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Horse profile

Salsa (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2020) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Galileo (IRE) out of Beauty Is Truth (IRE) (Pivotal)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2020 — 2,194 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2020 · 11th of 14 Won at Thurles Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Salsa (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Oct 2020.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Salsa (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Whirl (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Whirl (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whirl (IRE)1057f–1m2½fGroup 1
Kepler (IRE)10——
Anymore (IRE)10——
Official rating84↓ 4lb off peak
84 73–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 5 Jul 2020

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 99C · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft699C80.5—
Good293C67.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f599C80—
1m2f – 1m4f493C76—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 27 Sep 2020 Official rating 84 at the last run, 18 Oct 2020

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. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 89A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft689A72.5—
Good268A67.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f589A80—
1m2f – 1m4f486A68.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 1
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 6
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.61 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Fire Lily (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m7f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Hydrangea (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fire Lily (IRE)1545f–6½fGroup 3
Hydrangea (IRE)1847f–1m4fGroup 1
Hermosa (IRE)1347f–1mGroup 1
The United States (IRE)437f–1m2fGroup 3
Buonarroti (IRE)4931m1f–1m7fClass 4
Torrey Pines (IRE)50——
Cosmetic (IRE)80——
China Seas (IRE)10——
Ring The Bell (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −3.25
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 1 100% +1.75
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% −2.25
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 3 1 33% −0.25
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 7 1 14% −4.25
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 7 1 14% −4.25
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
18 Oct 20+10d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Listed) (Fillies & Mares) 8f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 hd 9-2 8473C64A Emmet McNamara 22/1
08 Oct 20+11d Thurles Racing Again October 22nd Maiden 8f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-2 8480C84A Seamie Heffernan 7/4F
27 Sep 20+39d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 8f · Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 2¼ 9-2 8599C89A Seamie Heffernan 11/2
19 Aug 20+45d Killarney Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Fillies Maiden 11f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 1 9-2 8871A70A Seamie Heffernan 5/2
05 Jul 20+14d Cork Munster Oaks Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) 12f · Yielding · 11 ran 9/11 1 8-13 8881A59A Ben Coen 16/1
21 Jun 20+8d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 10f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 ¾ 9-2 8893C67C Wayne Lordan 9/2
13 Jun 20+238d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 9-2 7362A86A Wayne Lordan 9/2
19 Oct 19+63d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 9-0 —93C80A P B Beggy 25/1
17 Aug 19+16d Cork Murphy's Irish Stout Supporting Marymount Hospice Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 9-0 —-2A65A Donnacha O'Brien 4/6F
01 Aug 19 Goodwood Markel Insurance British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 2½ 9-0 —42C68A Ryan Moore 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Salsa (IRE) won?
Salsa (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Salsa (IRE)?
Salsa (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 18 October 2020.
Who is Salsa (IRE)'s sire?
Salsa (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Beauty Is Truth (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
What going does Salsa (IRE) prefer?
Salsa (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Salsa (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 18 October 2020. The highest on record is 88.
What is Salsa (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Salsa (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Beauty Is Truth (IRE), Salsa (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Fire Lily (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Hydrangea (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Salsa (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Salsa (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whirl (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Whirl (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2019. 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.