Jun 08+2d | Goodwood | Chichester City Maiden Stakes | 3/6 | 8 | 8-9 | 78 | 58B | Eddie Creighton | 8/1 |
| 18 Jun 08+17d | Ascot | Sandringham Handicap (Fillies' Listed) (Str) | 16/16 | 30 | 8-7 | 82 | 41C | Wayne Lordan | 40/1 |
| 01 Jun 08+69d | Listowel | www.listowelraces.ie Median Auction Maiden | 2/11 | shd | 9-0 | 85 | 82A | Danny Grant | 12/1 |
| 24 Mar 08+111d | Cork | Mallow Handicap | 7/8 | 5 | 8-11 | 86 | 41C | Ben Curtis | 10/1 |
| 2007 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 07+101d | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's Book Early Novice Stakes | 6/6 | 2 | 8-7 | — | 43C | Eddie Ahern | 10/1 |
| 25 Aug 07+69d | Curragh | Galileo Ebf Futurity Stakes (group 2) | 5/5 | 30 | 8-12 | — | 64C | Johnny Murtagh | 66/1 |
| 17 Jun 07+13d | Cork | Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes (listed) | 6/7 | 2½ | 8-12 | — | 44C | Seamie Heffernan | 13/2 |
| 04 Jun 07+19d | Naas | Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes (Group 3 | 4/9 | 1 | 8-12 | — | 71C | Colm O'Donoghue | 33/1 |
| 16 May 07 | Naas | Curragh Lawns Nursing Home (Fillies) Maiden | 2/20 | 2 | 8-9 | — | 76C | Oliver Casey | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pretty Ballerina won?
- Pretty Ballerina (USA) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
- Who trained Pretty Ballerina?
- Pretty Ballerina (USA) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 17 April 2009.
- Who is Pretty Ballerina's sire?
- Pretty Ballerina (USA) is by Swain (IRE) out of Hawzah (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What is Pretty Ballerina's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 17 April 2009. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Pretty Ballerina's sire's record?
- Swain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 552 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 135.
- Who are Pretty Ballerina's siblings?
- Out of Hawzah (GB), Pretty Ballerina (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Diescentric (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Diescentric (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Pretty Ballerina produced winners?
- As a dam, Pretty Ballerina (USA) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.