Red Special (USA)
Red Special was a maiden after nine starts with one placing. His best effort came when third of 10 at Bellewstown in Oct 2024. The American Pharoah gelding, out of a Mizzen Mast mare, raced on both turf and all-weather without success, including three runs at Dundalk. He finished fifth of 14 in an optional claiming race at Dundalk in Oct 2024, last raced off an official rating of 61 which was 13 lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 91
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 91B | 84 | — |
| Good | 2 | 81A | 71 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 91B | 82 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 98C | 77 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 585 runs since Jan 2008 (90 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 9% from 100.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 55 | 13 | 23.6% | +10.4 | — |
| Good | 158 | 24 | 15.2% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 100 | 9 | 9% | −4.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 48 | 7 | 14.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 163 | 16 | 9.8% | −3.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 3 | 30% | +16.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 116 | 13 | 11.2% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 226 | 32 | 14.2% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 196 | 24 | 12.2% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
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
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.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W J Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 24+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Optional Claiming Race Missed the break - dropped to the back of the field - crept into contention in 9th with 2f to run - nudged forward on the far rail 1f out - finished 5th without ever threatening | 5/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 61 | 91B | 76A | W J Lee | 10/3 |
| 21 Oct 24+19d | Gowran Park | Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Settled handy early - 5th at halfway - improved into contention entering the straight - dropped away inside final two furlongs and faded to finish 8th | 8/16 | 2½ | 10-2 | 65 | 63C | 68A | Nathan Crosse | 12/1 |
| 02 Oct 24+16d | Bellewstown | Seamus Murphy Memorial Optional Claiming Maiden Sat handy behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching 2f out then eased back to 3rd with pressure applied inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 67 | 82A | 75A | W J Lee | 9/4 |
| 16 Sep 24+22d | Laytown (AW) | Pride Of Place Maiden Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - pressed 2f out but couldn't find extra in 4th with a furlong left - stayed on to finish 4th | 4/10 | ½ | 10-3 | 70 | — | 83A | Nathan Crosse | 25/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+282d | Naas | Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to close from 3f out - well held throughout | 12/14 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 71 | 98C | 59A | Danny Power | 33/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+128d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Always Gamble Responsibly' Handicap | PU/14 | — | 8-6 | 74 | — | — | Jamie Powell | 33/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Best Dressed Lady 2023 Maiden | 8/14 | 3¼ | 9-3 | — | 77B | 57A | Jamie Powell | 22/1 |
| 22 Jun 23+26d | Leopardstown | Vintage Voyager Maiden | 8/12 | nk | 9-8 | — | 81A | 68A | Leigh Roche | 33/1 |
| 27 May 23 | Curragh | Bet Builder At Novibet Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | — | 61A | 71A | W J Lee | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Red Special (USA) won?
- Red Special (USA) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Red Special (USA)?
- Red Special (USA) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 30 October 2024.
- Who is Red Special (USA)'s sire?
- Red Special (USA) is by American Pharoah (USA) out of Bansuri (USA), whose sire is Mizzen Mast.
- What is Red Special (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 30 October 2024. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Red Special (USA)'s sire's record?
- American Pharoah (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 585 runs since Jan 2008 (90 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9% from 100.