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Horse profile

Roaring Lion (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Qatar Racing Limited
by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Vionnet (USA) (Street Sense)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2018 — 2,916 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 · 1st of 13 Won last time out 8 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Roaring Lion (USA) is 8 from 12 in our archive, including 4 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown (Sep 2018). Won last time out at Ascot (Class 1). Last raced off a career-high mark of 127.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Roaring Lion (USA)’s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,025 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm100%−12.5
Good to Firm1341914.2%+1.7
Good2573312.8%+0.3
Good to Soft1081413%+0.5
Soft1301511.5%−1
Heavy4548.9%−3.6
Standard (AW)3504312.3%−0.2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
6f – 7f117108.5%−4
1m – 1m1f2342912.4%−0.1
1m2f – 1m4f4265813.6%+1.1
1m5f – 2m1982613.1%+0.6
2m1f – 2m4f42511.9%−0.6
2m5f – 3m800%−12.5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating127At career-high mark
127 91–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 7 Jul 2018

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.

Flat 12 figures · best 115A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm4115A84—
Good3111A100—
Good to Soft3107A87—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7107A87—
1m2f – 1m4f5115A84—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 20 Oct 2018 Official rating 127 at the last run, 20 Oct 2018

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.

Flat 12 figures · best 119A · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm4106A102.5—
Good3110A106—
Good to Soft3110A98—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7119A99—
1m2f – 1m4f5110A103—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Kitten's Joy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,077 runs since Jan 2008 (212 horses).

Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14428.6%+18—
Good to Firm3223811.8%+1.24 from 4
Good411276.6%−40 from 3
Good to Soft191199.9%−0.72 from 3
Soft2402610.8%+0.21 from 1
Heavy65710.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)8349911.9%+1.31 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f38410.5%−0.1—
6f – 7f470459.6%−1—
1m – 1m1f5646711.9%+1.34 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f6327912.5%+1.94 from 5
1m5f – 2m253197.5%−3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6845.9%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m4824.2%−6.4—
Over 3m400%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vionnet (USA) (Street Sense)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 4 100% +8.48
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 2 67% +5.25
Soft 1 1 100% +2.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +0.80

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 9 5 56% +8.50
Class 4 2 2 100% +4.30

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 4 2 50% +4.25
York 2 2 100% +6.00
Ascot 1 1 100% +2.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +0.73
Sandown 1 1 100% +1.75
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +0.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 4 57% +6.05
1m2f – 1m4f 5 4 80% +7.48

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 11 7 64% +10.03
Harry Bentley 1 1 100% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 8 5 63% +7.48
2017 4 3 75% +6.05

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Oct 18+35d Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1) (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-1 12789C119A Oisin Murphy 2/1F
15 Sep 18+24d Leopardstown QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 12684A103B Oisin Murphy 8/11F
22 Aug 18+46d York Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 12284B106A Oisin Murphy 3/1
07 Jul 18+35d Sandown Coral-Eclipse (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 118115A100A Oisin Murphy 7/4F
02 Jun 18+16d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-0 118111A110A Oisin Murphy 6/1
17 May 18+12d York Betfred Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 11684A102A Oisin Murphy 3/1F
05 May 18+16d Newmarket Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 nk 9-0 118100C106A Oisin Murphy 14/1
19 Apr 18+173d Newmarket bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 hd 9-0 11885A91B Oisin Murphy 8/13F
28 Oct 17+28d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-1 112107A110A Oisin Murphy 8/1
30 Sep 17+22d Newmarket Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-0 9187C98B Oisin Murphy 11/4
08 Sep 17+21d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 1/11 9-8 —83A99A Oisin Murphy 4/5F
18 Aug 17 Newmarket Fly London Southend Airport To Lyon EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 —65B92A Harry Bentley 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Roaring Lion (USA) won?
Roaring Lion (USA) won 8 of 12 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 10 times in total (83.3% of starts).
Who trained Roaring Lion (USA)?
Roaring Lion (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 20 October 2018.
Who is Roaring Lion (USA)'s sire?
Roaring Lion (USA) is by Kitten's Joy (USA) out of Vionnet (USA), whose sire is Street Sense.
What going does Roaring Lion (USA) prefer?
Roaring Lion (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 4 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Roaring Lion (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 20 October 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Roaring Lion (USA)'s sire's record?
Kitten's Joy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,077 runs since Jan 2008 (212 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 253.
Has Roaring Lion (USA) sired winners?
As a sire, Roaring Lion (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,025 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.