Saratoga Special (IRE)
Saratoga Special won two of 11 starts, both under 6f on good going at Ayr and Cork. Her biggest win came in the Listed Unite The Union Winning For Members EBF Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes at Ayr in Jun 2025. The filly, by Mehmas out of a Dandy Man mare, finished fourth of 19 in a Class 2 handicap at York in Aug 2025 when last raced off her career-high mark of 95.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- +41.91£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=11 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 198 d
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 114
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 114A | 83.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 104A | 93 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 114A | 88 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,216 runs since Jun 2020 (752 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,958 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 762 | 84 | 11% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 935 | 98 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Heavy | 226 | 22 | 9.7% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,859 | 341 | 11.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,103 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.2 | 2 from 11 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,320 | 478 | 11.1% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,387 | 158 | 11.4% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 367 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −8.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Minzelle (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Minzelle (IRE)).
Family form: Minzelle (IRE) finished 2nd of 6 at Newcastle (AW), 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minzelle (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Turn On The Jets (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 5f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 2 | 25% | +44.91 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +49.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +50.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.09 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +50.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +48.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +45.91 |
| 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Aug 25+46d | York | IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Fillies' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back of the pack - squeezed for space approaching 2f out then angled left with a run inside the final furlong - couldn't match the front-runners' speed and finished fourth | 4/19 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 95 | 82C | 112A | Shane Foley | 18/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+14d | Sandown | Coral Charge (Group 3) (Registered As The Sprint Stakes) Fought for control early - sat close behind pacesetter then pressed for second a furlong out - held no more in reserve and faded to finish seventh | 7/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 95 | 104A | 88A | Shane Foley | 33/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+17d | Ayr | Unite The Union Winning For Members EBF Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) | 1/8 | 9-0 | 87 | 114A | 96A | Keithen Kennedy | 50/1 | |
| 04 Jun 25+17d | Curragh | Sky Bet Handicap (Premier Handicap) Slow to start - held towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - caught for a stride with room tight approaching the last furlong and a half - driven inside the final furlong but stayed on to no avail for 5th | 5/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 88 | 88C | 95A | Shane Foley | 17/2 |
| 18 May 25+12d | Naas | Sole Power Sprint Stakes (Listed) Sluggish start settling towards the back - squeezed for space with 1½f left and pushed along - responded to finish 4th but couldn't close further | 4/7 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 87 | 79A | 82A | Shane Foley | 50/1 |
| 06 May 25+30d | Cork | Goffs Irish EBF Polonia Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Drifted left leaving stalls - settled in the pack on the far rail - driven up to reach the front group from two out but bumped approaching the final furlong - had nothing more and dropped away to finish 11th | 11/12 | 5½ | 9-2 | 93 | 50A | 54A | Shane Foley | 22/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+198d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Bumped a touch at the break - travelled with enthusiasm early on - went to the front - was quickly overtaken - regained command a furlong and a half out - pulled clear inside the last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 9-3 | 93 | 67A | 88A | Shane Foley | 10/11F | |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Sep 24+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race Sat just behind the pace - pushed along in 4th over 2f out and still 4th approaching the final furlong - unable to close the gap late finishing 4th | 4/8 | shd | 9-0 | 95 | 100A | 83A | Shane Foley | 5/4F |
| 29 Aug 24+12d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Settled just behind the front-runner while eager early on - urged forward inside the last two furlongs - found extra gears to draw level near the finish - edged out and eased back to third at the wire | 3/9 | shd | 9-2 | — | 93A | 100A | Shane Foley | 2/5F |
| 17 Aug 24+90d | Curragh | Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Irish European Breeders Fund Juvenile Sprint Stakes (Listed) Slow to start - settled at rear - improved into 4th with 2f left - urged forward - moved into second and challenged the leader with 1f to run - stayed on to finish runner-up by half a length | 2/6 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 98A | 93B | Nathan Crosse | 6/1 |
| 19 May 24 | Naas | Coolmore Stud Calyx Race | 2/5 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 57C | 87B | Shane Foley | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saratoga Special won?
- Saratoga Special (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trained Saratoga Special?
- Saratoga Special (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at York on 20 August 2025.
- Who is Saratoga Special's sire?
- Saratoga Special (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Chiclet (IRE), whose sire is Dandy Man.
- What going does Saratoga Special prefer?
- Saratoga Special (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Saratoga Special's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 20 August 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Saratoga Special's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,216 runs since Jun 2020 (752 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Saratoga Special's siblings?
- Out of Chiclet (IRE), Saratoga Special (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Minzelle (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Minzelle (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.